10 BEYOND THE TALIBANMOHAMMAD ASIF looks

at the roots of the Pashtun resistance

12 A BRIEF HISTORYTo understand Afghanistan today, we need to look at

the part played by competing imperial powers in its past. JANE SHALLICE offers a guide

18 WATCHING THE WATCHERS‘Sousveillance’ turns the cameras on those who

normally do the surveillance. By CLARE COATMAN

20 FROM ORGREAVE TO THE CITYPolice brutality is nothing new. RHIAN JONES

compares the recent history with today

21 OFF THE BALLSTEVE POWELL from the Football Supporters’

Federation calls foul on police action against fans

22 GIVE IT ARRESTTARIQ MEHMOOD tells how he suffered at the hands

of police stop and search

23 STOP AND SEARCHThe Terrorism Act dramatically increased police

powers. DAVID MERY gives the lowdown

28 ESSAY: FEELBAD BRITAIN AND THE FUTURE OF THE LEFT

PAT DEVINE and DAVID PURDY argue that the left’s lack of a positive project allowed neoliberalism to triumph. With responses by ALEX NUNNS and SIOBHAN MCGUIRK

16 THE STATE OF THE MOVEMENTANDY BOWMAN asks: did the G20 protests unite the left?

24 APATHY OF THE DISCONTENTEDIn the light of the Euro-elections, LEIGH PHILLIPS asks

who pulls the strings in Europe. Plus an interview with Swedish MEP CARL SCHLYTER

43 EDUCATE, AGITATE, OCCUPY!KATE FERGUSON reports from the occupation of the

Visteon car parts factory in north London

46 STEVE COHEN: A TRIBUTESTEVE COHEN was a fierce opponent of racism in all its

forms and a pioneer of the No Borders movement

50 PHOTO ESSAY: NO LAND’S MENThe EU’s harsh immigration policies mean Calais is

witnessing a humanitarian crisis unheard of in modern western Europe. ALEX CLARKE reports

55 AFTER THE HANDSHAKEHow far do Barack Obama’s policies point to a change in

US/Latin American relations? By GRACE LIVINGSTONE

36 MELTDOWN POLITICSLARRY ELLIOTT reviews Paul

Mason’s new book Meltdown

38 AVOIDING A GREEN BAD DEAL

Investing our hopes in green growth or new technological fixes will not avert the climate crisis. So what will? By OSCAR REYES

41 WHAT’S THE DEAL?DAVY JONES talks

green new deal with CAROLINE LUCAS

COVER I LLUSTRATION by Matt Littler Artist, illustrator, maverick and alleged ex-Hollyoaks cast member Matt Littler is here to help. Matt is happy doing editorial, advertising, special projects or random requests. No mundane options is his mantra www.zikotown.com matt@zikotown.com

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