WW archive > Issue 798 - 17 December 2009
Email thought crimes and the Left Platform
The SWP central committee has made its intentions regarding the opposition Left Platform crystal-clear, writes Peter Manson. John Rees, Lindsey German, Chris Nineham and their supporters now look set to be charged with 'factionalism' and expelled
Letters
Great ignorance; Iron laws; Past it; Greek party; Closed borders; Paradise; No green; Nationalisation
Origins of religion and the human revolution - pt1
Jack Conrad gives his assessment of some of the main theories and asks what apes can teach us
Corus ructions
Steve Cooke reports on steel job losses in Redcar
Origins of religion and the human revolution - pt2
Jack Conrad gives his assessment of some of the main theories and asks what apes can teach us
Union bosses refuse to fight
Irish trade unions are tied to the establishment, writes Anne Mc Shane
Fighting over the corpse
As the two wings of the regime continue to squabble, write Chris Strafford and Yassamine Mather, the opposition movement grows in radicalism and confidence
There is no Planet B
Copenhagen saw the ongoing face-off between the US and China, writes Eddie Ford
Common struggle required
The year is coming to an end amid great uncertainty, reports Esen Uslu
Church attempt to re-invent is an insult
Anne Mc Shane looks at the beleaguered Catholic establishment
Make a federal republic fifth option
The question of Scottish independence is not going to go away, writes Sarah McDonald
Public-spirited marching and the anti-system threat
James Turley looks at the mixed messages from the media about the Copenhagen demonstrations
A nail in the Zionist coffin
Tony Greenstein reviews Shlomo Sand's The invention of the Jewish people Verso, 2009, pp313, £18.99
See you January 7
Robbie Rix looks forward to a successful end of the year