Month: April 2019
29 posts
Germany 1918-1919: Workers’ revolution erupts
The horrors of the First World War, deteriorating living standards and the inspiring example of the Russian Revolution…
US: 31,000 Stop and Shop workers strike across New England
By Elan Axelbank – Every contract cycle workers have to fight to keep the benefits we have earned.…
Killing of Lyra McKee: No going back
The killing of Lyra McKee has sent a wave of shock across Derry and the North. Lyra was…
Assange arrest: Imperialism’s revenge for exposure of dirty wars
By Dave Carr (Socialist Party in England and Wales) After seven years of self-imposed exile in the Ecuadorian…
Israeli State tightens the screws on Palestinians
By Conor Payne On March 26 and 27, Israel launched air strikes on Gaza. The Gaza Ministry of…
Can the US and China end their trade war?
Trump’s “easy to win” trade war drags on despite intensive efforts to make a deal The US-China trade…
Algeria in Revolt
By Myriam Poizat On February 22, Algerian president Bouteflika’s announcement to stand for a fifth term in office…
Capitalism & Period Poverty
By Ingrid Doyle For a growing number of women, trans and gender non-conforming people, periods are not just…
Limerick Soviet 1919 “The Bottom Dog” Revolts
By Aislinn O’Keefe and Dominic Haugh The period in Ireland after 1917 Ireland saw a wave of strikes…
Referendum in May Vote YES – Remove all restrictions on Divorce
By Paul Murphy TD “Hello Divorce – Bye Bye Daddy” was a key slogan of the right-wing No…