What’s in the June/July 2008 issue

Taking on the far right

Cover story
Making music matter-love music hate racism
Lena De Casparis and Alex Nunns report on the carnival against racism

Underdog politics
Norway’s Magnus Marsdal takes a long, hard look at the right- wing populism gathering pace across Europe

Nothing is more important
Jon Cruddas and Nick Lowles respond to Magnus Marsdal over the far-right challenge facing the left in Britain

Hammering the BNP
Following the local elections Stuart Weir insists on the importance of arguing back

National

Another politics is possible
Deborah Littman on London Citizens, a new kind of politics in the capital

Essay
When the bucks stop
Jim Stanford looks at the global financial crisis and what it means to the left

Culture

Smoking the celestial dream (extract online)
As the western world winds its way through the 40th anniversaries of 1968 and the ‘summer of love’, Steve Platt considers the great dope myths of the ‘counter culture’ and its enemies

Nobody does it better
Sort out your suncream and your waterproofs and get ready for the British summer festival season, says Stuart Clarke. With our ‘Best of British’ festival listings

The power to prevail
The Human Rights Watch international film festival promised to highlight the power of the human spirit. Angela Saini wasn’t disappointed

What do they know of cricket?
Cricket writers often have a radical pedigree that surprises. Mike Marqusee and Rob Steen round up some of the best cricket books

Art and politics special

Life in the art world part 2
Peter Suchin, Rena Gimpel, the Free Art Collective and others respond to John Slyce and Peter Kennard’s article on art and social change from our last issue

International

Ocupar, Producir, Resistir
Dave Whyte and Leticia Gavernet tell the story of Argentina’s ‘recovered factories’ movement

A different picture
Claire Davenport looks at how the media is reporting the war in Iraq

The architecture of occupation
Sarah Irving shows us the historic city of Nablus being reshaped by urban warfare and Michael Kustow offers a dramatic introduction to the work of architect Eyal Weizman

Keeping women down
Journalist and photographer Chris Sands on the suffocation of Afghanistan’s women

Colombia focus
Colombia’s civil war spills over
In a remarkable interview, Ecuador’s president, Rafael Correa gives a savage account of his Colombian counterpart, preside Alvaro Uribe

Blood on Britain’s hands
Why is the government supporting Colombia’s army? Jeremy Dear argues that a change of policy is overdue

Plus regulars

Agony Subcomandauntie
Do what I say, not what I inhale

Asylum Watch
A grim alternative to detention

Plattitudes
The world according to Steve Platt

Temperature Gauge
Stefan Skrimshire on catastrophism

Natural Born Rebel
Jackie Schneider talks to Andrea d’Cruz

Booktopia
George Monbiot

Rearview
Firehouse Kustom Rockart Company

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Smoking the celestial dream by Steve Platt
Curb your catastrophism by Stefan Skrimshire
A grim alternative to detaining children by Laura Del Nevo
When the bucks stop by Jim Stanford
Another politics is possible by Deborah Littman
Making music matter by Alex Nunns, Lena de Casparis
Blood on Britain’s hands by Jeremy Dear
Underdog politics by Magnus Marsdal
New limbs for the left by Hilary Wainwright
The power to prevail by Angela Saini
Nothing is more important by Jon Cruddas, Nick Lowles
Do what I say, not what I inhale
Colombia’s civil war spills over by Gorka Castillo
A different picture by Claire Davenport
Hammering the BNP by Stuart Weir
This is what you do by Michael Kustow

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	Please support Red Pepper, make a donation today	What’s in the June/July 2008 issue Subscribe Editorial New limbs for the left Taking on the far right Cover story Making music matter-love music hate racism Lena De Casparis and Alex Nunns report on the carnival against racism Underdog politics Norway’s Magnus Marsdal takes a long, hard look at the right- wing populism gathering pace across Europe Nothing is more important Jon Cruddas and Nick Lowles respond to Magnus Marsdal over the far-right challenge facing the left in Britain Hammering the BNP Following the local elections Stuart Weir insists on the importance of arguing back National Another politics is possible Deborah Littman on London Citizens, a new kind of politics in the capital Essay When the bucks stop Jim Stanford looks at the global financial crisis and what it means to the left Culture Smoking the celestial dream (extract online) As the western world winds its way through the 40th anniversaries of 1968 and the ‘summer of love’, Steve Platt considers the great dope myths of the ‘counter culture’ and its enemies Nobody does it better Sort out your suncream and your waterproofs and get ready for the British summer festival season, says Stuart Clarke. With our ‘Best of British’ festival listings The power to prevail The Human Rights Watch international film festival promised to highlight the power of the human spirit. Angela Saini wasn’t disappointed What do they know of cricket? Cricket writers often have a radical pedigree that surprises. Mike Marqusee and Rob Steen round up some of the best cricket books Art and politics special Life in the art world part 2 Peter Suchin, Rena Gimpel, the Free Art Collective and others respond to John Slyce and Peter Kennard’s article on art and social change from our last issue International Ocupar, Producir, Resistir Dave Whyte and Leticia Gavernet tell the story of Argentina’s ‘recovered factories’ movement A different picture Claire Davenport looks at how the media is reporting the war in Iraq The architecture of occupation Sarah Irving shows us the historic city of Nablus being reshaped by urban warfare and Michael Kustow offers a dramatic introduction to the work of architect Eyal Weizman Keeping women down Journalist and photographer Chris Sands on the suffocation of Afghanistan’s women Colombia focus Colombia’s civil war spills over In a remarkable interview, Ecuador’s president, Rafael Correa gives a savage account of his Colombian counterpart, preside Alvaro Uribe Blood on Britain’s hands Why is the government supporting Colombia’s army? Jeremy Dear argues that a change of policy is overdue Plus regulars Agony Subcomandauntie Do what I say, not what I inhale Asylum Watch A grim alternative to detention Plattitudes The world according to Steve Platt Temperature Gauge Stefan Skrimshire on catastrophism Natural Born Rebel Jackie Schneider talks to Andrea d’Cruz Booktopia George Monbiot Rearview Firehouse Kustom Rockart Company Subscribe Please support Red Pepper, make a donation today Mail a friend about this article, "What’s in the June/July 2008 issue" or post it to: Delicious Facebook StumbleUpon reddit Shoutwire newsvine NowPublic Digg	Also in this section: Smoking the celestial dream by Steve Platt Curb your catastrophism by Stefan Skrimshire A grim alternative to detaining children by Laura Del Nevo When the bucks stop by Jim Stanford Another politics is possible by Deborah Littman Making music matter by Alex Nunns, Lena de Casparis Blood on Britain’s hands by Jeremy Dear Underdog politics by Magnus Marsdal New limbs for the left by Hilary Wainwright The power to prevail by Angela Saini Nothing is more important by Jon Cruddas, Nick Lowles Do what I say, not what I inhale Colombia’s civil war spills over by Gorka Castillo A different picture by Claire Davenport Hammering the BNP by Stuart Weir This is what you do by Michael Kustow


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