Solidarity, Author at Solidarity (Ireland)

“Stepping stone” to nowhere: 100 years since Anglo-Irish treaty

By Manus Lenihan On the night of 5-6 December 1921, five men piled into a taxi at Downing Street, London, and set off for their lodgings in a state of shock. The British Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, had just issued a

Dec 16, 2021

News & Analysis·Workplace News

Truckers blockade Dublin Port: Why all workers should support them

By Dan O’Rourke Truck drivers associated with the ‘Irish Truckers Haulage Association Against Fuel Prices’ blockaded Dublin port on Monday in protest against rising fuel costs, fuel rebate and inflation. This is the second protest by the group after truckers drove into

Dec 15, 2021

Anti-war·World News

New Cold War: Growing calls to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics

By ISA (International Socialist Alternative) reporters Why is the International Olympic Committee (IOC) so closely allied with China’s dictatorship? This is an issue more and more people are asking in the light of tennis player Peng Shuai’s disappearance since 2 November following

Dec 15, 2021

News & Analysis

Supermac’s boss dislikes PUP exposing crap jobs & pay

By Jonathan Diebold Multi-millionaire Supermac’s owner Pat McDonagh attacked recipients of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP), saying it has “caused people to get a bit lazy,” reported RTÉ at the end of November. In spite of acknowledging reasons like the level of

Dec 14, 2021

Seattle: Right-wing recall defeated – how Kshama Sawant & Socialist Alternative won (again!)

By Bryan Koulouris and Calvin Priest For the fourth time, Socialist Alternative leader and Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant has won an election, this time while facing off against a racist, right-wing recall backed by big business. This victory is a vindication

Dec 14, 2021

Anti-war·World News

Will there be a war between Russia and Ukraine?

By Sotsialisticheskaya Alternativa reporters (ISA in Russia) A graphic illustration of the developing conflict was the claim in June by Russia’s Defence Ministry that one of its patrol boats had fired warning shots across the bow of the British Navy Destroyer HMS

Dec 13, 2021

“The wealthy took their best shot at us, and we beat them. Again” – Kshama Sawant

Below is the text of Kshama Sawant’s speech at the December 10 press conference announcing the Solidarity Campaign’s ballot curing initiative. Congratulations to the Starbucks workers for their successful unionization drive. It is a sign of things to come. Former Starbucks CEO

Dec 11, 2021

World Inequality Report 2022: Why the billions need to overthrow the billionaires

By Eddie McCabe The capitalist system is a crooked casino. Its inherent contradictions (including extreme inequality) produce recurring crises for which the capitalist classes are ultimately culpable, but which consistently result in more wealth for themselves at the expense of the working-class

Dec 10, 2021

World News

“We have not backed down”: Kshama Sawant speaks at solidarity campaign election night party

Below is the text of Kshama Sawant’s speech shortly after initial results came in on the right-wing recall. You can watch the video of the speech here. At the time of posting the second day of counting as been completed. The vote gap

Dec 9, 2021

Anti-war·World News

Biden-Putin Summit: Will there be a war between Russia & Ukraine?

Sotsialisticheskaya Alternativa reporters, ISA in Russia A graphic illustration of the developing conflict was the claim in June by Russia’s Defence Ministry that one of its patrol boats had fired warning shots across the bow of the British Navy Destroyer HMS Defender.

Dec 8, 2021

Solidarity

“Stepping stone” to nowhere: 100 years since Anglo-Irish treaty

Truckers blockade Dublin Port: Why all workers should support them

New Cold War: Growing calls to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics

Supermac’s boss dislikes PUP exposing crap jobs & pay

Seattle: Right-wing recall defeated – how Kshama Sawant & Socialist Alternative won (again!)

Will there be a war between Russia and Ukraine?

“The wealthy took their best shot at us, and we beat them. Again” – Kshama Sawant

World Inequality Report 2022: Why the billions need to overthrow the billionaires

“We have not backed down”: Kshama Sawant speaks at solidarity campaign election night party

Biden-Putin Summit: Will there be a war between Russia & Ukraine?

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