WEEKLY WORKERABOUTWW ARCHIVESUBSCRIBEDONATECONTACTPARTY & PROGRAMME A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Issue 1350 - 03 June 2021 Now printing again After over a year of being online-only because of the pandemic, the Weekly Worker has now resumed printing LETTERS - WEEKLY WORKER A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Letters Free speech. The Labour Campaign for Free Speech has postponed its next meeting again, from April 24 to May 29, citing “diary clashes” - A WORLD WITHOUT GENDER A world without gender. ‘Queer theory’ actually obstructs the fight for sexual equality. Amanda MacLean insists on a materialist analysis. The “world historical defeat” of the female sex continues apace. Women in their tens of thousands are trafficked into sexual slavery every year. ULSTER UNIONISM IN CRISIS HISTORICAL MUDDLE, THEORETICAL OVERKILL ANTI-IMPERIALISM OF FOOLS? Daniel Lazare savages the ‘solidarity with the Syrian people’ petition fronted by disorientated luminaries such as Noam Chomsky, George Monbiot and Ariel Dorfman. When conservatives cover up the crimes of imperialism, it is par for the course. But, when the self-proclaimed left does it, it is worse, since the result is confusion and dismay

MOSHE MACHOVER

Moshe Machover. Moshé Machover, born in Tel Aviv in 1936, is a mathematician and socialist activist who has been active in and written extensively on Middle-Eastern politics. In 1962 he co-founded the Israeli socialist organisation Matzpen. He was a lecturer in mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and then a visiting

lecturer at

ERDOĞAN TRIES TO CHEAT UNPOPULARITY Erdoğan is trying to prise apart the CHP-İyi electoral bloc using the prominent difference between them over the war in Kurdistan. For example, he used the failure of the rescue operation to free Turkish soldiers captured and held by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The four-day operation in mid-February ended in a bloodbath. THE DECOLONISATION OF PALESTINE

THE LABOUR PARTY

The Labour Party . 2 . must therefore ask you to ensure that you keep all information and correspondence relating to this investigation private, and that do not share WEEKLY WORKERABOUTWW ARCHIVESUBSCRIBEDONATECONTACTPARTY & PROGRAMME A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Issue 1350 - 03 June 2021 Now printing again After over a year of being online-only because of the pandemic, the Weekly Worker has now resumed printing LETTERS - WEEKLY WORKER A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Letters Free speech. The Labour Campaign for Free Speech has postponed its next meeting again, from April 24 to May 29, citing “diary clashes” - A WORLD WITHOUT GENDER A world without gender. ‘Queer theory’ actually obstructs the fight for sexual equality. Amanda MacLean insists on a materialist analysis. The “world historical defeat” of the female sex continues apace. Women in their tens of thousands are trafficked into sexual slavery every year. ULSTER UNIONISM IN CRISIS HISTORICAL MUDDLE, THEORETICAL OVERKILL ANTI-IMPERIALISM OF FOOLS? Daniel Lazare savages the ‘solidarity with the Syrian people’ petition fronted by disorientated luminaries such as Noam Chomsky, George Monbiot and Ariel Dorfman. When conservatives cover up the crimes of imperialism, it is par for the course. But, when the self-proclaimed left does it, it is worse, since the result is confusion and dismay

MOSHE MACHOVER

Moshe Machover. Moshé Machover, born in Tel Aviv in 1936, is a mathematician and socialist activist who has been active in and written extensively on Middle-Eastern politics. In 1962 he co-founded the Israeli socialist organisation Matzpen. He was a lecturer in mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and then a visiting

lecturer at

ERDOĞAN TRIES TO CHEAT UNPOPULARITY Erdoğan is trying to prise apart the CHP-İyi electoral bloc using the prominent difference between them over the war in Kurdistan. For example, he used the failure of the rescue operation to free Turkish soldiers captured and held by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The four-day operation in mid-February ended in a bloodbath. THE DECOLONISATION OF PALESTINE

THE LABOUR PARTY

The Labour Party . 2 . must therefore ask you to ensure that you keep all information and correspondence relating to this investigation private, and that do not share LETTERS - WEEKLY WORKER A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Letters Confused again. I note from previous issues of the paper that we have been very generous to comrade P Conlon (a fact that has not stopped him complaining about our “censorship”, however). ISSUE 1341, 31.03.2021 Issue 1341, 31.03.2021 - Weekly Worker. WW archive > Issue 1341 - 01

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ISSUE 1340, 25.03.2021 Erdoğan tries to cheat unpopularity. Withdrawing from the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence is part of a desperate attempt to stitch together a winning election bloc. Esen Uslu reports. COALITION IN TURMOIL Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture 10.06.2021 Sedat Peker: mobster turned whistle-blower Issue 1351 Categories: Middle East More by: Esen Uslu Coalition in turmoil Mired in corruption, pursuing costly foreign adventures and a tanking economy, Esen Uslu looks at the shambles ISSUE 1339, 18.03.2021 Issue 1339, 18.03.2021 - Weekly Worker. WW archive > Issue 1339 - 18

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PARTY & PROGRAMME

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April 2021.

ANOTHER VENEZUELA?

Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture 10.06.2021 The two candidates: Keiko Fujimori and Pedro Castillo Issue 1351 Categories: Global left More by: Michael Roberts Another Venezuela? THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING PROGRAMMED (PART 2) The basic assumption behind Trotsky’s transitional demands was that the economic crisis was so deep that the struggle for even the smallest improvement in workers’ conditions would bring conflict with the capitalist system itself. When life disproved the assumption, the ground fell from beneath the programme. 4.

JACK CONRAD

Jack Conrad. Jack Conrad was the founder editor of 'The Leninist', which was first published in November 1981. He has contributed numerous articles to the 'Weekly Worker' and written a number of books and pamphlets, the latest being the second edition of 'Fantastic WEEKLY WORKERABOUTWW ARCHIVESUBSCRIBEDONATECONTACTPARTY & PROGRAMME A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Issue 1350 - 03 June 2021 Now printing again After over a year of being online-only because of the pandemic, the Weekly Worker has now resumed printing A WORLD WITHOUT GENDER A world without gender. ‘Queer theory’ actually obstructs the fight for sexual equality. Amanda MacLean insists on a materialist analysis. The “world historical defeat” of the female sex continues apace. Women in their tens of thousands are trafficked into sexual slavery every year.

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Looked at objectively, this charge is topsy-turvy. The Weekly Worker was read by above 8,000 people in the week of November 12-20. This is more than four times the formal membership of the Socialist Alliance, about 20 times the number in attendance at the alliance’s last AGM, and is nearly 300 times the number in attendance at the November 8 WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMME? THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING PROGRAMMED (PART 2) HISTORICAL MUDDLE, THEORETICAL OVERKILL

ANOTHER FINE MESS

A few weeks ago we had cause to raise an eyebrow at the Socialist Workers Party’s coverage of the conviction of Harvey Weinstein. 1. The comrades were in raptures at the outcome, as they were always likely to be: as soon as the #MeToo movement kicked into gear, SWP instincts to tail any movement whatever in the hopes of recruiting a

few

THE LABOUR PARTY

The Labour Party . 2 . must therefore ask you to ensure that you keep all information and correspondence relating to this investigation private, and that do not share CONSPIRACY, BETRAYAL AND FLYING PICKETS Des Warren and Ricky Tomlinson were sentenced to three years and two years respectively for “conspiracy to intimidate” (ie, mounting pickets). As Arnison points out in his pamphlet, “The only conspiracy was the collusion of the police, judiciary, Labour and Tory governments and the security services.”. Nick Warren, Des Warren’s

son

COWARDLY FAKE LEFT PEDDLES LIES The LLA campaign, in contrast to the silence of the GV candidates on these issues, has struck a chord amongst leftwingers, as can be seen in the number of nominations that the ‘LLA six’ (the alliance’s top-ranked candidates) have received from CLPs. The LLA was also correct in approaching the CLGA to negotiate a joint slate. WEEKLY WORKERABOUTWW ARCHIVESUBSCRIBEDONATECONTACTPARTY & PROGRAMME A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Issue 1350 - 03 June 2021 Now printing again After over a year of being online-only because of the pandemic, the Weekly Worker has now resumed printing A WORLD WITHOUT GENDER A world without gender. ‘Queer theory’ actually obstructs the fight for sexual equality. Amanda MacLean insists on a materialist analysis. The “world historical defeat” of the female sex continues apace. Women in their tens of thousands are trafficked into sexual slavery every year.

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Looked at objectively, this charge is topsy-turvy. The Weekly Worker was read by above 8,000 people in the week of November 12-20. This is more than four times the formal membership of the Socialist Alliance, about 20 times the number in attendance at the alliance’s last AGM, and is nearly 300 times the number in attendance at the November 8 WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMME? THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING PROGRAMMED (PART 2) HISTORICAL MUDDLE, THEORETICAL OVERKILL

ANOTHER FINE MESS

A few weeks ago we had cause to raise an eyebrow at the Socialist Workers Party’s coverage of the conviction of Harvey Weinstein. 1. The comrades were in raptures at the outcome, as they were always likely to be: as soon as the #MeToo movement kicked into gear, SWP instincts to tail any movement whatever in the hopes of recruiting a

few

THE LABOUR PARTY

The Labour Party . 2 . must therefore ask you to ensure that you keep all information and correspondence relating to this investigation private, and that do not share CONSPIRACY, BETRAYAL AND FLYING PICKETS Des Warren and Ricky Tomlinson were sentenced to three years and two years respectively for “conspiracy to intimidate” (ie, mounting pickets). As Arnison points out in his pamphlet, “The only conspiracy was the collusion of the police, judiciary, Labour and Tory governments and the security services.”. Nick Warren, Des Warren’s

son

COWARDLY FAKE LEFT PEDDLES LIES The LLA campaign, in contrast to the silence of the GV candidates on these issues, has struck a chord amongst leftwingers, as can be seen in the number of nominations that the ‘LLA six’ (the alliance’s top-ranked candidates) have received from CLPs. The LLA was also correct in approaching the CLGA to negotiate a joint slate. ARCHIVE - WEEKLY WORKER A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Weekly Worker Worker About WW archive Subscribe Donate Contact ISSUE 1344, 21.04.2021 Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture WW archive > Issue 1344 - 22 April 2021 Letters. Distil the truth; Capital and race; Togliatti; Monarchy; Football. Three million and rising. With global deaths surpassing a significant landmark, Eddie Ford points the finger of blame for this horrendous example of social murder at government bungling

CAPITALISM & CRISIS

A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Capitalism & Crisis The decline of money 01 Mar 2012 If we are to understand the present crisis we need to grasp the decaying relationship between money, production and value.

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A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Weekly Worker Quotas harm the cause 27 Feb 2014 The left should not succumb to neoliberalism s phoney version of equality, argues Yassamine Mather THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING PROGRAMMED (PART 2) The basic assumption behind Trotsky’s transitional demands was that the economic crisis was so deep that the struggle for even the smallest improvement in workers’ conditions would bring conflict with the capitalist system itself. When life disproved the assumption, the ground fell from beneath the programme. 4.

MARXIST UNITY

A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Party & Programme > Marxist unity End the cycle of splits 24 May 2012 If the left is to build a serious political organisation it will have to facilitate internal dissent, writes Mike Macnair. DAVE CRAIG - WEEKLY WORKER Dave Craig of the Revolutionary Democratic Group (faction of the SWP) continues the debate on the national question. Make some noise. Our letters page is always open for your reports and views: editor@weeklyworker.co.uk. WASTE, DESTRUCTION AND MISERY Be that as it may, Thier has written an excellent introduction to Marx’s analysis of capitalism and one that can be regularly turned to in order to understand the waste, destruction and misery caused by the modern capitalist system of exploitation. Michael Roberts. Michael Roberts blogs at thenextrecession.wordpress.com. WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND CLASS STRUGGLE In the latter case women were up in arms against inhumane working conditions and low wages. When the police attacked the protestors and dispersed them, their struggle continued, culminating in the founding of the first women’s labour union. Then, in 1908, 15,000 women marched in New York demanding shorter working hours, better pay,

voting

BREAK WITH MANAGERIALISM The result is the withering away of the workers’ organisations at the base. The ability to mobilise activists depends, in reality, on their ability to engage their creativity in their political, trade union, etc, work; which depends on demolishing the structures of managerialist-bureaucratic centralism. WEEKLY WORKERABOUTWW ARCHIVESUBSCRIBEDONATECONTACTPARTY & PROGRAMME A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Issue 1350 - 03 June 2021 Now printing again After over a year of being online-only because of the pandemic, the Weekly Worker has now resumed printing ARCHIVE - WEEKLY WORKER A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Weekly Worker Worker About WW archive Subscribe Donate Contact

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Looked at objectively, this charge is topsy-turvy. The Weekly Worker was read by above 8,000 people in the week of November 12-20. This is more than four times the formal membership of the Socialist Alliance, about 20 times the number in attendance at the alliance’s last AGM, and is nearly 300 times the number in attendance at the November 8 HISTORICAL MUDDLE, THEORETICAL OVERKILL A WORLD WITHOUT GENDER A world without gender. ‘Queer theory’ actually obstructs the fight for sexual equality. Amanda MacLean insists on a materialist analysis. The “world historical defeat” of the female sex continues apace. Women in their tens of thousands are trafficked into sexual slavery every year. WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMME?

MOSHE MACHOVER

Moshe Machover. Moshé Machover, born in Tel Aviv in 1936, is a mathematician and socialist activist who has been active in and written extensively on Middle-Eastern politics. In 1962 he co-founded the Israeli socialist organisation Matzpen. He was a lecturer in mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and then a visiting

lecturer at

ANOTHER FINE MESS

A few weeks ago we had cause to raise an eyebrow at the Socialist Workers Party’s coverage of the conviction of Harvey Weinstein. 1. The comrades were in raptures at the outcome, as they were always likely to be: as soon as the #MeToo movement kicked into gear, SWP instincts to tail any movement whatever in the hopes of recruiting a

few

THE LABOUR PARTY

The Labour Party . 2 . must therefore ask you to ensure that you keep all information and correspondence relating to this investigation private, and that do not share BREAK WITH MANAGERIALISM The result is the withering away of the workers’ organisations at the base. The ability to mobilise activists depends, in reality, on their ability to engage their creativity in their political, trade union, etc, work; which depends on demolishing the structures of managerialist-bureaucratic centralism. WEEKLY WORKERABOUTWW ARCHIVESUBSCRIBEDONATECONTACTPARTY & PROGRAMME A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Issue 1350 - 03 June 2021 Now printing again After over a year of being online-only because of the pandemic, the Weekly Worker has now resumed printing ARCHIVE - WEEKLY WORKER A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Weekly Worker Worker About WW archive Subscribe Donate Contact

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Looked at objectively, this charge is topsy-turvy. The Weekly Worker was read by above 8,000 people in the week of November 12-20. This is more than four times the formal membership of the Socialist Alliance, about 20 times the number in attendance at the alliance’s last AGM, and is nearly 300 times the number in attendance at the November 8 HISTORICAL MUDDLE, THEORETICAL OVERKILL A WORLD WITHOUT GENDER A world without gender. ‘Queer theory’ actually obstructs the fight for sexual equality. Amanda MacLean insists on a materialist analysis. The “world historical defeat” of the female sex continues apace. Women in their tens of thousands are trafficked into sexual slavery every year. WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMME?

MOSHE MACHOVER

Moshe Machover. Moshé Machover, born in Tel Aviv in 1936, is a mathematician and socialist activist who has been active in and written extensively on Middle-Eastern politics. In 1962 he co-founded the Israeli socialist organisation Matzpen. He was a lecturer in mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and then a visiting

lecturer at

ANOTHER FINE MESS

A few weeks ago we had cause to raise an eyebrow at the Socialist Workers Party’s coverage of the conviction of Harvey Weinstein. 1. The comrades were in raptures at the outcome, as they were always likely to be: as soon as the #MeToo movement kicked into gear, SWP instincts to tail any movement whatever in the hopes of recruiting a

few

THE LABOUR PARTY

The Labour Party . 2 . must therefore ask you to ensure that you keep all information and correspondence relating to this investigation private, and that do not share BREAK WITH MANAGERIALISM The result is the withering away of the workers’ organisations at the base. The ability to mobilise activists depends, in reality, on their ability to engage their creativity in their political, trade union, etc, work; which depends on demolishing the structures of managerialist-bureaucratic centralism. LETTERS - WEEKLY WORKER A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Letters Free speech. The Labour Campaign for Free Speech has postponed its next meeting again, from April 24 to May 29, citing “diary clashes” -

REVEALED AT LAST

Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture 17.04.2020 Issue 1295 Categories: Labour More by: David Shearer Revealed at last The full extent of the lengths the right will go to in order to regain control has finally been exposed, writes David Shearer of Labour Party Marxists REPORTS - WEEKLY WORKER A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Weekly Worker Worker About WW archive Subscribe Donate Contact A WORLD WITHOUT GENDER A world without gender. ‘Queer theory’ actually obstructs the fight for sexual equality. Amanda MacLean insists on a materialist analysis. The “world historical defeat” of the female sex continues apace. Women in their tens of thousands are trafficked into sexual slavery every year. ORGANISATION OR ‘DIRECT ACTIONISM’? Constitutional loyalism disguised as gradualism, like Chibber’s, promotes the unity of the armed forces against the working class. ‘Socialism from below’ direct-actionism, like Post’s, simply leaves this unity untouched. And, like the Spanish anarchists in the

1930s, it

WEEKLY WORKER

A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Weekly Worker Quotas harm the cause 27 Feb 2014 The left should not succumb to neoliberalism s phoney version of THE LEFT - WEEKLY WORKER A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Party & Programme > The left Another split, another sect 26

Apr 2012

MARXIST UNITY

A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Party & Programme > Marxist unity End the cycle of splits 24 May 2012 If the left is to build a serious political organisation it will have to facilitate internal dissent, writes Mike Macnair.

JACK CONRAD

Jack Conrad. Jack Conrad was the founder editor of 'The Leninist', which was first published in November 1981. He has contributed numerous articles to the 'Weekly Worker' and written a number of books and pamphlets, the latest being the second edition of 'Fantastic BREAK WITH MANAGERIALISM The result is the withering away of the workers’ organisations at the base. The ability to mobilise activists depends, in reality, on their ability to engage their creativity in their political, trade union, etc, work; which depends on demolishing the structures of managerialist-bureaucratic centralism. WEEKLY WORKERABOUTWW ARCHIVESUBSCRIBEDONATECONTACTPARTY & PROGRAMME A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Issue 1350 - 03 June 2021 Now printing again After over a year of being online-only because of the pandemic, the Weekly Worker has now resumed printing ARCHIVE - WEEKLY WORKER A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Weekly Worker Worker About WW archive Subscribe Donate Contact

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Looked at objectively, this charge is topsy-turvy. The Weekly Worker was read by above 8,000 people in the week of November 12-20. This is more than four times the formal membership of the Socialist Alliance, about 20 times the number in attendance at the alliance’s last AGM, and is nearly 300 times the number in attendance at the November 8 HISTORICAL MUDDLE, THEORETICAL OVERKILL A WORLD WITHOUT GENDER A world without gender. ‘Queer theory’ actually obstructs the fight for sexual equality. Amanda MacLean insists on a materialist analysis. The “world historical defeat” of the female sex continues apace. Women in their tens of thousands are trafficked into sexual slavery every year. WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMME?

MOSHE MACHOVER

Moshe Machover. Moshé Machover, born in Tel Aviv in 1936, is a mathematician and socialist activist who has been active in and written extensively on Middle-Eastern politics. In 1962 he co-founded the Israeli socialist organisation Matzpen. He was a lecturer in mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and then a visiting

lecturer at

ANOTHER FINE MESS

A few weeks ago we had cause to raise an eyebrow at the Socialist Workers Party’s coverage of the conviction of Harvey Weinstein. 1. The comrades were in raptures at the outcome, as they were always likely to be: as soon as the #MeToo movement kicked into gear, SWP instincts to tail any movement whatever in the hopes of recruiting a

few

THE LABOUR PARTY

The Labour Party . 2 . must therefore ask you to ensure that you keep all information and correspondence relating to this investigation private, and that do not share BREAK WITH MANAGERIALISM The result is the withering away of the workers’ organisations at the base. The ability to mobilise activists depends, in reality, on their ability to engage their creativity in their political, trade union, etc, work; which depends on demolishing the structures of managerialist-bureaucratic centralism. WEEKLY WORKERABOUTWW ARCHIVESUBSCRIBEDONATECONTACTPARTY & PROGRAMME A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Issue 1350 - 03 June 2021 Now printing again After over a year of being online-only because of the pandemic, the Weekly Worker has now resumed printing ARCHIVE - WEEKLY WORKER A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Weekly Worker Worker About WW archive Subscribe Donate Contact

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Looked at objectively, this charge is topsy-turvy. The Weekly Worker was read by above 8,000 people in the week of November 12-20. This is more than four times the formal membership of the Socialist Alliance, about 20 times the number in attendance at the alliance’s last AGM, and is nearly 300 times the number in attendance at the November 8 HISTORICAL MUDDLE, THEORETICAL OVERKILL A WORLD WITHOUT GENDER A world without gender. ‘Queer theory’ actually obstructs the fight for sexual equality. Amanda MacLean insists on a materialist analysis. The “world historical defeat” of the female sex continues apace. Women in their tens of thousands are trafficked into sexual slavery every year. WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMME?

MOSHE MACHOVER

Moshe Machover. Moshé Machover, born in Tel Aviv in 1936, is a mathematician and socialist activist who has been active in and written extensively on Middle-Eastern politics. In 1962 he co-founded the Israeli socialist organisation Matzpen. He was a lecturer in mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and then a visiting

lecturer at

ANOTHER FINE MESS

A few weeks ago we had cause to raise an eyebrow at the Socialist Workers Party’s coverage of the conviction of Harvey Weinstein. 1. The comrades were in raptures at the outcome, as they were always likely to be: as soon as the #MeToo movement kicked into gear, SWP instincts to tail any movement whatever in the hopes of recruiting a

few

THE LABOUR PARTY

The Labour Party . 2 . must therefore ask you to ensure that you keep all information and correspondence relating to this investigation private, and that do not share BREAK WITH MANAGERIALISM The result is the withering away of the workers’ organisations at the base. The ability to mobilise activists depends, in reality, on their ability to engage their creativity in their political, trade union, etc, work; which depends on demolishing the structures of managerialist-bureaucratic centralism. LETTERS - WEEKLY WORKER A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Letters Free speech. The Labour Campaign for Free Speech has postponed its next meeting again, from April 24 to May 29, citing “diary clashes” -

REVEALED AT LAST

Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture 17.04.2020 Issue 1295 Categories: Labour More by: David Shearer Revealed at last The full extent of the lengths the right will go to in order to regain control has finally been exposed, writes David Shearer of Labour Party Marxists REPORTS - WEEKLY WORKER A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Weekly Worker Worker About WW archive Subscribe Donate Contact A WORLD WITHOUT GENDER A world without gender. ‘Queer theory’ actually obstructs the fight for sexual equality. Amanda MacLean insists on a materialist analysis. The “world historical defeat” of the female sex continues apace. Women in their tens of thousands are trafficked into sexual slavery every year. ORGANISATION OR ‘DIRECT ACTIONISM’? Constitutional loyalism disguised as gradualism, like Chibber’s, promotes the unity of the armed forces against the working class. ‘Socialism from below’ direct-actionism, like Post’s, simply leaves this unity untouched. And, like the Spanish anarchists in the

1930s, it

WEEKLY WORKER

A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Weekly Worker Quotas harm the cause 27 Feb 2014 The left should not succumb to neoliberalism s phoney version of THE LEFT - WEEKLY WORKER A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Party & Programme > The left Another split, another sect 26

Apr 2012

MARXIST UNITY

A paper of Marxist polemic and Marxist unity. Party & Programme Democracy & State Imperialism & War Capitalism & Crisis Society & Culture Party & Programme > Marxist unity End the cycle of splits 24 May 2012 If the left is to build a serious political organisation it will have to facilitate internal dissent, writes Mike Macnair.

JACK CONRAD

Jack Conrad. Jack Conrad was the founder editor of 'The Leninist', which was first published in November 1981. He has contributed numerous articles to the 'Weekly Worker' and written a number of books and pamphlets, the latest being the second edition of 'Fantastic BREAK WITH MANAGERIALISM The result is the withering away of the workers’ organisations at the base. The ability to mobilise activists depends, in reality, on their ability to engage their creativity in their political, trade union, etc, work; which depends on demolishing the structures of managerialist-bureaucratic centralism.

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