May 2008

"All theory is grey, dear friend, but the golden tree of life springs evergreen."

Goethe 1749-1832

• Editorial - Why the hounding of the Sheridan Seven is an attack on the whole left
• Issues - With the anniversary of the SNP's first year in power fast approaching, Steve Arnott examines the rising support for independence , Leah Ganley on a woman's right to choose,Norma Anderson on the rise and demise of the SSP ,
• Science - Joanne Telfer discusses Perspectives for the planet .
• Culture & Politics - Praise of John Rae , a socialist poem of arctic exploration from Saltire prize winning writer John Aberdein, Liz Walker investigates the work of sculptor Antony Gormley, Steve Arnott explores Marx's journalistic writings.
• The Big Idea - Gary Fraser Taking crime seriously.

June 2008

"If you build it, they will come." The Voice, Field of Dreams.

• Editorial - Wendy Alexander's referendum u-turn, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill.
• Issues - Shirley Gibb on ID cards and the database state, Norma Anderson reports on the Defend Sheridan Seven Rally, Anne Macleod examines issues of sexual crime and justice in relation to the Free Chris Wiles campaign.
• Science - Steve Arnott appreciates the late, great Arthur C Clarke's Life in Science and Fiction.
• Culture - Gary Fraser on Bob Dylan and the Left, Anne Edmonds picks 10 films socialists should see before they die.
• The Big Idea - Luke Ivory on Racism, Immigration and Globalisation.
• Eulogy -Tribute to the late Jay Bailey
• & Letters - Your Views.

Aug 2008

"Nothing human is alien to me" - Favourite Maxim of Karl Marx (from Karl Marx, Francis Wheen)

• Editorial - Attacks on incapacity benefit: New Labour’s new assault on the ill; public sector workers' strike
• Issues - As the American Presidential race hots up, Donald Morrison asks What Colour is Barack Obama? Norma Anderson on the fight for Affordable Homes Michelle Brown asks what does sustainable development mean for working class communities
• Science - Steve Arnott reviews Richard Dawkins new series The Genius of Charles Darwin
• Culture - As the new football season gets under way under the increasing domination of big business and foreign capital, Luke Ivory asks Where now for the working class game? , Hugh Kerr on the politics of opera
• Special Feature – Cuba: Four personal perspectives Socialists from different backgrounds who have visited Cuba in the recent past record their impressions of the revolutionary state on America’s doorstep
• The Big Idea - As domestic energy prices go through the roof Steve Mowat and Steve Arnott expose The Great Energy Con.
• & Letters - Your Views.