| New Statesman - Monday 12 May 2008 |
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 Selection of articles from the British weeklyFeatures A murky outcome Andrew Stephen After the North Carolina and Indiana primaries, the Democrats are increasingly backed into a corner Humanity's last rage Peter Wilby Was it a great beginning . . . or just the final great street festival before the darkness closed in? Peter Wilby wonders whether the year changed everything - or nothing at all Noam Chomsky on 1968 All along the watchtower Greil Marcus It was a year of horror and bad faith Are you a 1968 sell-out ? Daniel Trilling Test yourself - are you still true to the spirit of 1968? A boys' year Anna Coote It was men who led the demos. We weren't aware of what would soon be called women's liberation, writes Anna Coote. But then we caught the mood The French revolution Paul Johnson In May '68, Paul Johnson, the then editor of the New Statesman, extolled Parisian student power in an impassioned article, abridged here, entitled "The new spectre haunting Europe" Signs of the times Michael Bywater An exhibition of posters and photographs from the Paris rebellion is irresistible, but tricky out of context Tony Benn: 1968 and me Sholto Byrnes So, where was the Labour Party in the year of revolution and street protests? The great conscience of the left recalls a time when even he was considered a "fascist" Eric Hobsbawm on 1968 The Marxist historian casts his eyes back 40 years Regulars New Statesman Leader - If Labour fails to act on its beliefs now, then when will it? Brown will not win the hearts of the people until he combines his competence with a clear moral vision Politics - Culture of denial Martin Bright Ministers say they will listen and learn. But the message they will hear won't offer them much cheer Arts & Culture Enter the dragon Flora Bagenal Choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and sculptor Antony Gormley were drawn to the legendary Shaolin monastery. The reality they uncovered was not what they'd expected Cultural revolution Lisa Blackmore The Chávez government attracts attention for its social and political programmes, yet its effect on Venezuela's art scene has been just as striking. Books A hundred years ago the job of screenwriter didn't exist in the early film business; today the script is the keystone of all movie production. The Hollywood screenwriter and director Chris Weitz reviews a history of the trade Reviewed by Chris Weitz
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