Month: October 2017
9 posts
Review: Our Revolution by Bernie Sanders
By Jess Spear Bernie Sanders’ campaign for the American presidency was without doubt the biggest political movement in…
The Spanish State: Its Francoist and repressive roots
By Kevin McLoughlin It’s just two generations ago that people in the Spanish State suffered under the brutal military police…
North: Irish language becomes a sectarian football
By Kevin Henry The current political impasse in the North continues in the wake of two election campaigns…
Irish Rail strike: Workers take a stand to defend pay & conditions
By Katia Hancke Irish Rail workers are due to go on strike at the end of October. The…
Establishment attempt to overturn Citizens Assembly proposals
By Diana O’Dwyer A year ago, there was a sudden outbreak of tone policing of the abortion rights…
Eyewitness Report: Catalonia and the struggle against Francoist repression
Socialist Party member and Solidarity TD Mick Barry visited Catalonia in the days before and after the 1…
North: Boeing bust-up threatens thousands of skilled jobs
Nationalise Bombardier! A brewing international trade dispute is threatening thousands of jobs in Northern Ireland. One thousand workers…
Che Guevara 50 years on – revolutionary socialist and fighter
Fifty years after his death, the image of Che Guevara is familiar to most people. A fashion statement…
General strikes and mass demonstration in Barcelona: Eyewitness report
Mick Barry, Solidarity TD and a member of the Socialist Party, gives an eyewitness report on yesterday’s general…