NEW SOCIALIST MAGAZINE Issue 53

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NEW SOCIALIST MAGAZINE Issue 53
September to October 2005

Signed articles do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors of New Socialist.

Editorial

Militarism, security panic & racism

Homefront

Canadian Labour Congress Convention 2005, by Alex Levant
The Legacy of Residential Schools, by Nicole Dzuba
The Future of the NDP?, by Harold Lavender

Capitalism, Violence and Women’s Lives

Occupation is not women’s liberation, by Huibin Amee Chew
Feminist Response to Male Violence, by A. Willats, M. Bonisteel & M. McLean
The Ugly Business of Women’s Beauty, by Jackie Esmonde
Review of Andrea Smith’s Conquest, by Zoe Arden & Deborah Simmons

International

The Days of May and June in Bolivia, by Jeffery R. Webber
The Zapatista Turn: One Step Forward, by Phil Hearse
Venezuela: Chavez and the Bolivarian Revolution, by Virginia de la Siega
Sri Lanka After the Tsunami, by Kshama Ranawana
France and the European Union, by Murray Smith

Culture and Reviews

Is There Sex After Marriage?, by Alan Sears
Review of George Orwell: Enigmatic Socialist, reviewed by Keith O’Regan
Pluggin’ Away: Crazy Queer Nerd Rap, by Mark Connery