WW archive > Issue 1548 - 24 July 2025
In for the long haul
Polls showing the yet-to-be-formed ‘Corbyn party’ neck and neck with Labour have caused great excitement. But we must squarely face the obstacles confronting the working class, argues Paul Demarty
Letters
Plus one; Reformists and us; From scrap to state
Communist University 2025, July 31-August 7
Jointly organised by CPGB, TAS and Prometheus
Fragmenting Syria
Israel’s intervention in Syria to protect the Druze minority is part of an ambitious geostrategic plan to redraw borders and extend its influence to the Euphrates and into Iraq, says Yassamine Mather
Nature’s goods and services
Despite talking about protecting the natural world and condemning capitalism for bringing about climate catastrophe, there are still those on the left who take it for granted that the working class produces everything. Jack Conrad spells out the ABCs of Marxism
The road needs illumination
Minimum demands and clear principles are vital. Mike Macnair responds to those who think that the working class can dispense with the minimum programme
Learning to play our way
An opportunity for all to take an active role and be part of a unique audience for political learning. Tam Dean Burn looks forward to the cultural programme at CU 2025
Desperation and delusion
Trump is determined to put the genie back in the bottle. He fed the conspiracy theory around Jeffrey Epstein, now it is the turn of the Democrats. Eddie Ford urges the left not to get sucked in
Online Communist Forum, Sunday July 27 5pm
Three-week break
Following this issue, the Weekly Worker will be having its annual summer break, so the next issue (1549) will not be published until Thursday August 21. The main thing that is happening during that time is, of course, Communist University (July 31-August 7), this year jointly organised by the CPGB, TAS and Prometheus. Please feel free to join us there if you can!