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40 UnDER THE RaDaR Shell to Sea 46 asyLUm WaTCH A fake friend 47 naTURaL BORn REBEL Win one day 57 gUERRILLa gUIDE Unionising your workplace 66 BOOKTOPIa Jill Robinson 67 REaRvIEW Black Panther: Emory Douglas

58 CHE: a gRaPHIC BIOgRaPHy Red Pepper publishes extracts from Spain RoDRiguez’S new graphic novel telling the story of Che’s life 61 a BROaDER BRITannIa England’s World Cup qualifying campaign takes fans to some far-flung places, Belarus this year, Kazakhstan and Ukraine in 2009. MaRk peRRyMan argues the case for a fan-led popular internationalism 62 THE PaTROn saInT Of sanDaL-WEaRERs From sexual freedom to recycling, Edward Carpenter cuts a surprisingly modern radical figure. Sheila RowboThaM and MaTThew beauMonT write

COvER ILLUsTRaTIOn Tom Lynton www.tomlynton.com 32 CRITICIsm Is nOT EnOUgH Does the left have an alternative to New Labour? By JeReMy gilbeRT 38 UP In smOKE DeRek wall looks at the many dangers of burning our waste 42 a REBEL WITH many CaUsEs We pay tribute to iRene bRuegel

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CHangE WE Can aCHIEvE bill FleTcheR JR reflects on President-elect Obama’s victory and offers a legislative agenda for his first 100 days THE fIRsT 100 Days bill FleTcheR JR imagines a ‘people’s agenda’ to kick-start the change we need

afTER THE mELTDOWn With Barack Obama heading for the White House, williaM gReiDeR , FRanceS Fox piven , Doug henwooD , aRun gupTa and naoMi klein discuss the financial crisis – and what should be done

44 PICTORIaL: WaTER WaRs Photographer STeFano SeRRa captures scenes from daily life without an adequate water supply in the occupied West Bank

48 THE THREaT Of THE gOOD ExamPLE Bolivia’s experiment with economic and political democracy needs our solidarity and contains much we can learn from. By SaMuel gRove and pablo navaRReTe

52 LaLIT KOnTInyE linDSey collen reports on the legacy of banishment, colonisation and the machinery of war on Diego Garcia

18 WHaT KInD Of CRIsIs? hugo RaDice delves through the layers of the financial crisis 22 THE WORLD, afTER KEynEs STuaRT hollanD looks for a new role for the state 25 If nOT CaPITaLIsm, WHaT?

leo paniTch , Robin blackbuRn , MaRTin Ryle , kaTe SopeR , and Michel bauwenS consider alternatives to neoliberalism

This section continues on www.redpepper.org.uk

anDRew lin on debates and alternatives in China JiM JeppS on the Green New Deal Mick McaTeeR on credit unions gRahaM TuRneR on the crunch

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