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Socialist Standard | The Socialist Party of Great Britain
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"So the 'isolationist' section of the ruling class has won control of political power in the United States." - Editorial: "Trump Triumphs"

#SocialistStandard #1444 examines Trump's election win, the cover story being about climate change, the catastrophic floods in Spain, and the likely impact of the POTUS Elect's denialism.
Also included, the fourth part of an analysis of a speech by William Morris; a rather ⬇️

Bookwomble ... sneery, supercilious article on religions, the content of which I'm broadly in agreement with, the tone of which I found condescending and grating; articles on poverty and taxation; whether capitalism was historical inevitable, and; a review of an investigation by Hope Not Hate into big business funding of far right groups and alt-right "research" into "race science". Rounded off with some reviews of books I won't read, and a Marxist view ⬇️ 3w
Bookwomble ... of long-running radio soap opera, The Archers! 🚜
It's rarely a barrel of laughs, the Socialist Standard, but I am finding it interesting, and having come to the end of my free trial subscription, I'm going to pay for one.
The full issue can be downloaded as a pdf here: https://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/socialist-standard/2020s/2024/no-1444-decemb... 3w
CarolynM I think it might be worth it just for the Marxist take on The Archers 🤣 3w
Bookwomble @CarolynM It wasn't an in-depth analysis, but it was an interesting "And Finally..." segment ? 3w
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