January 2007Feature | Interview | Third World Reports |
Columns | Reviews | Comment Feature ArticlesEither Way, They Loseby Chris Nineham
By sending thousands more troops to Baghdad, Bush and the neocons have shown their inability to accept defeat but, argues Chris Nineham, the move will expand tensions at home. Crime: Capital's Punishmentby Donny Gluckstein
Politicians and the media have whipped themselves up into a frenzy over the question of crime, and the solutions they put forward involve ever more draconian measures. Donny Gluckstein discusses why inequality, desperation and alienation are key to understanding why capitalism is the primary cause of criminal behaviour. Russia: Rising from the East?by Pete Glatter
A few years ago post Communist Russia was commonly dismissed as a basket case, argues Pete Glatter, but today fear of a resurgent Russia is driving a new agenda. InterviewDefeat: Why Bush Cannot Win the War in Iraqby Anne Ashford
For George Bush "staying the course" remains the order of the day but for most people the war is already lost. Anne Ashford spoke to award winning Iraq correspondent, Patrick Cockburn, and Iraqi exile Sami Ramadani about the resistance, the roots of sectarian violence and about "exit strategies" for the occupiers. Third World ReportsAfrica Foreign Intervention: France - Wishing You Weren't Hereby Paul Martial
France is intervening in two African countries, using troops and fighter aircraft to defend the regimes in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) from rebel forces. The interventions come without any debate in the French parliament. Asia Bangladesh: Sweatshop Workers Turn Up the Heatby Mushtuq Husain
As I write, the streets of Dhaka, the capital city, are filled with protesters fighting the police. The air is thick with the acrid smell of tear gas and the city is paralysed by a general strike. Latin America Brazil: Fighting for the Right to be Blackby Dave Treece
"We're not Racists: A Response to Those Who Want to Turn Us into a Bi-Coloured Nation." So reads the provocative title of a recent contribution to the debate on race relations in Brazil, by Ali Kamel, executive director of journalism for the Globo media network. Middle East Palestine: Fatah, Hamas, Israel and the Westby John Rose
In the last weeks of 2006 Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah faction finally launched their much anticipated attempted coup against the democratically elected Palestinian cabinet headed by the Islamic organisation Hamas and prime minister Ismail Haniyeh. Palestine: Attacks on Hamasby Sabby Sagall
Palestine in 2006 was dominated by a single event: the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas's overwhelming victory in last January's general elections. The Palestinian Unity Government: an Overdue Consensual Strategy?by Khaled Hroub
The tormented birth of the Palestinian national unity government could mark a truly new phase in the Palestinian struggle for self-determination. Combatting the Strangulation of Palestineby Ruth Tenne
Western governments have so far refused to recognise the Palestinian Hamas government democratically elected in January 2006. ColumnsOpening Shots The Struggle for Intergalactic Socialismby China Miéville
The desire to meet "higher lifeforms" is just another expression of enthusiasm for socialism from above - way above. In My Opinion A Day to Rememberby Lindsey German
The scale and methods of the Nazi genocide of Jewish people make it a politically unique event that deserves a special day of memorial. State of the Art Torture Coutureby Noel Douglas
Post-9/11, there's a trend towards combining torture and pornography. Last Word What Lies Behind the Health Service 'Reforms'by Chris Harman
There is enormous opposition to New Labour's "reforms" of the health service. But there is not usually the same level of understanding of what lies behind them. ReviewsBooks Alternative Iranby Maz Massoumi
Stereotypes of Iranian society see a cowed population dominated by "mad mullahs". Naz Massoumi takes a look at new books which challenge the myths. Bank Jobby Ken Olende
Review of "Looting Africa", Patrick Bond, Zed Books £12.99 Behind the Liesby Ingrid Ericson
Review of "Hamas: A Beginner's Guide", Khaled Hroub, Pluto £11.99 Pulp Fictionby Mike Gonzalez
Review of "The Uncomfortable Dead", Subcomandante Marcos and Paco Ignacio Taibo, Serpent's Tail £7.99 Bricks, No Mortarby Owen Hatherley
Review of "Estates", Lynsey Hanley, Granta Books £12.00 Film Documentary: Lives under Occupationby Mike Wayne
Review of "Iraq in Fragments", Director: James Longley Empty Pagesby Sally Campbell
Review of "Black Book", Director: Paul Verhoeven Slick but Flawedby Markan Kimathi
Review of "The Last King Of Scotland", Director: Kevin Macdonald Theatre Breaking All the Rulesby Kelly Hilditch
Martin Crimp, one of the most innovative playwrights to emerge in Britain in the past 20 years, spoke to Kelly Hilditch about the revival of his play Attempts on her Life. CommentJames Brown - Doing it to Deathby Brian Richardson
In life James Brown was a consummate entertainer whose live performances were the stuff of legend. It seems almost typical of the old showman that he finally bowed out on 25 December 2006. SR: A Change is Gonna Comeby Yuri Prasad
SR is changing. After a year of being a supplement to Socialist Worker, it is to return to being a separate publication, with its own editorial and distribution team. |
