WW archive > Issue 660 - 15 February 2007
Heads in the sand
Yassamine Mather reports on the Stop the War Coalition's Scottish conference - which missed the opportunity to seriously discuss the question of Iran
Letters
Whats the rush?; Jim Moody responds: Whats the rush?; Reminder; SSP mish-mash; Contradiction?; Counterrevolution; Delusion; Various thoughts; Ignorance; Heroes?; Right track; Not so gothic; Geo-interest; Good for UK; NCADC appeal; Lacuna
Choosing the butcher
With the presidential elections looming and the two mainstream candidates neck and neck, France's establishment looks set to take another step towards its goal of establishing a stable, two-party system. Peter Manson looks at the failure of the left to provide an alternative
One step forward, no steps back
Dave Craig of the Revolutionary Democratic Group outlines his theory of 'democratic permanent revolution'
Soundtracks for the new American century
Gordon Downie listened to BBC Radio's Three Composer of the week (John Adams), February 9
Thieves at large
Jim Moody analyses Royal Mail's decision to exclude new staff from schemes that ensure a retirement payout based on a percentage of a member's final salary
Let them eat shit
What does the outbreak of avian flu in Suffolk teach us about capitalist factory farming? Eddie Ford outlines a communist alternative
Black face for White House?
'Official anti-racism' has provoked a dialogue over whether the US is ready for a black president. Martin Schreader examines the 'Obama phenomenon', which has caused such confusion among many on the left