Issue 27 Winter 2016

CONTENTS: Fidel Castro: great revolutionary leader, Frieda Park. How Trump became President, Jonathan Michael Feldman. Imperialist wars in the Middle East, John Moore. US-led arms race in Asia-Pacific, Simon Korner. Letter from South America, Dan Morgan. UK poverty and household debt. Taking a left turn on the road to Brexit, Frieda Park. Olympic gold for the elite. Grammar schools are not the answer Pat Turnbull. SNP: deficit, decline and wishful thinking, Paul Sutton. Challenges for the left in Scotland, Frieda Park. The Easter Rising and James Connolly, Brian Durrans. Media silence when Milosevic cleared, Alex Davidson. African National Congress in crisis, Alex Davidson. South Africa: the art of a nation - review, Sarah Stephenson.

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Articles featured in Issue 27

• Taking a left turn on the road to Brexit
  Tuesday, December 13, 2016

  The interests of Leave and Remain voters are not very different. It is up to the left to put forward a unifying vision of what can be achieved freed from the constraints of the EU.
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• Fidel Castro: great revolutionary leader
  Monday, December 12, 2016

  Obituary of Fidel Castro commemorating his life as leader of the Cuban Revolution.
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• How Trump became US President
  Sunday, December 11, 2016

  Discusses the neglect of class in the debate about the rise of Trump and how identity politics have undermined a class analysis.
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• Imperialist wars in the Middle East
  Sunday, December 11, 2016

  Details the reasons why the US has orchestrated attempts at regime change in Syria and the role of its supporters in the region. It also looks at the war in Yemen and the situation in Libya and Iraq.
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• Media silence when Milosevic is cleared
  Sunday, December 11, 2016

  The finding by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia that Slobodan Milosevic was not responsible for major war crimes was buried in its report on Radovan Karadzic. The finding has been ignored by the media who vilified Milosevic as a pretext for US and NATO intervention in the region.
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• Olympic Gold for the Elite
  Sunday, December 11, 2016

  Britain's Olympic success was largely based on funding elite sports whilst austerity cuts have had a negative impact on public sporting facilities.
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• US-led arms race in Asia-Pacific region
  Sunday, December 11, 2016

  Looks at the militarisation of the Asia-Pacific and the dangerous tensions that are arising between regional powers and the role of others such as the US and France.
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• African National Congress in crisis
  Saturday, December 10, 2016

  Amid widespread allegations of corruption, Jacob Zuma is defying calls for him to resign as President of the ANC and State President. This and similar problems affecting other levels of the movement are having a negative impact on ANC support and its credibility. What can be done to address this crisis?
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• Challenges for the left in Scotland
  Saturday, December 10, 2016

  Nationalism has divided the left in Scotland. Labour has a tough battle ahead to re-establish credibility and take on the SNP. however, the SNP has problems about when to go for another independence referendum and holding its membership together.
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• Grammar schools are not the answer
  Saturday, December 10, 2016

  Grammar schools have been proven not to work, so why are they being proposed now? This article further considers the negative effect of Academies and underfunding and constraints on local Authorities in England in providing comprehensive education.
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• Letter from South America
  Saturday, December 10, 2016

  For nearly two decades progressive governments in South America have delivered great benefits for their people and defied US imperialism. Now that is under threat.
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• SNP: deficit, decline and wishful thinking
  Saturday, December 10, 2016

  The economic case for Scottish independence was miss-sold by the SNP during the referendum campaign. Latest figures show the situation is now much worse with the plummeting price of oil and other sectors of the economy faring poorly.
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• The Easter Rising and James Connolly
  Saturday, December 10, 2016

  The significance of the Easter Rising in 1916 from an anti-imperialist perspective. The response of the British state and why it executed of the leaders of the Rising, focusing on James Connolly. What was the impact of this repression?
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• UK poverty and houshold debt
  Saturday, December 10, 2016

  Household debt in Britain is getting worse especially for poor families.
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