WW archive > Issue 1606 - 22 October 2026
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Banking on moonshots
Much to the alarm of the AI industry and interested governments, data centres face a growing tide of local opposition. Is this a reactionary attempt to roll back progress or a defensible popular revolt? Paul Demarty investigates
Letters
RSP censorsists; SNP rightists; Two-way Greens; DSA tankies
Who we support in Russia
While it is correct to oppose Nato’s proxy war in Ukraine, we cannot support Russia or ignore the reactionary nature of Putin’s dictatorial regime. Instead, argues Yassamine Mather, we should look to the anti-war left
Programme for a kingdom
Among those expelled under the anti-communist proscribed list is Chris Williamson, the former Labour MP and former deputy leader of the Workers Party of Britain. Steve Freeman calls for his reinstatement and an urgent change of course
From militancy to the swamp
Alan Thornett, June 15 1937-October 9 2026, was one of those genuine rank-and-file leaders, a cadre steeled in the class struggles of Cowley car assembly plant. Having broken with the CPGB, he threw his lot in with Gerry Healy’s increasingly crazy outfit. After that, one failed merger followed another till he found the ‘lovely waters’ of Mandelism. Mike Macnair begins a two-part article
Rewarded for total failure
New Keynesian predictions about future economic activity have been way out of line. They have consistently got one thing wrong after another, says Michael Roberts. It is, therefore, fitting that Robert Hall and Michael Woodford have been handed this year’s Nobel prize in economics
Seven you need to watch
Over 200 feature films and shorts were showcased over October 7-18 at the 70th annual London Film Festival. As with every year, there were some duds, a few shocks, but many treats. Jim Moody picks his particular highlights
How to steal an election
Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security is conspiring to throw out millions of mail-in ballots under the guise of ‘election security’. Socialists must defend the right to vote, argues Nick D of the Marxist Unity Group. Socialists must also oppose the undemocratic system which enables the presidential dictatorship