No. 896   /  Dec. 1, 2002
(Uploaded Dec. 11)

◇  The Deceptive 6 Trillion Yen Supplementary Budget
  　   TA 2 Trillion Yen Tax Shortfall
          A Symbol of the Shelving of the “Structural Reforms”

◇　Editorial:  Government Sophistry Regarding “Forced
                             Immigration” of Koreans During the War
　　　　 Were These Koreans “Japanese Nationals”?

◇　Series: The Non-Stop Issuing of National Bonds
　　　　 Where is “Financial Reconstruction” Headed? (#6)
                −The Road is the One We Passed Through Once
                −To the Virtual "Acceptance by Bank of Japan"

 ◇　Swollen Government Finances: The Deepening Crisis of Capital
　　　　 [1965]  Embarking on the Issuing of Government Bonds
                —Citing the Biggest Postwar Recession as an Excuse
　　　　 [1970s]  Booming Japan and Runaway Inflation
                      —Massive Profits for Corporations and Suffering for the Masses
　　　　 [1980s]  Money Glut is Channeled to Stocks and Real Estate
                      —The Stock Market Soars from 12,000 to 40,000 Yen   

◇　The Stupidity of the “Precedence Tax Reduction” 
　　　   The "Tax Receipts Balance Through Years" is a Scam 

◇　Regional Reports: Reactionaries Lash Back at Coeducation
　　　           Exposing Their Sexist Ideas      (Saitama)　

◇　Expanding Use of Temp Workers and Short-Term Labor
          The Emergence of Legislation for Firing Workers
          Moves by the Government and Capital to Revise the Labor Laws

◇　Turning Education into a Private Company
　　　　  The Rule of Capital Everywhere

◇　Series: Looking at the Book “Kokumin no geijutsu” (National Art)
　　　　 More Nonsense From “Tsukuru-Kai” (Group for Textbook Reform) (#3)
                  −The Denial of the Historical Development of Humanity

◇　Ishiba Shigeru’s theory of “Our Defense”
　　　   An Iron Fist Under the Velvet Glove

◇　Book Review: “History of the Meiji Plutocracy” by Yokoyama Gennosuke
         The Dark Side of the Accumulation of Wealth by Early Capitalists

◇　A Symbol of a Hopeless Society
　　　   The Percentage of High School Graduates Finding Work is the Lowest on Record

◇　Candidates “Defecting” to Other Parties
         A Sign of Decaying Parliamentary Politics