Weekly Worker 780 Thursday July 30 2009
Wobbling to the right
Jim Creegan examines the first six months of Barack Obama’s administration
All of the reformist illusions that accompanied the election of Barack Obama may be punctured during the second half of 2009 ... more
Letters
Hands off Hopi; Space Luddite; Be sensible; Airbrushed; IBT botch; Petty; UK obstacle; Growing force
Solidarity with occupation
Jim Moody calls for nationalisation under workers' control
Hope and anticipation
Afshin is a student at Tehran University who was involved in the protests following the presidential elections. He spoke to the Weekly Worker
Out of step with the masses
With the crisis-ridden Islamic regime wracked by divisions, what is the state of Iran’s opposition? Yassamine Mather surveys the sorry scene
Making and unmaking Labour
An alternative to the Labour Party will only ever grip masses of workers if it is an alternative to Labourism, writes Mike Macnair
BNP 2, Republic 0
Dave Craig of the Revolutionary Democratic Group looks at the meaning of ‘Yes to Democracy’
Our aspirations and theirs
For everyone who rises to the top, there is someone who sinks to the bottom. Eddie Ford takes a look at Alan Milburn’s meritocracy fraud
Islam and Rushdie
James Turley reviews Kenan Malik’s From fatwa to jihad: The Rushdie affair and its legacy Atlantic, 2009, pp266, £16.99
No complacency
Howard Roake addresses how we fund our priorities
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