Issue 36 of Red Banner is out now, available from the above address or from good bookshops
Economical with the truth
As the recession drags on, Maeve Connaughton analyses its nature, its extent, and its possible consequences
SOCIALIST CLASSICS C L R James, World Revolution 1917-1936
Joe Conroy looks at one of the earliest books to criticise Stalinism from the left at the height of its popularity
South Africa: A revolution betrayed
Tara O’Sullivan reviews a new pamphlet on the grim reality facing black workers in the aftermath of apartheid
Cearta Sibhialta na Gaeltachta: Gluaiseacht ar chlé
Dhá scór bliain i ndiaidh bunú Ghluaiseacht Chearta Sibhialta na Gaeltachta, scrúdaíonn Aindrias Ó Cathasaigh a cuid polaitíochta
An Bhratach Dhearg
Leagan Gaeilge eile de mhóramhrán sóisialach Jim Connell
Roddy Connolly: From left to right
Mick O’Reilly traces the journey of a leading labour activist from revolutionary to reformist
The Hidden Connolly
In an article unpublished since his execution, James Connolly discusses middle-class nationalism and labour representation
Poetry
Poems for the times we live in by Peter Branson
Correspondence
Allan Armstrong replies on campaigning and internationalism