August Socialist Standard

Hi all

the August edition of the Socialist Standard is online. See:

http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/standardonline/index.html

Articles in this month's edition:

Globalisation - what does it mean?
We begin a two-part article on the continuing surge in capitalist
globalisation. This month we deal with the globalisation of capital.

Foreign takeovers: a non-issue
A recent poll shows public opinion in Britain is becoming
increasingly perturbed by the changing ownership of the companies
that make up the British economy, but does it matter to workers who
owns the company that exploits them?

Who Are the Looters?
A year after hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans we look at what
was a media obsession at the time.

For whom the bell tolled
This summer has seen commemorations for the 70th anniversary of the
beginning of the Spanish Civil war remains a conflict shrouded in
myth, heroism and controversy.

The Battle of the Somme
The recent 90th anniversary of the human tragedy of the Somme saw
the politicians, the churches and the organisations charged with
remembrance giving history a makeover.

There are also the regular reviews, letters and looks at science and
economics.

Graham