What can an internet-surfing generation learn from the struggle of workers, soldiers and peasants 90 years ago? Abbie Bakan celebrates the Russian Revolution of October 1917
Much has been written about the American Civil War, but less is known about the decisive role of black soldiers in the conflict. Michael Bradley unearths the role of free blacks and escaped slaves whose heroism helped secure victory against the Confederate South and ended slavery.
Author Paul Gilroy tells Brian Richardson why he hopes images of past moments of everyday life and struggle will inspire a new generation
Anyone who has recently tried to obtain a mortgage or loan will have known Northern Rock long before the current crisis broke - it was a byword for favourable rates.
The sight of Gordon Brown greeting Margaret Thatcher warmly at the door of Number 10 must have left most Labour supporters aghast.
We are encouraged to believe that capitalism is the natural and only way for people to live. But, unexpectedly, for all their faults, glimpses of other cultures in TV programmes like Tribe can show that there are alternative, more equitable ways of running society.
The ecological relationship between human society and the planet's environment has become a major preoccupation for thousands of people around the world.
As we go to press the financial panic that made the headlines across the world in August seems to have subsided.
The election season in Pakistan has brought a feeling of disenchantment with parliamentary politics for a large section of the country.
Readers may remember a story in the July/August edition of Socialist Review about a campaign by McDonald's to change the dictionary definition of "McJob" to something a little more PR friendly. They have, however, found little success.
"If you don't know who employs you, you can lose your job at any time," said a Polish hotel worker. "I feel this insecurity about my future in England. There are no rules here."
The prime minister has asked Commission for Equalities and Human Rights chair Trevor Phillips to organise a strategy for tackling the appeal of gangs by using senior black military figures in the belief that teenagers will look up to them as role models. The logic seems to be that it is far better for them to get shot in Basra than in Brixton.
