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Issue - 2169
Dated - 19 Sep 2009
As Brown and Cameron declare war on public services - The fight is on

Gordon Brown is planning massive cuts that will devastate working class communities across Britain.

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Wounded: Soldiers that the army would rather you didn’t see
Reviews & Culture

Wounded: Soldiers that the army would rather you didn’t see

This harrowing documentary follows two British soldiers who have been horrifically injured while fighting in Afghanistan.
15 September 2009
District 9: 'aliens' are already among us
Reviews & Culture

District 9: ‘aliens’ are already among us

A group of soldiers swaggers through a slum backing up callous bureaucrats as they serve eviction orders on the malnourished residents. Anyone who objects faces abuse. Anyone who resists is shot down.
15 September 2009
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Features

What causes child violence?

The horrific case of two brothers aged ten and 11 who violently assaulted two other boys has re-opened the issue of children and violence. The media coverage has sparked panic, with a sharp rise in calls and referrals to already stretched social workers.
15 September 2009
Letters
Letters

Letters

Gordon Brown’s tragic hypocrisy Gordon Brown has confirmed that Britain will support compensation claims being made against Libya by the families of IRA victims.
15 September 2009
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Features

US health plan is trapped by free market ideology

US president Barack Obama addressed a joint meeting of Congress last week about the need to reform the US health system, which was one of his central electoral promises. This followed months of sniping from the right.
15 September 2009
Climate change: are people part of the problem?
Features

Climate change: are people part of the problem?

Climate change is threatening the future of the planet. Millions of people around the globe are already feeling the effects of environ­mental damage and are asking what we can do to stop it.
15 September 2009
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Features

Are there just too many people?

There is another "common sense" belief that has been at the heart of much discussion on the environment for many years – that there are simply too many people on the planet.
15 September 2009
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Is there an alternative to how things are run?

If we want to produce to meet people’s needs, we need planned production to replace the anarchy of the market.
15 September 2009
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Alex Callinicos

Justification for Afghan war is collapsing

A large chunk of the already ramshackle case for the Western military occupation of Afghanistan has now collapsed.
15 September 2009
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International

Student protests in Australia

A student protest movement has exploded across Australia in recent weeks against racist attacks and the collapse of private colleges.
15 September 2009
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International

Spate of suicides in France after ‘management by terror’

Trade unionists are blaming a brutal management culture at communications giant France Telecom for a spate of suicide attempts by workers.
15 September 2009
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International

Israel steps up its drive to dominate

Barack Obama’s attempt at a new "peace process" in the Middle East is already in serious trouble.
15 September 2009