South Africa: The end of Cosatu?
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is convulsing in its death throes as the once mighty federation’s long drawn out death agony
Paul Williams’ latest story exposes him as mouthpiece of Garda Commissioner
Paul Williams in the Irish Independent has been playing defence for the Gardai and in particular Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan, since the GSOC bugging
Review: The Square – bravery, determination and disappointment in Egypt
Cairo's Tahrir Square has gripped world headlines since 2011. Twice it was occupied by mass uprisings that brought down a president - Hosni Mubarak
Bentley Nightclub – Young workers in Galway fight for unpaid wages
There's no shortage of work-place horror stories from young employed people in Ireland today. From JobBridge to zero hour contracts, it's clear that young
Review: The Wolf of Wall Street
Great art doesn’t have to be anti-capitalist, but you’d have to be living in a cave not to know that in the intervening years
Greece: The fascist threat
Deep economic crisis, savage austerity and social upheaval have polarised Greek society.
The Youth Guarantee is an escalation of the government’s war on young people
The government’s real response to unemployment is two-pronged: forced emigration and using mass unemployment to try to drive down wages and conditions.
Occupational pensions crisis – capitalist failure to guarantee a future for retired workers
In recent and current industrial battles the crisis in pension funds has been centre stage. Between the nine commercial semi state companies in Ireland