Month: January 2015
11 posts
Vote Yes and fight all homophobic laws
By Conor Payne The most recent opinion poll shows an enormous 76% support for the upcoming referendum on…
Water charges: Mass non-payment is key to victory
By David Vallely With the New Year upon us, a new phase in the water charges struggle has…
Joe Higgins on the politics of right-wing populism
By Joe Higgins TD A General Election looms. It cannot be delayed beyond April of next year. However,…
The deadly legacy of health cuts
By Michael O’Brien Back in August I was given a glimpse of the developing crisis situation in Beaumont…
Blog from Athens: Paul Murphy on Syriza victory
The ideological wall saying ‘There Is No Alternative’ to austerity has been decisively breached. In so doing, they have blown a breath of fresh air across Europe – giving hope in Ireland, Spain, Portugal and elsewhere that the austerity nightmare can be brought to an end.
The Revolutionary Legacy of Malcolm X
By Eljeer Hawkins “The centerpiece of Malcolm’s political project was to internationalise the condition of Black peoples in…
Greece: Prospect of Syriza victory raises workers’ hopes
It’s generally accepted here and internationally that Syriza will win. In the last week there is a small increase for Syriza in the opinion polls – of about 1%. Really this is a stabilisation of Syriza’s lead. Including abstentions, Syriza’s support stands around 25-27%, discounting these it rises to about 30-33% – close to, but not sufficient for, a majority government.
Horrific terror attacks in Paris
By Cillian Gillespie The first week of January witnessed horror on the streets of Paris with the horrific…
Obscene wealth: Richest 1% owns 48% of world’s wealth
The Oxfam report on global wealth distribution which has been published this month exposes the massive wealth inequality which exists today, and the poverty which the vast majority of the world’s population lives in.
Greece: Towards a Syriza government?
Interview with Andros Payiatsos, Xekinima (CWI in Greece)