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No. 1296 August 2012
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Editorial: The Spanish Miners’ Struggle
Pathfinders: Higgs Story in the Making
99 Problems and the Rich Are One
Party News
Halo Halo!
Brief Reports
Cooking the Books: In or Out, Who Cares?
Material World: Criminals in Business Suits
Greasy Pole: Jeremy Spanks the Baby
Debt, Money and Marx
An Open Letter to The Chairman of the Bank of England
America’s Wars – On Drugs
“Soyez réalistes, demandez l’impossible”
Culture Reviews: 'Bauhaus', 'Attila'
Obituary: Ken Smith
Cooking the Books: Overproduction
Book Reviews: 'Searching for Utopia', 'The Road to Wigan Pier Revisited', 'Soccernomics'
Film Review: The Dictator
Proper Gander: Undercover Under the Covers
50 Years Ago: Beeching's Cuts
Action Replay: The Beautiful Game
Voice From the Back
Cartoon: Free Lunch
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