NSA spying row reveals tensions between imperialist powers
Widespread anger across the world and embarrassment in Washington has greeted the news that the US security services and its closest allies, particularly Britain,
The rise & fall of the Celtic Tiger
In this second of a two-part series on the historic failure of capitalism to develop the Irish economy, Cian Prendiville looks at the rise
State & media shame over victimisation of Roma families
The recent cases where two children were taken from their Roma families in Tallaght and Athlone and placed in the care of the HSE
Rent Allowance cuts “making families homeless”
Joan Burton's cuts to rent allowance are making families homeless.
Why I joined the Socialist Party
My whole life, there a few things I have always believed without any doubt and one of these is the indisputable right for a
Mortgage write-downs, not repossessions
Recent Central Bank figures on mortgage arrears reveal an enormous crisis brewing. With all of the focus on the hundreds of austerity measures this
Climate change – just how can it be tackled?
This September, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a highly anticipated report detailing the latest findings on global warming. Drawn from the
Russian LGBT & socialist activist speaks out
At a ROSA meeting in October, Igor Iasine as guest speaker spoke about his first hand experience of LGBT repression in Russia, and the