WW archive > Issue 1359 - 05 August 2021
At the tipping point
Can the bourgeoisie be forced to adopt climate socialism? Highly unlikely, but we should not rule it out in principle. Eddie Ford highlights the necessity of a minimum programme
Letters
Welcome; Youth optimism; Tragicomic; What do I know?; Own petards; Welcome here
The Imam, the strikers and the black, black oil
There are rich lessons for today in the experiences of the oil strikes of 1978. In the first of two articles Peyman Jafari charts the incredibly difficult struggle for organisation, hegemony and strategy
Tears and yet more tears
The more they blubber, writes Daniel Lazare, the more evident it becomes they have nothing to say
Profits first and foremost
What causes slumps? Michael Roberts takes issue with those who imagine individual decisions and interest rates are key
Through a feminist filter
Gaby Rubin reviews 'Ethel Rosenberg: a cold war tragedy' by Anne Sebba
Unnatural disaster
A combination of scorching heat, greed and a warmongering government has resulted in widespread fires. Esen Uslu reports from Turkey
A bit short
Robbie Rix reports on the Weekly Worker fighting fund