frontline issue eight

Frontline is the bi-monthly journal of the International Socialist Movement, A Marxist Platform in the Scottish Socialist Party.
ISSN 1476-4773

Editor - Frances Curran
Layout and Production - Alister Black
Subscription and Distribution - Peter Johnstone
Contributors - Murray Smith, Steve Arnott, Richie Venton, Alister Black, Phil Hearse, Nick McKerrill, Kenny McEwan
Design by Sabotage Graphics
Printed by Clydeside Press, Glasgow

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• Editorial The world economy in crisis.
• Trade Unions As the left win victories in the leadership of Amicus-AEEU and the PCS Ritchie Venton, trade union organiser for the SSP, looks at the prospects for the trade unions in the coming period.
• One Year of the 'War on Terrorism' Phil Hearse looks at the first year of the 'war against terrorism'. What is the strategy of US imperialism and with an attack against Iraq on the agenda, what should the anti-war movement do?
• The United Front Today Nick McKerrill examines the question of the United Front. What do they mean in the 21st century, and is the SSP just another 'united front'?
• Where is the SWP going? Murray Smith takes a detailed look at the origins of the SWP and the political direction it is taking within the SSP, the Socialist Alliance and internationally.
• Venezuela: The End of 'Chavism'? Venezuela's Hugo Chavez has outraged the USA with his populist policies and links to Fidel Castro and Colombia's FARC rebels. But in the aftermath of a failed coup against him, we look at the prospects for 'Chavism'.
• The Rise of Political Islam How did Islam become a political force in the world? What next for this religion? We present an article by Iranian communist Manzoor Hekmat, who died recently.
• Science The great Darwinism debate. One Marxists view by Steve Arnott.
• Carravagio Kenny McEwan looks at Italian realist painter Carravagio.
• dot.communism In our regular column on the wired world Alister Black looks at blogging.