DEMOCRATIC GREEN SOCIALIST

Democratic Green Socialist is a bi-monthly online magazine

for socialism, independence, the environment and peace.

'For those who think outside the box.'

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Over the past 18 months Democratic Green Socialist online magazine has become one of the most widely read and original publications on the left. We have been consistent advocates of left unity in Scotland and internationally, and proponents of a new socialist vision for the 21st century. DGS online magazine has always been and will continue to be free to view, but now we are appealing to you, our readers and supporters, to help us develop the work and profile of the magazine, and to enable us to move towards production of a hardcopy version of the magazine. You can do this by making a one off, or occasional, donation to the magazine through our paypal account (click below), or by printing off a standing order form (click here) and making a regular monthly donation by standing order to our account.

Contents:

Editorial: The General Election

Issues and Campaigns: John Wight on The Chilcot Inquiry , Stephen Mowat on Housing, Finance and the Credit Crunch , Fatal Flaws in Council Exposed by Sheltered Housing Tenants, John Aberdein on a victory against service cuts in Orkney, Scotland Against Criminalising Communities statement on Atif Siddique.

Culture: Mina Penrose reviews the years big screen science fiction hits Avatar and District 9 from a left perspective.Gary Fraser asks Was Elvis racist?

Science: Steve Arnott and Joanne Telfer on The Copenhagen Summit

Your letters: inc. Cadbury job losses, is DGS a Stalinist apologist? TUSC and left unity, are the SDL fascists or just football hooligans?

Good Ideas: As part of our occasional series on good ideas from the left, Graham Jepps introduces the North East Art Collective

Historical: A social history of the British Police part 1, by Gary Fraser

The Big Idea: John Wight argues The case for a maximum wage

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