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Socialist Standard magazine November 2010 - 

Editorial – ‘Class war: we’re all in it together’

Articles -

‘Not disillusioned enough’

Obama’s followers are not half as disillusioned as they need to be.



‘World poverty: cause and effects’

How should poverty be measured, if at all?



‘Politics in Africa’

Political leaders in Africa are reluctant to relinquish power through the medium of the ballot box.



‘Slums and Slumps: Housing under Capitalism’

Housing problems show how reforms cannot banish capitalism’s problems.



‘Against religion’

The pope recently attacked “aggressive secularists” and “extremist atheists”. Here’s the Socialist Standard’s reply.



‘Housing in capitalism and socialism’

Today the very rich own multiple mansions while the very poor sleep on the streets.



‘Disabled or not enabled?’

Capitalism sees the unproductive disabled as a drain on profits. Socialism will promote the good life and society for all, regardless of health condition



Regular features - 

Pathfinders (science / technology) – re. Chilean miners, and toxic spill in the Danube 

Material World – ‘The Caspian Sea: oil and gas versus caviar’

Pieces Together – news cuttings from mainstream media

Cooking the Books 1 (economics) – ‘Cable and capitalism’

Cooking the Books 2 - ‘Pocket Money’

50 Years Ago – ‘Right to Strike’

Voice From the Back - selected news items

Free Lunch – cartoon

Book Reviews – 

‘Red plenty’, by Francis Spufford

‘23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism’, by Ha-Joon Chang

‘Chinese and African Perspectives on China in Africa’, eds Axel Harneit-Sievers, Stephen Marks and Sanusha Naidu