WW archive > Issue 780 - 30 July 2009
Our aspirations and theirs
For everyone who rises to the top, there is someone who sinks to the bottom. Eddie Ford takes a look at Alan Milburns meritocracy fraud
Islam and Rushdie
James Turley reviews Kenan Maliks From fatwa to jihad: the Rushdie affair and its legacy Atlantic, 2009, pp266, £16.99
Making and unmaking Labour
An alternative to the Labour Party will only ever grip masses of workers if it is an alternative to Labourism, writes Mike Macnair
Wobbling to the right
Jim Creegan examines the first six months of Barack Obamas administration
Solidarity with occupation
Jim Moody calls for nationalisation of Vestas under workers' control
Out of step with the masses
With the crisis-ridden Islamic regime wracked by divisions, what is the state of Iran's opposition? Yassamine Mather surveys the sorry scene
Hope and anticipation
Afshin is a student at Tehran University who was involved in the protests following the presidential elections. He spoke to the Weekly Worker
BNP 2, Republic 0
Dave Craig of the Revolutionary Democratic Group looks at the meaning of 'Yes to Democracy'