WW archive > Issue 758 - 26 February 2009
Letters
Iran analysis; Disarmed; Coal frustration; Donations; Vote AWL?; Sex alternative; Information; Mistaken; America
Pilot becomes hijacker
Torab Saleth, a participant in the 1979 Iranian revolution, charts how ayatollah Khomeini rose from obscurity to lead the anti-shah mass movement and come to power in a counterrevolution
Fighting Fund
Help us out
Crisis makes itself felt
Irish working class moves into action. Anne McShane reports
As ye sow . . .
James Turley examines the unravelling Stanford affair
Principled political artist
Edward Upward 1903-2009 was at the forefront of literary innovation and also a committed communist, writes Lawrence Parker
Radical politics of Marxism
Laurie McCauley is standing for president of Sheffield University Student Union, where elections are about to begin. This is an abridged version of his manifesto
Darwin's revolution
This year is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th of the publication of his seminal On the origin of species by means of natural selection. Huw Sheridan looks at its importance for communists
Sanctions are a form of war
This is an extract from a discussion document prepared by Yassamine Mather and Mark Fischer for the February 28 steering committee of Hands Off the People of Iran. Hopi is launching its anti-sanctions campaign in the House of Commons on March 16