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April 1920: Revolutionary General Strike in Ireland
One hundred years ago this month, workers downed tools and took over their workplaces and towns. What began…
Socialist classic ‘Divide and Rule’ republished
by Kevin Henry Today, 5 May 2020, marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Peter Hadden, a…
Top Ten Reads for Lockdown
By Amy Ferguson, Socialist Party member and Unite Hospitality branch secretary (per cap.) If you’re anything like me,…
Economic crash shows who the real wealth creators are
By Mike Murphy Plans by governments and central banks to deal with the economic consequences of the Covid-19…
Lenin — 150 years since his birth.
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known by his revolutionary alias, Vladimir Lenin, was born in the city of Simbirsk,…
Capitalism’s Covid-19 Catastrophe
Apologists for capitalism claim that the system is doing the best it can faced with a new virus in today’s complex and interconnected world.
How the Bolsheviks Treated the National Question
An "Eastern Orchestra" played for delegates during the September 1920 Baku Congress of the Peoples of the East.
Review: Big Farms Make Big Flu by Rob Wallace
By Ben Samson Covid-19 is spreading across the globe at an alarming pace, overwhelming health infrastructure and killing…
Covid-19: Capitalist market & the PPE shortage
By Conor Burke Throughout the COVID-19 crisis workers in various essential services have gone beyond the call of…
Capitalism and the Spanish Flu of 1918-1919
By Keishia Taylor The 1918-1919 “Spanish Flu” killed between 50-100 million people, more than the number of deaths…
