WW archive > Issue 1522 - 23 January 2025
Civilisation on the brink
Actuaries issue a stark warning. Between 2070 and 2090 the global economy faces a 50% loss due to ecological shocks. Eddie Ford argues that this has profound consequences for the sort of socialism we envisage
Letters
Colonialist; Blame CPGB?; Renegade Lazare; Term limits; US apologist; Returned to prison; Defining China
Arithmetic of genocide
While the official numbers killed in Gaza is certainly an underestimate, the state, aided by the BBC, tries to muddy the waters, writes Ian Spencer
Saved by the collective
Gavin and Stacey finally came to an end with a feature-length festive finale over Christmas. The sitcom attracted more viewers than Charles Windsor. Mike Belbin discusses a phenomenon
Questions of war and peace
Once again it has become common to talk about genocide and the danger of nuclear war. How should we respond? Paul Cooper reports on last weekend’s Winter Communist University
War, politics, economics
Starting with Carl von Clausewitz and a critical examination of what he actually said. Mike Macnair looks at pre-capitalist and capitalist times and the relationship between war and business
After the ceasefire
Our solution can only be feasible if it is regional and socialist. Nothing else works strategically. Moshé Machover looks at the prospects following the ceasefire deal and in light of the new Trump administration
Do the evolution
Going from left to right is a well-trodden path. Paul Demarty traces the development of the ‘last Marxist’ from Spartacism to Trump cheerleader