WW archive > Issue 980 - 03 October 2013
Rethinking imperialism
Was Lenin right when he called imperialism the highest stage of capitalism? Mike Macnair believes he was very wrong
Letters
Ed and Ralph; Demo gossip; Scandal; Fascist fire; Philistine; Disgust; Repulsive; Niqab ban
Drugs: Stench of hypocrisy
Prohibition is no answer, writes Eddie Ford
SWP: At war with itself
The leadership is divided between two competing factions. Meanwhile there is the challenge presented by the official opposition. Peter Manson reports on the growing disarray
Telephone diplomacy riles Israeli hawks and Iranian conservatives
Immediate results from the thaw in US-Iran relations will be few and far between, warns Yassamine Mather
Left Unity: Well-meaning naivety
Robert Hayes reports on the Manchester policy conference
Left culture: Politics for dummies
Paul Demarty asks why so many on the left are afraid of talking politics
Environment: The problem is capitalism
Capitalism is driving the climate change crisis and cannot solve it, says Simon Wells
Fighting fund: Where’s my paper?
Robbie Rix reports on the mystery of the missing papers