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North: Fight for genuinely integrated education

By Emma Ward This month sees the 40th anniversary of Lagan College, Northern Ireland’s first integrated school. Opening their doors in September 1981 they welcomed just 28 students, under police presence and armed guards, to a small Scout hall. Since then, their

Sep 19, 2021

World News

Warehouse workers at the chokepoint: A Christmas crisis is labour’s opportunity

By Dan O’Rourke One of the core lessons of the pandemic has been that workers make society run. It certainly wasn’t billionaires, CEOs, landlords and bosses who were categorized as ‘essential workers’. That label was awarded to nurses, hospitality staff, couriers, bus

Sep 18, 2021

Uncategorized·World News

Mexico-Decriminalisation of abortion in the Supreme Court: Important Victory in an ongoing battle

On Tuesday, September 7, in the midst of a series of demonstrations by the Mexican ultra-right — a staunch enemy of women’s rights — the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation took a historic step with the ruling that declared the

Sep 17, 2021

Environment·Uncategorized

Famine in Madagascar: Caused by climate change & capitalism

By Lucy Marron Madagascar is on the brink of the first famine in modern history to be driven by climate change according to experts. Over one million people on the island nation are currently experiencing severe food insecurity, with at least 30,000

Sep 16, 2021

News & Analysis·Reviews and Culture

Film review: Wildfire directed by Cathy Brady

By Kevin Henry Wildfire tells the story of two sisters, Lauren and Kelly, who grew up in a fictional Irish border town. The film starts with Kelly finally returning home after going missing and focuses on the bond between the sisters as

Sep 15, 2021

“Housing for All” plan: Repackaging a failed model

By James McCabe For so long we’ve been told that if we work hard enough, we can attain a comfortable standard of living or at the very least be able to afford the security of a roof over our head. Yet so

Sep 14, 2021

News & Analysis

The story of a blood diamond: Basquiat, Beyoncé, Jay Z and Tiffany’s

By Aislinn O Keeffe Tiffany and Co., the famous jewellers, recently unveiled their newest advertisement starring Beyoncé and Jay Z, and it is the epitome of ‘woke capitalism’. Beyonce is the first black woman, and the fourth person ever, to wear the

Sep 12, 2021

News & Analysis

Obituary: Tony O’Mahony (1958-2021)

It was with deep shock and sadness that we received the sudden news that our good friend and comrade Tony O’Mahony had passed away unexpectedly on 11 June of this year. On this, his three-month anniversary, we look back on his life

Sep 11, 2021

Anti-war·World News

9/11 attacks: An atrocity exploited for 20 years of war and torture

An editorial from the upcoming issue of Socialist Alternative, the journal of the Socialist Party A mixture of shock, horror and incredulity. These words best describe the reaction of most of the world’s population to the heinous mass terror attacks of 11

Sep 11, 2021

World News

Afghanistan: Asylum for Refugees NOW

By Per Olssen, Updated article first published in “Offensiv”, paper of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna – our sister organisation in Sweden On Monday night 30 August, the remaining American soldiers and other foreign troops left Afghanistan. The withdrawal, which marked the end of the

Sep 10, 2021

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