WW archive > Issue 965 - 06 June 2013
To get out of the gutter, begin by looking up at the stars
Should the left aim for a non-socialist stage of capitalism? A stage acceptable to Stalinites, trade union bureaucrats and left reformists? Ben Lewis responds to Tim Nelson of the International Socialist Network
Letters
Kernel; RCG smears; SWP illusions; Solidarity; Correction
Mars expedition: Symptom of systemic decline
There is nothing truly utopian or universalist in capitalist space programmes, says Yassamine Mather
Lessons of May 68
Would there have been a revolution but for the betrayal of the official leadership in France? This is an edited version of a talk given by Mike Macnair at a recent London Communist Forum
Appeal from the editor
The appeal is going for the moment, but will return. Peter Manson thanks comrades for their support
Italian elections: Grillo’s populism exposed
The Five Star Movement has suffered a sharp drop in support. Toby Abse reports on the first round of the local elections
Tories: Fraying at the edges
Desperate anti-Europe posturing shows that the Tories are being pulled sharply to the right by Ukip, writes Eddie Ford
Far right on the march
The chauvinist atmosphere in the wake of the Lee Rigby murder has thrown the British far right into the spotlight. Paul Demarty assesses the balance of forces
BNP: Out of the woodwork
Maciej Zurowski reports on the BNPs return to the streets and the demonstration mounted by anti-fascists
Great victory
Simon Wells reports on the 3 June UAF meeting in London
Porn and crime: Causative or correlative link?
In the wake of the April Jones case Christina Black looks at the role, or not, of 'violent' and 'hardcore' porn in violent crime and murder, and the ensuing media moral panic
Fighting Fund: Summer Offensive
Robbie Rix on the CPGB's summer fundraiser