Socialist Standard October 2008 pdf

Socialist Standard magazine October 2008 -

Front cover : ‘Princes of Thieves’ (Obama / McCain)

Editorial – ‘Who Needs Finance?’ (global economy)

Articles –
‘Ballyhoo and Baloney’ (Democrat and Republican conventions)
‘What Food Crisis?’
‘Marxism and Needs’ (in the context of environmental problems)
‘Crime and the Causes of Crime’
‘Production for Profit’

Regular features -
Pathfinders (pop science / technology) – ‘Socialism minus oil’
Material World – ‘The End of National Sovereingty?’
Pieces Together – news cuttings from mainstream media
Cooking the Books 1 (economics) – ‘Cuba’s Wage System’
Cooking the Books 2 – ‘The Fruits of Labour’ (recent John McCain comment)
50 years Ago – ‘Behind the Race Riots’
Greasy Pole – ‘When You’re Smiling’
Voice From the Back - selected news items
Free Lunch – cartoon
Plus letters, reviews, contacts, etc.

Also see www.worldsocialism.org and http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/