Discussion, debate and authors' opinions
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Commentary
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Murdoch does not back losers
JAMES THOMSON
Considers the prospects for New Labour after the party's annual conference in Brighton. link
Scotland and the Spanish Civil War
HELEN CHRISTOPHER
Reviews the book, HOMAGE TO CALEDONIA by Daniel Gray. link
Letters from the front at Albacete
La Pasionaria's farewell address to the International Brigades
US-led conspiricy to conceal the truth
JAMES THOMSON
Analyses the US, British and Scottish governments' political manouvering over the release of the Libyan prisner. link
60th anniversary of the GDR's foundation
PAT TURNBULL
Reflects on the foundation of the GDR 60 years ago and the pre and post - World War II events that led to its formation and the construction of the Berlin Wall.link
The Berlin Wall
PAT TURNBULL
Investigates the reasons for constructing the Berlin Wall.. link
China and the recent unrest in Xinjiang
SIMON KORNER
Provides the background to the unrest and analyses its causes.. link
Global recession and developing countries
GAIL HURLEY
Asks who cares about the impact the global recession is having on developing countries?link
The Socialist Correspondent conference
Details of the Socialist Correspondent conference on 6 March 2010 and how to register for it. link
Torture and the future
DENIS GOLDBERG
Denis' paper on, South Africa, the transition to democracy and the banning of torture. link
Readers Letter
A B CAIRNS
On Darwin and complexity from simplicity. link
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