WW archive > Issue 1193 - 08 March 2018
What's going on?
Unexpected fault lines have opened up on the soft Labour left over who will be the next general secretary, reports Carla Roberts of Labour Party Marxists
Letters
Stop boring; Figure it out; Keep it up, Ian; Keep it up, Ian; Sixes and sevens; Liberal left; Disgraceful rise
The role of ideology
At the end of the day the religious state functions in a way not dissimilar to that of the liberal bourgeoisie in the west, argues Yassamine Mather
Conflicts on many fronts
Despite the popularity of Turkish actions in Syria, Cyprus and the Aegean, the ruling AKP is forced to seek allies at home, writes Esen Uslu
Softest form of hard Brexit
Theresa May’s ‘hard facts’ will only bring a temporary cessation of war between the rival Tory factions, writes Eddie Ford
Contradiction and denial
Noam Chomsky worked on weapons systems for the Pentagon, yet he consistently campaigned against militarism. Chris Knight looks at the controversy provoked by his own critique
Against a second referendum
Some on the ‘left’ insist on tailing John Major and Tony Blair and their call for a second referendum. However, argues Jack Conrad, Marxists are right to distrust referendums as a method of political decision-making. We champion working class political independence and representative democracy
Negotiating with guns
Donald Trump’s tariffs are about politics, not economic renaissance, argues Paul Demarty