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Why challenging the myth of Irish exceptionalism is crucial to building the anti-fascist movement
By Yash Sinojia “You can’t be Irish and racist” has gained prominence in recent years as far-right rhetoric…
Socialism 101: Is capitalism destroying the planet?
By Eddie McCabe In the midst of the carnage of the First World War, Rosa Luxemburg wrote of…
“A lesson in workers’ solidarity”: Dunnes anti-Apartheid strike 40 years on – interview with Karen Gearon
“Then here’s to the girls of Dublin City who stretched their hands across the sea, Their action surely…
Socialism 101: Wouldn’t socialism stifle innovation?
By James McCabe Capitalism constantly bombards us with its self-serving ideology, including the idea that the system relies…
Baku: The First Congress of the Peoples of the East
By Christina Tello In 1920, the first anti-colonial congress in history was held in the port city of…
Violence and masculinity – a Marxist approach
By James McCabe We live in a world that is saturated with violence. The lives of millions of…
Lawrence Strike, 1912 – the fight for “Bread and Roses”
By Summer Conneely From the origin of the phrase “Bread and Roses” in a speech by suffragette Helen…
Portugal: 50 years of the Carnation Revolution
By Pedro and Vanessa Fifty years ago, the political upsurge of workers and youth In Portugal following the…
Class war in Britain – The Miners’ Strike, 1984-1985
By Helen Redwood A “civil war without guns” aptly describes the struggle against pit closures in Britain 1984-85,…
Socialism 101: What causes capitalist economic crises?
By Michael O’Brien Mainstream commentary on economic crises tends to focus exclusively on the special features that may…
