The Socialist issue 339
20 March 2004
Capitalism Means War and Terror: Build The Socialist Alternative
“YOUR WAR – our dead” chanted crowds on the streets of Spain last weekend. The mass outpouring of grief and rage at the horrendous Madrid bombings became intertwined with anger at the government…
Madrid Bombings Unleash Anti-War Anger
“THE REPLY of Iraq and Afghanistan is here” said one note left at Atocha station in Madrid. This summed up the mood of many throughout Spain just hours after the bombings which left 200 dead and 1,400 injured…
Is it possible and what will follow?: MILLIONS OF people will protest worldwide against the imperialist occupation of Iraq on 20 March. …
What we think
Building An Alternative To Blair And Capitalism
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A YEAR ago, on 20 March, millions demonstrated around the world against Bush and Blair’s bloody imperialist attack on Iraq. In Britain, protesters included tens of thousands of school students who went on strike against a war that would slaughter thousands…
I was always “Socialist minded” from my late teens. I took part in CND marches. I had worked with the homeless in London aged 19 so had seen the results of capitalism at the sharp end. I used to get mad every time I saw Maggie Thatcher on…
International socialist news and analysis
US presidential election: THE MOMENT the radical, third party candidate Ralph Nader announced his run for president, the entire political establishment – from the liberal intelligentsia to the strategists of corporate America – unleashed a torrent of abuse and condemnation…
Workplace news and analysis
A Teachers’ Leader On A Teacher’s Salary
NUT general secretary election: Socialist Party member Martin Powell-Davies is campaigning to stand in the general secretary election in the National Union of Teachers (NUT). With a fighting programme to change the NUT and defend and improve teachers’ pay and working conditions,…
