WW archive > Issue 1477 - 08 February 2024
Farcical Labour Party mark two
Tusc’s February 3 convention was, by any objective assessment, an abject failure. Most of the organisations represented amount to no more than political dust, reports Carla Roberts
Letters
Now communist?; Marxist polemic; RS21 insults; Factions; Oppressor state; Centrist; Self-defence; Not anti-Semitic
A culture of apology
David Miller is worth more than the whole pack of the Socialist Campaign Group of MPs put together. Apologising makes you complicit, but taking a stand brings vindication, writes Eddie Ford
Best of times, worst of times
Saving the NHS will undoubtedly be a key issue in the coming general election. Ian Spencer analyses the recommendations of the Times Health Commission
Monkey see, monkey do
Revolution or vapourware? Paul Demarty assesses brain-computer interfaces and Elon Musk’s hype
Sound and fury of battle
Once pan-Arab socialism counted as a real force in the world, its most famous leader being Gamal Abdel Nasser. Yassamine Mather looks back at his heady rhetoric and ultimate failure
Why is there a drug war?
Mass incarceration and police brutality are no answer to either the gangs or drug-related health issues, argues Daniel Lazare
Risks and horrors of AUKUS
Labor’s ‘left’ faction around Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong has openly and unashamedly embraced the alliance with US imperialism, now it is in government, says Martin Greenfield
Not within touching distance
Sinn Féin might appear, to some, to be on the cusp of realising the long-held dream of Irish reunification. However, if it happens, there would be a huge price to pay, argues Anne McShane