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6 What price democracy?
Recent scandals about donations to political parties confirm that under
capitalism some - those with money - are more equal than others.
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3 Editorial
The way the world is            ..More
8 A so-called socialist in parliament
Respect MP George Galloway, backed by the SWP, is a counter-example of
how a lone Socialist MP should behave.
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4 Pathfinders
Whales, genes, and why low
status is bad for your health        ...More
10 Exploding the human nature myth
If humans are warlike, why do they desert in droves? If selfish, why do they put
money in charity boxes? John Bissett discusses one of the most common, and
most bizarre, objections people make to a society of common ownership. ......More
5 Letters
.Scientific proofs; Freud .More

5 Contact Details ..More
12 Asylum: from pillar to post and back
Take a woman, threaten her with death so that she runs half-way across the
world, then give her nothing and force her into crime, then put her in jail. A story
of how capitalism gives some people no options, then punishes them for it.
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9 Cooking the Books 1
 Baron Rothschild rides again
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13 Time for capitalism to go
Just what is the nub of the case against capitalism, and for socialism? Richard
Montague lays it all out in brief. ...More
15 Cooking the Books 2
  The nutty philosopher   ..More
14 Woody Guthrie: Resonant Voice for the Downtrodden or Woolly- Eyed Lefty?
Writer, broadcaster, political activist and composer of some one thousand
songs, Guthrie was "socialistic" in his whole outlook on life. ....More
16 Reviews
  Capitalism As if the World Matters   .More
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17 Meetings...more

18 50 Years Ago
  Cat out of the bag     ..More

19 Greasy Pole
No grace without favour  ..More

20 Voice from the Back
Turning wine into disinfectant, and
why the Lord remains silent..
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20 Free Lunch ..More

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