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Editorial: Forging a New Left

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Political paralysis, a big fall in the value of the euro and talk of a policy vacuum showed that Europe's bosses suffered a serious setback following the general election results in Germany.

Editorial: Going from Bad to Worse

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One of the great myths of the occupation of Iraq is that, despite the problems in the rest of the country, the situation in the south around Basra has been improving because it is under the so called 'softly-softly' approach of British forces.

Robert Fisk: The Great War for Civilization (extracts from forthcoming book)

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Exclusive to Socialist Review, we print extracts from award-winning journalist Robert Fisk's forthcoming book The Great War for Civilisation.

Riverbend: Iraq: A War Without End

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'Riverbend', the Baghdad blogger, describes the worsening conditions in Iraq as the occupation continues.

Moira Nolan: Industry: Anger and Optimism

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Recent disputes have shown a growing confidence and militancy among workers, argues Moira Nolan.

Barry Goldson: Youth Policy: Bullying the New Labour Way

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Author Barry Goldson examines the criminalisation of young people under Tony Blair.

Richard Bradbury: Racism: A Long Way from Home (Obituary Claude McKay)

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Richard Bradbury recalls the life and work of the black poet Claude McKay.

Mike Davis: New Orleans, Old Prejudices

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Mike Davis finds that every aspect of the response to Hurricane Katrina disaster was shaped by race and class.

Tony Staunton: Degrees of Danger (interview with Mark Lynas about climate change)

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After Hurricane Katrina we can't ignore the threat of climate change, as Mark Lynas explains to Tony Staunton.

Chris Harman: Marching separately?

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The rise of the new left in Europe opens up new opportunities for revolutionaries.

Ian Birchall: Neverending Resistance (300th issue of Socialist Review)

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Ian Birchall celebrates 300 issues of Socialist Review.

Farhang Tabrizi: Letters: Building Up Illusions in Iran

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The left should not be surprised at Mahmoud Ahmadinedjad's election in Iran.

Diverse: Letters: All for Nothing in Bolivia (by Gabriel Furshong)

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In his article The Bolivian Uprising (July/August SR), Chris Harman explained the escalation and disappointing de-escalation of Bolivian social unrest last spring.

Diverse: Letters: The Importance of Solidarity (by Peter Hughes)

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The Walrus's article on the Gate Gourmet dispute at Heathrow (September SR) highlights the brutally destructive nature of 'market forces' in action.

Diverse: Letters: Let's Deal with the Facts (by Simon Dowdeswell)

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Nowhere in the COMRE report that Andy Stone referenced in his article on nuclear power (July/August SR), or his Marxism 2005 talk on nuclear power, does it mention a causal relationship between Sellafield and the incidence of NHL and leukaemia.

Nick Grant: Letters: A Summer to Celebrate

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It's such a shame that Andrew Stone was so wide of the mark when writing about the Ashes cricket this summer (September SR).

Sarah Ensor: Aids: Globalisation as Epidemic

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Sarah Ensor examines the reasons for the spread of Aids in Africa.

Gareth Jenkins: Arts Review: Film: A New Twist on Dickens (Roman Polanski: "Oliver Twist")

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Gareth Jenkins is impressed by Polanski's latest film.

Stephen Philip: Arts Review: Film: The Trend Setters (Edinburgh Film Festival)

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Emma Bircham: Arts Review: Film: The Past Haunts the Present (Jim Jarmusch: "Broken Flowers")

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Review of 'Broken Flowers', director Jim Jarmusch.

Kevin Best: Arts Review: Film: Caught Out in the Cold (Saul Metzstein: "Guy X")

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Review of 'Guy X', director Saul Metzstein.

Bruce George: Arts Review: Theatre: A Slice of History Not Forgotten (Fraser Grace and Sylvester Stein: "Who Killed Mr Drum?")

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Review of 'Who Killed Mr Drum?' by Fraser Grace and Sylvester Stein, Riverside Studios, London.

Eamonn Kelly: Arts Review: DVD: A Pivotal Moment in Black Resistance (Menelik Shabazz: "Burning an Illusion")

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Only the second black directed movie to be made in Britain, this welcome re-release of Menelik Shabazz's 1981 film charts the experience of a young back British couple as they try to make a life in Thatcher's London.
Review of 'Burning an Illusion', director Menelik Shabazz.

Nick Grant: Arts Review: DVD: Masterful Montage (Jean-Luc Godard: "Notre Musique")

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Review of 'Notre Musique', director Jean-Luc Godard.

Stephen Philip: Arts Review: MovieNews

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Progressive Hollywood – Lords of War – Sophie Scholl.

Arts Review: Exhibition: (Edvard Munch: "Edvard Munch by Himself")

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Preview of Edvard Munch by Himself, Royal Academy of Arts, London.

Megan Trudell: Books Review: Open the Door to Revolution (Pete Glatter (ed.): "Revolutionary History: The Russian Revolution of 1905")

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The 1905 Russian uprising inspires Megan Trudell.
This special issue of the Revolutionary History journal is a real treat. A world away from dry accounts of historical events, it succeeds in shedding much new light on the 1905 Russian Revolution in an accessible and exciting way.

Adam Marks: Books Review: Madness and Paranoia (China Miéville: "Looking for Jake")

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Review of 'Looking for Jake', China Miéville, Macmillan £17.99.

Keith Flett: Books Review: Mood for Change (Norman Howard: "A New Dawn")

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Before the 1997 landslide the most significant election victory for the Labour Party was that of 1945 when Labour, unexpectedly at least for media commentators, beat wartime leader Churchill and was returned with a decisive majority of 180.
Review of 'A New Dawn', Norman Howard, Politico's £18.99.

Rachel Aldred: Books Review: Blair's Shame (Richard G Wilkinson: "The Impact of Inequality")

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Review of 'The Impact of Inequality', Richard G Wilkinson, Routledge £19.99.

Makola Mayambika: Books Review: Neither Here or There (Jennifer Langer: "The Silver Throat of the Moon")

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In a growing period of intolerance towards immigrants and asylum seekers this book tries to understand not just the pain of asylum seekers' experience, but also the complexity and diversity of literary styles, cultures of writers, and their concerns from different regions. The collection includes a wide range of writers, from Angola to Iran.
Review of 'The Silver Throat of the Moon', editor Jennifer Langer, Five Leaves £9.99.

Charlie Kimber: Books Review: The Reality of Genocide (Jean Hatzfeld: "A Time for Machetes" + "Into the Quick of Life") (Rwanda)

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The context of these books is a particular focus on one of the greatest horrors of the last century: 'In 1994, between 11 in the morning on 11 April and two in the afternoon on 14 May, about 50,000 Tutsis out of a population of 59,000 were massacred by machete on the hills of the commune of Nyamata in Rwanda.'
Review of 'A Time for Machetes' and 'Into the Quick of Life', both by Jean Hatzfeld, Serpent's Tail £12 each.

Frank Henderson: Books Review: Betrayal and Hope (Michael Bor: "The Socialist League in the 1930s")

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Review of 'The Socialist League in the 1930s', Michael Bor, Athena Press £15.99.

Sally Kincaid: Books Review: Ruling Class Denial (Andrew Simms: "Ecological Debt")

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The publication of this book is extremely timely, coming as it does as the effects of climate change are having devastating consequences in the Southern states of the US.
Review of 'Ecological Debt', Andrew Simms, Pluto £12.99.

Ricky Heaven: Books Review: A Northern Renaissance (Andy Willoughby: "Tough")

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Review of 'Tough', Andy Willoughby, Smokestack Books £15.99.

Joe Hartney: Books Review: Cultural Heritage (Terry Eagleton: "The English Novel")

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Review of 'The English Novel', Terry Eagleton, Blackwell £50.

Dave Sherry: Books Review: Both Red and Beautiful (Freddy Anderson: "Krassivy")

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Krassivy is a play about the Clydeside anti-war socialist John Maclean. It was written by the Glasgow-based, Irish-born poet and playwright Freddy Anderson in the 1960s.
Review of 'Krassivy', Freddy Anderson, Glasgow Caledonian University £7.99.

Matthew Cookson: Books Review: Quaking the Elite (Tariq Ali: "Streetfighting Years")

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Review of 'Streetfighting Years', Tariq Ali, Verso £12.99.

Martin Empson: Martin's Web: It's Good to Talk

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Communication via the internet could one day replace that by the phone.