WW archive > Issue 890 - 17 November 2011
Has capitalism reached the end of the line?
Mike Macnair spoke to the November 12 CPGB aggregate on the Marxist understanding of the crisis. This is an edited version of his speech
Letters
Miner insult; Republican?; Expediency; Sexgate; Stalin erred; Fees and cuts
Neglect and chauvinism
The second Van earthquake has once again exposed the Turkish state's twisted priorities, writes Esen Uslu
Carrot and stick
Francis Maude's idiotic '15-minute strike' suggestion reveals a disquiet at the heart of the government, argues James Turley
Debating the republic and extreme democracy
Ben Lewis reports on some interesting exchanges at the 'Historical Materialism' weekend
Love, mud and misery in Yorkshire
Jim Moody reviews Andrea Arnold's (director) 'Wuthering Heights' 2011, general release
Technocrats and bankers take over
As the entire establishment falls in behind the new cabinet of bureaucrats, writes Toby Abse, Italian workers must prepare for the attacks that lie ahead
Marxist education not rote learning
Communists in the CPGB will be prioritising the study of the fundamentals of Marxism, focussing initially on Marx's political economy, to combat the Keynesian quackery prevalent on the left, reports Alex John
Call for ILP to join Communist International
Communists counter the apathy that was devastating the ILP
Star's financial crisis
Robbie Rix thinks it wholly undesirable that the paper should depend on an exploitative elite
Non-political politics
Michael Copestake has been talking to the occupiers at Sheffield Cathedral