WW archive > Issue 1538 - 15 May 2025
From Balfour to genocide
Starvation, denial of aid, the current military escalation of Zionist violence into attempted genocide should be viewed in the context a century of colonial dispossession, writes Yassamine Mather
Letters
Anarcho-Brexit; Neo-Maoists; Korean solution; Tony’s senses; Style and tone
Saying it loud and clear
Targeting Belfast rap group, Kneecap, over alleged terrorism, is part of the campaign to silence anyone who dares speak out against Israel and its Gaza genocide, writes Anne McShane
When Louis met Moloch
Paul Demarty reviews Josh Baker (director), Louis Theroux (presenter and writer) Louis Theroux: the settlers BBC 2 2025
Fifty years on
Left organisations, writers and academics alike have been drawing the wrong lessons. They think Vietnam can be repeated in Palestine … anywhere. Direct action by isolated small groups and broad fronts have become their common coin, argues Mike Macnair
Watershed moment
Abdullah Öcalan’s huge moral authority predictably prevailed. Esen Uslu comments on the many questions that arise following the PKK’s historic decision to lay down arms and end its armed struggle
Living with a nightmare
Why has long Covid gone unrecognised, untreated and dismissed as a psychosomatic illness? James Linney looks at the problems of a medical system beset with chronic underfunding and without democratic control
Much like the old one
Just because he is an American do not expect him to put the interests of America first. Leo XIV heads a multinational institution that has its own unique interests, writes Eddie Ford
Small island prospects
As expected the ruling party has just been re-elected. However, what are the chances for the left and the working class within the confines of a tiny authoritarian city state with an AAA credit rating that serves as a financial hub and tax haven? Billy Clark gives his take on things
Corbyn is coming
Hints are being dropped here, there and everywhere. But exactly what is going on remains a closely guarded secret. As for programme, everything tells us it is going to be on the soft end of the soft left. Carla Roberts provides an update