Divide and rule / The human cost of prisons for profit

A Proletarian reader recounts his best friend’s descent into despair and eventual suicide while imprisoned on an indeterminate sentence. This article has been previously published in the Morning Star.

British politics / Health warning: Austerity kills

The truth is out, notwithstanding official attempts to cover it up.

Proletarian news / Industry matters: Amazon unveiled

Syria / Imperialism raises the stakes in Syria

Meanwhile, crude attempts to manipulate public opinion proliferate.

Lebanon / The last thing Lebanon needs is a phony ‘Arab Spring’

Regime change under the present conditions would be a disaster for Lebanon.

Ukraine / Ukraine: Neither political chicanery nor naked aggression can save Poroshenko

With deadly splits opening up within the fascist camp and Russia standing firm on the border, the prospects for imperialism’s chosen stooges do not look good.

Culture / Book: Go Set a Watchman

A poignant tale of the difficulties of breaking away from reactionary traditions.

Working-class history / What did the Indian workers do for us?

Harpal Brar gives a short history of the significant contribution made by the IWA (GB) to the British working-class movement, and points the way forward.