Issue 1513 - 31 October 2024
Racists against racism
Marching with Zionists in opposition to racism in general and marching against Zionism over Israeli state racism is a circle that cannot be squared. Beset by internal divisions, the central committee is under increasing pressure, reports Paul Demarty
Letters
Crushing it; Not enough; Too much; Defeat Palestine?; Sly evasion; Mainstay Lih; Remember Tom
A monotheism sponsored in Persia
Historical research, biblical studies and archaeology reveal a complex picture of royalist nationalism, opposition prophets and class struggles. Jack Conrad investigates the origins of Judaism
At the very storm centre
Jack Conrad remembers Kevin Bean: February 14 1955 - October 12 2024
Debating our culture
Our present differences are minor - a scratch - but scratches have to be taken seriously. Failure to do so risks the danger of gangrene. Mike Macnair reports on the debates at the October 27 CPGB aggregate of members and visitors
Crunch time for real
Latest UN report shows that we are on course to massively overshoot climate targets. Reaching between 1.9°C and 3.8°C threatens catastrophic consequences for human civilisation, writes Eddie Ford
First stumble on a slippery road
Esen Uslu discusses the possibility of a Turkish ‘peace process’ with the PKK and how to assess the suicide attack on the TIA factory in Ankara. With the US election and ongoing kaleidoscopic regional power struggles we should expect the unexpected
Recipe for fragmentation
Who can challenge the US-led global financial institutions? Definitely not the much hyped Brics bloc, writes Michael Roberts
Restraint for the moment
Israel’s latest attack on Iran stayed clear of nuclear and oil facilities. In turn Iran’s response has been decidedly muted. One thing is certain, though, writes Yassamine Mather, if Donald Trump is elected on November 5, everything changes