Thousands of First World War appeals from men of military age arguing for exemption from conscription were released last week, writes Raymie Kiernan
On the third anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution the military is cracking down. Wassim Wagdy examines the balance of forces, Mostafa Bassiouny looks at the workers’ movement while Phil Marfleet looks at the role of the old left
As Britain’s role in the 1984 Operation Blue Star emerges, Rahul Patel looks at how India’s rulers came to ask their old imperial oppressors to help put down Sikh opposition
Channel 4 promised participants that its new documentary would show the best of a working class community being hit hard by austerity. Instead Benefits Street has helped label the residents as “scum”. Dave Sewell went to Birmingham to investigate
The tide of hatred against migrants is based on a series of myths. One of the main ones is that they undermine conditions for workers here. Socialist Worker looks at the facts
Channel 4 promised participants that its new documentary would show the best of a working class community being hit hard by austerity. Instead Benefits Street has helped label the residents as “scum”. Dave Sewell went to Birmingham to investigate
A century after the First World War our rulers are still trying to peddle patriotic pride. But the British Empire’s crimes are nothing to celebrate.
The jury was out in the inquest into the death of Mark Duggan as Socialist Worker went to press. Mark was shot by police in August 2011. Annette Mackin reviews the evidence given to the inquest—and says it raises questions about the conduct of the police
Fifty years after Kenyan independence Ken Olende looks at the crimes of British colonialism, the Mau Mau rebels who fought back, and their betrayal by Kenya’s new rulers
Travellers living in Dale Farm face a bleak winter. It is just over two years since Basildon council evicted them from their land and demolished their homes, reports Sadie Robinson
Martin Empson, author of a new book on ecology and human history, argues that human action is key to the possibility of a sustainable solution to ecological crises
Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill looks at the shadowy Joint Special Operations Command in his new film Dirty Wars
