WW archive > Issue 1533 - 10 April 2025
Unity in three parts
When it comes to Forging Communist Unity, acceptance is vital, agreement is not. Thomas West reports on Mike Macnair’s opening to the April 6 CPGB aggregate of members, candidate members and invited visitors
Letters
Liquidate into RS21; Depressing attack; Trotsky fanboy; Wartime flip; Whose interests?; Zionist Passover
Articulate attack dog
Despite being from a troubled background, JD Vance found the help of some very rich friends. Mike Belbin looks at the ideas, compromises and ambitions of the US vice president
Rediscovering our words
Communist unity needs solid programmatic foundations if it is going to succeed. Towards that end, Jack Conrad says that we need to return to our common language to overcome common misunderstandings
Recession threats loom
Where is the full-scale US-China trade war taking the world? Michael Roberts looks at the likely outcome when it comes to the headline inflation, output and productivity stats
Capitalism with Chinese characteristics
The US-China trade war has seen both tit-for-tat tariffs and a strategic attempt to shift away from any reliance on the American market. Yassamine Mather gives her take on current dilemmas and the socio‑economic nature of the People’s Republic
Vanishing capitalists?
Mike Macnair reviews A Hanton Vassal state: how America runs Britain Swift Press 2024, pp298, £12.99
Striking a nerve
Jim Moody reviews Philip Barantini (director) Adolescence Netflix, limited season (four episodes)
Squaring the circle
SWP tops flip-flop between left syndicalism and electoral opportunism, says Paul Demarty - sometimes too quickly for hapless editors to keep up