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Libya: bleeding hearts, gushing oil
FRIEDA PARK
reveals why western imperialist nations were behind the anti-Gaddafi forces in Libya.
The Murdochs and the hacking scandal
SIMON KORNER
examines Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation media empire and its power over politicians and the police.
Riots: capitalism, alienation and anger
FRIEDA PARK
reflects on the riots in London and other cities during August 2011.
Debt "crisis" created by the financiers
LESLIE MASTERS
examines the current capitalist government debt “crisis” and argues that finance capitalism loves government debt.
Chile wakes from its long slumber
DAN MORGAN
writes from Chile on the protests demanding free, quality public education.
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£9.3 billion bill for London Olympics
PAT TURNBULL
reports on the scale, construction, costs and impact on local people in the east end of London.
1980 Moscow Olympics' success
PAT TURNBULL
contrasts London today with the Moscow Olympics hosted by the socialist Soviet Union.
The USA's wall of paranoia and profit
JIM BRODLOVE
investigates the USA’s explanations for the construction of their border wall with Mexico.
Arthur Goldreich and the ANC's secret HQ
DENIS GOLDBERG
A personal account of the part played by the late Arthur Goldreich in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa.
KW Kgositsile: South Africa’s Poet Laureate
PALLO JORDAN
Speech by South Africa's Minister of Art at the inauguration of KW Kgositsile as Poet Laureate.
No Serenity Here and For Billie Holiday
Two poems by KW Kgositsile
An interview with KW Kgositsile
BRIAN FILLING
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