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Ron's rages are sincere and — according to his wife — healthily cathartic. But can these splenetic outbursts loosen the grip of capitalism at its most monstrous?
Assault on a continent exposed
A new Communist Party pamphlet looks into the ongoing pillage carried out by the West in Africa, says Kenny Coyle
ANGUS REID considers the power of the podcast as a vehicle for consensus building in opposition to mainstream media narratives
GLENN FOSBRAEY recommends a biography worth reading for both existing George Michael fans and those yet to be converted
FRANCIS DEVINE introduces a new collection of essays that draws on Pease McKenna’s example to indicate future paths for the movement
KEVIN DONNELLY and MARIA DUARTE review Shoot the People, The Last One For The Road, Rosebush Pruning, and Moana
JAMES WALSH recommends an exceptional documentary about the experience of Western doctors in Gaza
The New Scramble for Africa (CPB, £2) Available from the CPB.
With the musical monstrosity that is Band Aid 30 in the charts, the image of Africa as a helpless victim saved only by the kindly condescension of the West is back again.
Different words, same old tune.
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JOE GILL appreciates a lucid demonstration of how capital today is an outgrowth of the colonial economy
GUILLERMO THOMAS is persuaded by a scathing critique of the Church of England and its embeddedness in imperialism