No. 1344 August 2016

Socialist Standard August 2016 PDF

• Cooking the Books: Crocodile Tears for the ‘Have-nots’

• Greasy Pole: MayDay…MayDay…

• Material World: Socialism – a Breath of Fresh Air

• Capitalism for the Workers – Pull the Other One

• Hillsborough

• Why Do We Behave As We Do?

• Equality, Not Sameness

• Catharsis, Capitalism and Commodification

• Obituary: Alan Coombes

• Cooking the Books: Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics

• Proper Gander: Belonging to Our Belongings

• Editorial: Donald Trump – No Workers’ Champion

• Book Reviews: ‘War – What is It Good For?’, & ‘Burning Country – Syrians in Revolution and War’

• Pathfinders: 10: GOTO 20. 20: GOTO 10. 10: GOTO 20….

• Exhibition Review: Fashion and Fighting

• Cartoon: Free Lunch

• 50 Years Ago: Rebels Too Late

• Bernie Sanders Bows Out

• Rear View

• How to Avoid the Backfire Effect and Change Minds