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Haiti - The making of a catastrophe

Mike Gonzalez looks at the US response to Haiti's earthquake and argues that history has shown the danger of foreign intervention. Andrew Taylor and John Pilger write on the aftermath.

Toussaint L'Ouverture led the slave insurrection against colonialism, Socialist Review looks at his life.

We also look at the sort of aid Haiti really needs, the role of private security companies and the debt crippling ordinary Haitians.

February 2010 - In This Issue

Iran - a fight on two fronts
Dominic Kouros assesses the impact of the threat of US sanctions on the democracy movement.

Debate: Should socialists call for a vote for Labour?
Daniel Gott and Jonny Jones open a debate about revolutionaries, elections and who to vote for in the next general election.

Yemen - a state failed by imperialism
Tim Nelson examines the history of imperial intervention in Yemen and its implications for today.

Daniel Bensaïd - an obituary
Gilbert Achcar remembers Bensaïd's life and work.

See the rest of the February issue

Also this month...

Eamonn McCann looks at the worsening troubles of the Northern Ireland peace process.

The crisis will continue to shape politics in the months ahead, argues Joseph Choonara.

IT workers have a lot to be angry about, reports Ian Allinson .

The clash between China and Google is all part of the continued search for profits, says Patrick Ward.

Abortion rights campaigners in Spain are fighting to push forward women's right to choose, reports Tamara Ruiz.

It is important to vote in the general election, argues Lindsey German.

And Jane Hardy looks at the truth behind the racist rhetoric around migration.

This month in books

Natasha Walter's Living Dolls is reviewed by Julie Sherry.

The New Old World, by Perry Anderson.

Beyond Black and White, by Manning Marable.

One Dimensional Woman, by Nina Power.

Children of the Sun, by Max Schaefer.

Smile or Die, by Barbara Ehrenreich.

Upsetting the Offset, edited by Steffen Bohm and Siddhartha Dabhi.

Revolutionary Social Change in Colombia, by James J Braittain.

Historical Actuality of the Socialist Offensive, by István Mészáros.

Victors’ Justice, by Danilo Zolo.

The Lucky Strike, by Kim Stanley Robinson.

Art and Culture

Martin Smith looks at A Tokyo Story, Ben Windsor on the V&A's Medieval and Renaissance Galleries, and Colin Wilson looks at Museum Sheffield's Robert Mapplethorpe exhibition.

We also review the films Precious and Invictus, and new on DVD we have The Beaches of Agnes and The Battle of Chile.

Howard Zinn - 1922-2010

People's historian and veteran activist Howard Zinn has died at the age of 87.

You can read about his life and work in an interview with Socialist Review from 2007, Howard Zinn: Making History.

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