First published in Communist Student no.3- click on pics to go to group's website Student Respect/Socialist Worker Student Society: In all probability the largest student group (although that’s not saying much), you will find them everywhere telling you that things such as war and islamophobia are - get this - really bad. Secretly run by: The Socialist Workers ...
First published in Communist Student no.3 Surely, the left fights unequivocally for the rights of all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals? Unfortunately, it’s not so straightforward, says Nicholas Jones At first glance, it seems that the issue of rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people has reached unparalleled prevalence on the far left. Every ...
All students should read Bertell Ollman’s How to take an exam and remake the world (Black Rose Books), says Benjamin Edgar Klein I first opened this book last summer term. Faced with the daunting prospect of writing about 15,000 words and taking a seemingly endless stream of exams, I found Bertell Ollman not only provided some ...
First published in Communist Student no.3 Hip hop and radical politics make unlikely bedfellows these days. Ted North looks at one exception to the rule, the band Dead Prez Mainstream hip hop is dominated by hyper-commercialised sell-outs, whose subject matter revolves around topics as important as who has the biggest diamonds, who has had the most girls ...
First published in Communist Student no.3 The Stop the War Coalition’s student grouping has censored a critical article on the question of Iran, submitted by CS member David Isaacson - an indication of the lack of democracy that still cripples much of the left Any Facebook-using comrades who looked at the new Stop the War Students group ...
First published in Communist Student no.3 Recently, there have been plenty of stories in the news linking mental health problems and suicides with the consumption of cannabis - clearly in an effort to reverse its classification as a class C drug. James Linney looks at the issues Drug use dates back to early civilisation. Two archaeological specimens ...
First published in Communist Student no.3 by Laurie Smith In the wake of the widespread flooding in June and July of this year, the worst on record, the government’s announcement that it will continue to approve applications for building on floodplains came as a shock to many. It is estimated that the number of people at risk ...
First published in Communist Student no.3 Should communists support the campaign for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions? Dave Isaacson discusses the issue At the University and College Union's inaugural conference on May 30 2007, a motion was passed committing the union to debate the arguments for and against an academic boycott of Israeli universities. As the ...