WW archive > Issue 1028 - 02 October 2014
The current long depression and its nature
Economic slumps are usually preceded by a decline in profits, writes Michael Roberts. This article is based on a presentation made to the CPGB’s Communist University in August 2014
Letters
Late review; Defringed; Withdraw; Class victory
No clean hands
Some are gunning for principal speaker Bianca Todd. Paul Demarty wonders what exactly they hope to achieve
Farage parks his tanks
Ukip has every reason to feel chipper, says Eddie Ford. It has enjoyed high-profile Tory defections and is riding high in the polls
Going soft on the intervention
Fear and hatred of Islamic State has caused some members of the Fourth International to lose their bearings, writes Peter Manson
Tied to the national state
Support for Germany’s 1914-18 war effort did not just come from the right. As shown by Konrad Haenisch’s letter, there was a pro-war left that banked on a German victory in order to bring about socialist revolution
An unintentional exposé
Tariq Ali (editor) The Stalinist legacy: its impact on 20th century world politics Haymarket, 2013, pp551, £15.99
In service of Miliband
Last week’s Labour conference confirmed once again that the union tops work hand in glove with the party bureaucracy. Charles Gradnitzer reports
Smashed through!
Our reader's generosity has got Robbie Rix purring this week...