US Civil War – 150 years since the Emancipation Proclamation
“Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research” - Malcolm X
Review: Elysium
Elysium is a dystopian sci-fi action film released in August 2013, starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster. Set in the year 2154, it follows
The trial of Chelsea Manning
The final days of the trial revealed the disgusting new depths to which the US Military is sinking in an effort to persecute Chelsea
South Africa: One year after the Marikana massacre
On 16 August, 2012, at Marikana, a bloody line was drawn in South Africa’s political sand when police in cold blood shot dead 34
US: Socialist breakthrough shows path for independent politics
In the August primary election for Seattle City Council, Socialist Alternative candidate Kshama Sawant won a stunning 35% of the vote in a three-way
Egypt: Hundreds dead as military tries to consolidate power in blood
Millions across the world, and especially in the Middle East, have been shocked by the killing of hundreds of mainly unarmed people in the
The truth about water metering and charges
The cloak and dagger tactics employed by Irish Water to garner media publicity for the installation of its ‘first domestic water meter’ on Thursday
Fuelling world hunger – biofuels not the route to sustainability
Biofuels are fuels that are produced from living or geologically recent organisms such as plants. These have long been regarded by some as a