British trade unionist and women's organizer for the Communist Party of Britain Mary Davis writes on sexism as basic a feature of capitalist globalization. Davis calls for theory that does not exclude half of humanity. PA editor Anna Bates takes on Republican Medicare reform and points to changes needed in the system to make it work for working people. W. T. Whitney surveys recent elections in Latin America that have brought progressive and socialist movements to power, which are challenging US hegemony in the hemisphere. Danny Rubin offers a historical study of the Marxist-Leninist view of political strategy and tactics. Robert Lanning gives some analysis of the concepts of class and class consciousness. Lita Tandon brings forward the question of super-exploited labor and forced labor in the production of one of our everyday pleasures – chocolate. Matt Parker examines the political and social value of the Web. PA labor editor Ben Sears provides a synopsis of the Employee Free Choice Act and asks you to get involved to help it become law. The Tudeh Party of Iran calls for solidarity with the women's liberation movement in Iran.
Also find book reviews, poetry, and much more.
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Departments:
04 Letters
05 Marxist IQ
06 Commentary
Union Yes! Supporting A Worker's Right to Choose.
By Ben Sears
Full Equality Now!
By The Tudeh Party of Iran
09 Nobody Asked Me, But...
By Don Sloan
10 Book Reviews
The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood.
Reviewed by Alejandra Juárez
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Reviewed by Tony Pecinovsky
12 Poetry
The Extra Mile
By Michael Shepler
Kissinger to Head Investigation into September 11 Terror
By Andy Croft
Into the New World
By Catherine Anderson
41 Fiction
The Earthquake of Sangerhausen
By Helga Schütz
Features:
20- Cover Story
Beyond Equality: Class, Gender and Race Today.
Racism and sexism underpin global capitalism.
By Mary Davis
14.- Oscars: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
The best movie picks of 2006.
By Michael Shepler
16.- Candy Coated Exploitation.
Chocolate is a guilty pleasure because of how it is made not because of what it does to the waistline.
By Lita Tandon
18.- Some Social Implications of the Web.
The Web is changing how political action is conceived and done.
By Matt Parker
24.- Class and Class Consciousness.
Class is more than just social position. It is also defined by how we think and act.
By Robert Lanning
28.- Managing Change: A History of Marxist Strategy and Tactics.
Socialism is the goal, but what steps do we need to take to get there?
By Danny Rubin
34.- Continental Drift? Latin America Moves Left.
Recent elections in Latin America have brought progressive and socialist forces to power.
By W. T. Whitney
38.- Why Bush's Medicare Drug Plan is Just Plain Wrong.
Bush's corporate privatizing agenda is out to destroy Medicare.
By Anna Bates
44.- Movimiento continental? America Latina se mueve hacia la izquierda.
Por W. T. Whitney
