Month: July 2017
9 posts
Review: The Handmaid’s Tale
Created by Bruce Miller Hulu, 2017 Reviewed by Eleanor Malone The acclaim awarded to The Handmaid’s Tale is…
Trust people, not the Dáil, to deliver abortion rights
The Citizens’ Assembly on abortion rights was set up under pressure from the Repeal movement. It surprised the conservative Dail when it recommended that women and pregnant people be trusted - that abortion should be legalised upon request up to 12 weeks; for socio-economic reasons up to 22 weeks; for health; and for fatal foetal abnormality.
“Corbynomics” & the need to challenge capitalism
By Kevin McLoughlin If the leaking of Jeremy Corbyn’s manifesto mid-way through the long election campaign was designed…
Climate change: Trump tears up Paris agreement
By William Foley Trump’s decision to remove the US from the Paris climate agreement shows that he represents…
Review: No Is Not Enough – Defeating the New Shock Politics
Naomi Klein’s incisive ability to speak truth to power is precisely why she’s one of the most popular contemporary left-wing authors and commentators in the world.
Leo Varadkar: Unapologetic Thatcherite assumes power
The election of Leo Varadkar, first as leader of Fine Gael, then as Taoiseach, has been hailed by…
Dáil committee on repeal: Allow vote on Citizens’ Assembly proposals
By Diana O’Dwyer A special Oireachtas Committee has now been set up to consider what proposal should be…
Breaking the rules of a rigged game – join the socialists today!
By Eddie McCabe It’s not a coincidence that three Socialist Party members who are Solidarity public reps were…
Jobstown is innocent: A rotten stitch up exposed
By Cillian Gillespie “The news has just come through from the Central Criminal Court and I am the…