Weekly Worker 896 now available at www.cpgb.org.uk

Weekly Worker 896 - Thursday January 12 2012

The latest edition of the Weekly Worker is now available online at
http://www.cpgb.org.uk/edition.php?issue_id=896

In this week's issue:

OF KINGS AND KIMS
Given the media's love of pomp and circumstance - and hereditary
monarchy - there is no little hypocrisy in its mocking of North Korea,
argues Eddie Ford

LETTERS
Nationalism; Not so easy; Gulag bait; Wet dreams; Cover-up; Cheesy;
Ologies; HM puzzle; So modest; Too kind

POLITICS OF FEAR AND DESPAIR
Paul B Smith calls on the left to face up to the challenge of
class-consciousness. This is the first part of a three-part article

A LOAD OF OLD BALLS
Racism persists in society - but, as recent scandals show, serious
analysis has been replaced by moral hysteria, argues James Turley

GLASMAN'S NEW OLD PANTOMIME
Blogger Steve Hanson critiques Maurice Glasman's take on Labour, race and class

NO SURRENDER ON ARTICLE 18
Toby Abse reports on the intransigent defence of Italy's Workers'
Statute coming from an unexpected source

PREPARING FOR THE SECOND WAVE
December saw huge protests in Moscow and St Petersburg against the
rigging of the elections to the duma. Mark Fischer asked Russian
socialist Boris Kagarlitsky about their significance

SOVEREIGN BUSWORKERS FIGHT BACK
Gerry Downing, secretary of Grass Roots Left, calls for the rank and
file to act against union sell-outs

OPTIMISTIC
Robbie Rix looks forward to the year ahead

The paper is also available for download as a PDF at
http://www.cpgb.org.uk/pdf/ww896.pdf


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