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Socialism 101: Isn’t capitalism more democratic than socialism?
By Manus Lenihan Democracy means everyone having a say in how their society is run. Supposedly we live…
1979- Iran’s stolen revolution: How workers’ revolution overthrew the Shah
By Donal Devlin “My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!”– Ozymandias…
Socialism 101: Is it possible to change the world, or is socialism a utopian dream?
By Eddie McCabe “We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.”…
Lessons from the Lucas Plan: How workers can fight against climate crisis
By Martina Gergits & Paul Gerrard We live in times of crises. The effects of the climate crisis…
The CWI & socialist feminism – redressing a checkered history
Laura Fitzgerald explores the evolution of the socialist feminist work of the Socialist Party and the international organisation…
Imperialism and war: The outgrowth of global capitalist competition
War in Ukraine and the growing geo-political rivalry between China and the United States, which is tantamount to…
Capitalism, women’s oppression & the role of the patriarchal family
By Katia Hancke In the last 10 years, gender violence and femicide have become terms we are all…
‘War Against Bolshevism’: The Irish Civil War, 1922-23
This week marks 100 years since the outbreak of the Irish Civil War. The British prime minister threatened…
Tugaimis Droim Láimhe don Chaipitleachas – Tá Sé in Am don tSóisialachas!
Le Manus Lenihan Cé nach mbeadh ag iarraidh an nuacht a sheachaint leis an oiread sin scéalta faoi chogadh,…
It’s time to get rid of capitalism – time for socialism
By Manus Lenihan With climate change, war and disease, it’s easy to grow numb to all the bad…
