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9 To Campaigners for Nuclear Disarmament
The first ban-the-bomb march from Aldermaston to London took place at Easter
50 years ago. We reprint here a leaflet we put out for the 1961 CND March.Work as it is (and could be).

11 War: the socialist attitude
Since our formation in 1904 our response to the problem of war has clearly
distinguished us from other organisations claiming descent from Marx and
Engels and the early socialist pioneers.Profit laundering: what's justice got to do with it?

12 Basic Income: a dangerous reform
The Green Party’s idea of paying everyone a minimum income whether or not
they are working might seem attractive, but it won’t necessarily leave us better
off.


14 Can the media be made democratic?
That there was once a press free from commercial or governmental influence
is a myth.


16 Labour In Hell: Mining Sulphur In Indonesia
The plight of workers who extract sulphur from the Kawah Ijen volcano in eastern
Java.


18 Nationalism and culture
Nationalism is a perversion of a shared identity in the interest of some local
elite.




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3 Editorial  

4 Pathfinders
Socialist genes

5 Letters

6 Material World
South Africa


8 Contact details

13 Cooking the books 1
Marx and corals.


17 Cooking the books 2
Who would work for nothing?


19 Meetings

20 Reviews
Anarchy Alive!; A Socialist
Critique of the BBC; The Real
Toy Story; Symond Newell and
Kett’s Rebellion.


21 More Reviews

22 50 Years Ago
The uses of Monarchy.


23 Greasy Pole
Flint’s hard line.


24 Voice from the Back
The obscenity of capitalism; Loaded But
Stupid; Friendly fire? and more.
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24 Free Lunch

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