Solidarity, Author at Solidarity (Ireland)

The New Cold War: Getting hotter?

By Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info — ISA in China, Hong Kong & Taiwan Are we witnessing a temporary thaw in the US-China conflict? This idea gained currency in September upon the release of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou by Canadian authorities, as a result of

Nov 14, 2021

Reviews and Culture·Theory & History·Uncategorized

Review: Arise: Power, Strategy & Union Resurgence

Arise: Power, Strategy & Union ResurgenceBy Jane HolgatePluto Press, 2021 Reviewed by Michael O’Brien While being a historical and contemporary study of rising and falling fortunes of the British trade union movement, there is much in this book of interest to activists

Nov 13, 2021

Environment·World News

Greenwashing at COP26

By Per Olsson, ISA Sweden The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow is a “global greenwash festival and a failure”, said Greta Thunberg when she spoke at the “Fridays For Future” event in Glasgow on 5 November. That demonstration was followed the next

Nov 12, 2021

Latest·News & Analysis

SF & the Special Criminal Court: Dropping principles to gain establishment approval

By Mick Barry TD On 30 October, the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis voted to end the party’s long-standing opposition to the non-jury Special Criminal Court (SCC). The motion was put forward by the party leadership and carried by a 2-1 majority. The

Nov 10, 2021

Economy·World News

Global supply chain chaos worsens

By Tom Crean, Socialist Alternative USA Over 100 container ships unable to unload in the Port of Los Angeles. Auto plants cutting production or closed because of a global shortage of microprocessor chips. A possible toilet paper shortage (again) and many goods may not

Nov 9, 2021

World News

All eyes on Seattle: Kshama Sawant faces off against right-wing recall election

By Greyson Van Arsdale, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the United States) This winter, Seattle will hold its first-ever December election in recorded history. The ballot question will be on the recall of Seattle’s only socialist councilmember, Kshama Sawant, as the

Nov 6, 2021

News & Analysis

Mass movement takes on vulture funds in Berlin

By Robert Cosgrave On Sunday, 26 September – coinciding with Germany’s general election – 56.4% of Berliners (a figure that would very likely be higher were it not for restrictive citizenship laws) voted to demand the properties of the major corporate landlords be

Nov 4, 2021

Socialist Feminism·Theory & History

How capitalism oppresses women

By Grace Fors, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the United States) What does it mean to be a working class woman? It’s fighting to survive against pressure from all sides. Sexism follows you everywhere. Take orders from your boss all day

Nov 4, 2021

Covid-19 Pandemic·Featured Articles·News & Analysis

New Covid surge — Government inaction on health means major investment needed

Editorial from the Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party Recent weeks have seen an alarming rise in the number of Covid cases in the state. In turn there has been a spike in the number of hospital admissions and patients in ICU.

Nov 3, 2021

Environment·World News

How bad is It? The acute threat from climate crisis

By Jonas Brannberg and Blythe Serrano, Members of the ISA from Sweden and United States In the two years after the great global climate strikes of 2019, Covid-19 has overshadowed the climate catastrophe facing the planet. Yet the coronavirus is in itself

Nov 2, 2021

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