WW archive > Issue 1426 - 19 January 2023
Protests and the bigger picture
Dangers of war are increasing and the masses refuse to be intimidated, but the left is mired in confusion. On January 9 Hands Off the People of Iran hosted an online meeting addressed by Moshé Machover and Mike Macnair. Yassamine Mather opened with these remarks
Letters
Bewildered; Join Counterfire; Oh Jeremy; No support; Class impurity; Mr president; Futurism
Their socialism and ours
James Harvey reports on Winter Communist University 2023
Look in the mirror
They continue to denounce sexism in state institutions without confronting their own history. Paul Demarty calls for some self-criticism
Escalation on every front
Moshé Machover looks at the new Israeli government and what it means when it comes to Palestinian oppression, ethnic cleansing, religious intolerance and the danger of war with Iran
Shoras, party and programme
Illusions in so-called bourgeois democracy persist - as do illusions in workers’ councils. Mike Macnair stresses the necessity of a mass party
The future is being made today
Veteran Iranian socialist Ardeshir Mehrdad calls for class politics and the mobilisation of the lower depths of society
Not equality to compete
Communists should demand special measures to protect women from capitalist exploitation, not ‘genuine equality’ in the workplace. Daniel Lazare investigates the Pump Act
Hypocrisy, lies and disinformation
Exxon long knew about the catastrophic effects of global warming, writes Eddie Ford. But they denied it, because what comes first is making money
Help us get there
Robbie Rix reports on the Weekly Worker fighting fund