WW archive > Issue 1424 - 05 January 2023
The sins of the father
He presided over the destruction of liberation theology, backed the US rollback of communism and provided ideological cover for contra death squads. Paul Demarty examines the legacy of Benedict XVI
Letters
Hypocrites; Only workers; Horror show; One-state
Abolition versus reform
Brown’s proposals amount to mere tinkering and the left’s response is woefully inadequate. Kevin Bean calls for a single-chamber parliament, a federal republic and national self-determination
Turning in a blind panic
Beijing was forced to abandon its draconian zero-covid policy by mass protests, writes Eddie Ford. But now the pandemic is raging through the country due to an inadequate vaccination programme and an overwhelmed health service
Mongols versus Vikings
Daniel Lazare examines the dangerous stew of ethno-nationalisms that emerged following the collapse of the Soviet Union
Unconscious cancel culture
Robust debate is vital. Tina Werkmann explains her departure from the Labour Representation Committee and Red Line TV
The struggle continues
Executions and long prison sentences have failed to intimidate the spontaneous protest movement. But conscious leadership by a revolutionary party is indispensable, argues Yassamine Mather
NHS in meltdown
The Tories have a barely hidden agenda to wreck the post-1945 health service. But James Linney warns against trusting Sir Keir’s alternative government
2022 deficit
Robbie Rix reports on the Weekly Worker fighting fund