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May 2008 - In This Issue

1968: the year the world caught fire
May 68 poster Chris Harman looks back on the rebellions that shook the planet, while eyewitnesses from around the world recall their own experiences. >>>

Egyptian strikes: more than bread and butter
The wave of strikes across Egypt has put the working class at the centre of resistance, argues socialist Hossam el-Hamalawy. >>>

Migrants: the hidden labour army
Chinese migrant workers Author and journalist Hsiao-Hung Pai on going undercover to report on the real lives of Britain's migrants. >>>

Israel, the Holocaust and the Nakba
Leading anti-Zionist historian Ilan Pappe examines the history and legacy of the Nakba. >>>

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Editorial

As Socialist Review went to press workers from several trade unions across Britain were preparing to go on strike in a magnificent show of unity against Gordon Brown's pay freeze. The government denial of decent pay rises to public sector workers, while continuing to pledge millions of pounds of public money to bail out debt-ridden banks, is causing a deepening anger in the working class.

Socialist Review will come back to an assessment of thhose industrial struggles and full analysis of the May election results in the June issue. This month we have dedicated the heart of the issue to a celebration of the events of 1968, a year that shook political establishments the world over. This is not mere nostalgia for struggles past but a look at what activists can learn from the experience of 1968 to push the struggle forward.

We welcome readers' own memories or thoughts about that pivotal year.

Judith Orr
editor@socialistreview.org.uk

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