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Tackling the mental health crisis
by Ryan McNally Mental health services continue to be so overwhelmed by demand that people seeking help routinely…
China: 30 years since Tiananmen massacre
Anniversary of June 4 Beijing massacre set to draw record numbers at Hong Kong vigil Dikang, chinaworker.info Today…
The Revolutionary Ideas of Rosa Luxemburg
January marked the 100th anniversary of the murder of the outstanding revolutionary socialist leader, Rosa Luxemburg. In this…
Venezuela: once again in the crosshairs of imperialism
On 23 January 2019, Juan Guaidó declared himself interim president of Venezuela. Shortly afterwards, he was recognised as…
1919: Workers’ revolution shakes the world
By Cillian Gillespie “Ireland must ready itself for when Europe may be run by councils of soldiers, workers…
Germany 1918-1919: Workers’ revolution erupts
The horrors of the First World War, deteriorating living standards and the inspiring example of the Russian Revolution…
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…
Review: Feminism for the 99%
Feminism for the 99%: A Manifesto By Cinzia Arruzza, Nancy Fraser, and Tithi Bhattacharya Published by Verso, 2019…
40th anniversary of the Iranian revolution
Forty years ago, a great revolution against a dictatorial monarchy was in progress in Iran. Recalling the heroic…
Free Derry – legacy of working-class resistance
By Seamus McLaughlin Free Derry has a proud place in the history of radicalism in Northern Ireland, when…