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Columns | A-Z of Socialism | Reviews | Letters FrontlinesFrance: turmoil aheadby Charlie Kimber
The results of the first round of the French presidential elections on 22 April were another sign of the deep political turmoil which sometimes bursts into open struggle and sometimes simmers just under the surface across the whole of Europe. They are a signal of momentous battles to come.
Letter from...Irelandby Brian O'Boyle, May 2012
Brian O'Boyle considers the growing militant anti-austerity movement in Ireland
Feature ArticlesThe politics of the Olympicsby Brian Richardson
The London 2012 Olympics look set to be a jamboree of profiteering and nationalism. Brian Richardson recalls how past Olympics have been the site of struggles against racism
The Austerity Gamesby Dave Renton
When Seb Coe invited the International Olympic Committee to select London as hosts of the 2012 Games he justified the bid in simple terms. If London won, he promised, more people would take part in sport than could be achieved by any of London's rivals: "Choose London today and you send a clear message to the youth of the world: the Olympic Games are for you". If London won more would be done for less money than could be achieved anywhere else.
Spring in our stepby Mark L Thomas
Respect's landslide by-election victory, which swept George Galloway back into parliament as the MP for Bradford West, sent shockwaves through the mainstream parties. Mark L Thomas looks at why Galloway won and what his victory shows about the possibility of success for electoral challenges to the left of Labour
Marxism and oppressionby Sara Bennett
Marxists are sometimes accussed of being dismissive of oppression, preferring to emphasise the importance of class. Sara Bennett explains why socialists argue for working class unity as the best way to combat, and ultimately abolish, all forms of oppression
Resilient Revolutions: Bahrain and Yemenby Dominic Kavakeb and Mirfat Sulaiman
The Arab Spring is far from over. In the wake of controversy over the Formula One race, Dominic Kavakeb looks at the movement in Bahrain, while Mirfat Sulaiman considers the ongoing uprising in Yemen
ColumnsIn my view Nothing to lose but their chainsby Riya Mary Al'Sanah
Since 17 April 2012 (Palestinian Prisoners Day) a new wave of resistance has been launched by political prisoners in Israeli jails. Around 1,600 prisoners declared that they were starting an indefinite hunger strike, referred to as the "Karama" (dignity) strike. Can the Tories get away with regional pay?
by The Insider
This government just won't let up. Its latest wheeze is a plan to introduce "regional pay". In perspective Extreme Energyby Martin Empson
The panic that ensued when tanker drivers threatened to strike recently brought home the absolute centrality of oil to our modern economy.
Adrienne Rich (1929-2012)
by Colin Wilson
The death of Adrienne Rich leads Colin Wilson to recall the lesbian feminist politics of the 1980s
Culture Column Horrors of capitalismby Martin Smith
LettersFeedbackby May 2012
ReviewsBooks The Arab Springby Jack Farmer
Hamid Dabashi Rebel Citiesby Ruth Lorimer
David Harvey Getting Somalia Wrong?by Amin Osman
Mary Harper Immigrants and Intellectualsby Sinead Kirwan
Daniel A Gordon When the Clyde Ran Redby Julie Sherry
Maggie Craig Get Realby Mette Hermansen
Eliane Glaser Classic read - The Grapes of Wrathby Paul Lloyd
John Steinbeck, first published in 1939 On Utoyaby Mark Bergfeld
Edited by Elizabeth Humphrys, Guy Rundle and Tad Tietze
Film Marleyby Ayodele Jabbaar
Director Kevin MacDonald
Release date: out now
Breathingby Sian Ruddick
Director Karl Markovics
Release date: out now The Noise of Cairoby Emma Davis
Director Heiko Lange Theatre Wild Swansby Sarah Ensor
Director Sacha Wares
Young Vic, London, until 13 May |
