WW archive > Issue 925 - 02 August 2012
Imperialism, capitalism and war
Mike Macnair examines the paradox of the rational irrationalism of US foreign policy
Letters
More symptoms; Principled unity; State cap retort; False analogy; Apologise!; Bittersweet pill; Workers coach; Recruit women; Solidarity; Hero
Establishment’s contradictory coup
The Olympic opening ceremony represented another rearticulation of post-World War II British national identity, argues Eddie Ford
Behind the ‘spectacular success’
Shawn Carter documents the mistreatment of Critical Mass cyclists, including himself
Where is the left?
As Syria descends into bloody chaos, confusion lingers on, writes Paul Demarty
Fall of Assad could see break-up
Intercommunal conflict could change the shape of the borders throughout the region, argues Esen Uslu
The passing of a liquidationist scheme
The Anti-Capitalist Initiative is not long for this world. Peter Manson reports on the departure of its largest component
Mosaic of struggles
David Douglass reviews: Keith Armstrong and Peter Dixon (eds) Still the sea rolls on: the Hartley pit calamity of 1862 Northern Voices Community Projects, 2012, pp64, £7.99 Gordon MacPherson Fight to the finish: the life, poems and stories of an east Durham miner Northern Voices Community Projects, 2012, £5
Stepping up the threats
The upcoming US Presidential elections are only ratcheting up the threat of military action against Iran reports Yassamine Mather
Summer Offensive
Feel the Pain - do it anyway. Mark Fischer gives an update on the Summer Offensive