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Socialism 101: Are there any socialist countries? Have there ever been?
By Eddie McCabe A common question asked by those learning about socialism is whether there are any actual…
Socialism 101: Aren’t the state, the courts and the police politically neutral?
By Eddie McCabe We all know of dictatorial regimes in certain parts of the world, or in history,…
Socialism 101: Doesn’t capitalism incentivise hard work because people are motivated by money?
By Eddie McCabe The worldview of every mainstream economist and right-wing politician is predicated on the belief that…
Revolutionary history: 100 years ago: Foundation of the USSR
By International Socialist Alternative, the international movement which the Socialist Party in Ireland is part of 30 December…
Global economy in crisis: Just-in-time – for chaos
By Bill Hopwood, Socialist Alternative, our sister organisation in Canada Just-in-time production was a key part of the…
50th anniversary of “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”
By Tony Wilsdon, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the United States) How Europe Underdeveloped Africa is a fundamental…
Artificial Intelligence and the threat to tech jobs under capitalism
By Dan O’Rourke In recent months, AI (Artificial Intelligence) programmes such as MidJourney and ChatGPT have gained significant…
Marx, the ‘metabolic rift’ and capitalism’s assault on nature
By Chris Stewart and Keishia Taylor In recent years millions of young and working class people have engaged…
Socialists and a Sinn Féin Government
Sinn Féin could well lead the next Government in the South. This would be historic in Irish politics…
Socialism 101: Are all workers exploited? Are there no good bosses?
By Harper Cleves In early November Elon Musk purchased Twitter. Within a week of his ascendancy, he had…
