Solidarity, Author at Solidarity (Ireland)

Sinn Féin refuse to oppose repressive legislation

By Mick Barry and Finghín Kelly The Offences Against the State Act was renewed by the Dáil on 23 June on a vote of 86-7. Sinn Féin deputies left the chamber immediately before the vote and did not participate or vote against

Jun 27, 2021

National Maternity Hospital must be 100% public, secular & progressive

The resounding two-thirds majority vote in the 2018 repeal referendum vote was undeniably a vote for both abortion rights, and more generally for a progressive, secular Ireland. Building on the Marriage Equality vote that affirmed LGBTQ rights, it represented a watershed rejection

Jun 26, 2021

Workplace News·World News

Amazon UK destroys 130,000 goods a week: A system built on waste

By Finn McKenna “’A leaked document showed more than 124,000 items marked as ‘Destroy’ in just a week… This is just ONE warehouse. If you have a system where this is possible — and even profitable — that’s a clear sign that

Jun 24, 2021

Pride 2021: Rainbow Capitalism will not win LBGTQ+ liberation

By Ollie Bell Every June, companies without fail try to seem LGBTQ+ inclusive by changing their social media icons to the rainbow flag and selling pride themed merchandise. While this shows a postive shift in society’s view of LGBTQ+ people, with big

Jun 24, 2021

World News

Sweden: Government falls over market rents. Victory for the struggle

By Elin Gauffin, national spokesperson for the campaign ‘No to market rents’ and Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna — our sister organisation in Sweden Monday, June 21, 2021, became a historic day in Sweden. For the first time ever, a prime minister has been defeated

Jun 22, 2021

World News

Elections in Iran: “Death Judge” Raisi is new President as struggles loom on horizon

By Nina Mo–SLP — our sister organisation in Austria Friday’s presidential election in Iran saw a historic low turnout of under 50%. The victor, Ebrahim Raisi symbolises the desperate decline of the regime, which is showing its ugliest face in these times

Jun 21, 2021

Environment·World News

G7 summit – capitalist leaders maintain course for climate disaster

By Ben Samson Every time the G7 leaders meet it is to discuss a range of hopeless solutions to an ever-growing mountain of crises that are being thrown up by capitalism. Before the first case of Covid-19 was even reported in 2019,

Jun 20, 2021

News & Analysis·The North

The rise and fall of Edwin Poots – and what it means for the ‘peace process’

Edwin Poots’s brief tenure as DUP leader has come to an abrupt and somewhat farcical end. The nature of his rapid rise and fall, however, underlines the deep instability, not just in his party, but in the ‘peace process’ as a whole.

Jun 18, 2021

Covid-19 Pandemic·Theory & History

The origins of Covid-19: Lab-Leak or capitalist ecological crisis?

By Chris Stewart In the past month, the capitalist media in the US have shifted decisively in their reporting around the origins of COVID-19. This comes as President Biden has ordered a 90-day review by the US intelligence agencies of the likelihood

Jun 18, 2021

World News

Peru: Pedro Castillo wins Presidential election

By Marcos Ariel (ISA supporter in Argentina) The deep economic crisis, the great social polarization, and the radicalization of the poorest sectors in Peru were expressed in the presidential elections with the triumph of the rural teacher and candidate for the ‘Peru

Jun 18, 2021

Solidarity

Sinn Féin refuse to oppose repressive legislation

National Maternity Hospital must be 100% public, secular & progressive

Amazon UK destroys 130,000 goods a week: A system built on waste

Pride 2021: Rainbow Capitalism will not win LBGTQ+ liberation

Sweden: Government falls over market rents. Victory for the struggle

Elections in Iran: “Death Judge” Raisi is new President as struggles loom on horizon

G7 summit – capitalist leaders maintain course for climate disaster

The rise and fall of Edwin Poots – and what it means for the ‘peace process’

The origins of Covid-19: Lab-Leak or capitalist ecological crisis?

Peru: Pedro Castillo wins Presidential election

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