WW archive > Issue 1605 - 15 October 2026
Three years of genocide
Millions marched worldwide, in London over 200,000. No one is fooled by Ed Miliband’s weasel words, not least because of the continued arms trade with Israel and the ban on Palestine Action, says Ian Spencer
Letters
Silly reply; Stand by Elise; DSA wrecker?; Nord Stream 2; Bolshevik fantasy; School students
Why Israel is a racist state
We reprint this article by Moshé Machover in light of the media-amplified campaign against Green Party activists for daring to categorise Zionism as a form of racism. It most certainly is. As with any colonial-settler project, Zionism involves systemic discrimination against the indigenous population. First published in September 2018 by Labour Party Marxists
Modern wars, ancient myths
As the flame of war spreads across the region, Yassamine Mather looks at Saudi Arabia’s vulnerability, the misinformation surrounding the Houthis and Marco Rubio’s dangerous clash of civilisations nonsense
Soft left strengthens Vox
Housing, migration and the prospect of the hard right entering government for the first time since 1975 are the dominant issues, says Paul Davies. But what about the democratic republic, Nato and working class rule?
Youth take the lead
High schoolers have blockaded their schools and taken to the streets in unprecedented numbers. They have been joined by university students, teachers and parents. And on November 5 there is the call for a one-day general strike and mass demonstrations. Jean Laurel reports
Prisoners in soft captivity
Does British promotion of European rearmament against Russia amount to a viable alternative to US domination? Mike Macnair does not think so. Europe is incapable of independent action
Achieving the good life
Did Keynes really have the solution to economic slumps, stagnation and mass unemployment? The majority of liberal left economists, trade union leaders and politicians think so. But, says Michael Roberts, it should not be back to Keynes, rather forward to Marx
The last man of ideas
Paul Demarty reviews Francis Fukuyama In the realm of the last man London 2026, pp304, £20
Postcard from the future
A Godzilla El Niño could persist until at least early next year, bringing record temperatures along with more flooding and drought. But there is also a possibility, paradoxically, that it could trigger a deep freeze in Europe, writes Eddie Ford