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Families of children with autism subject to state spying operation- What is behind this outrage?

Last week a whistle-blower in the Department of Health revealed that the Department has been secretly compiling dossiers on the families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who had taken legal actions against the state. These cases were seeking access to

Apr 5, 2021

News & Analysis·Reviews and Culture

Review: The New Corporation — the Unfortunately Necessary Sequel

By Martin LeBrun (our sister organisation in Canada) The 2003 film The Corporation explored the question “if a corporation is a person, what kind of person is it?” The film’s answer, in one of the best documentaries condemning corporations and capitalism, was that corporations

Apr 4, 2021

News & Analysis

Review: Moxie

Directed by Amy Poehler, Netflix 2021 Reviewed by Aislinn Flattery & Myriam Poizat Moxie is a ‘feminist coming-of-age movie’ starring Hadley Robinson as ‘Vivian’, a meek teenage girl who flies under the radar and avoids the attentions of misogynist football captain, Mitchell,

Apr 2, 2021

Beacon Hospital vaccine controversy — how the super-rich can ignore the rules

Vaccines being doled out as if they were tickets for a corporate box in the Aviva Stadium. This in essence sums up the scandal surrounding Michael Cullen, CEO of the for-profit Beacon hospital, and the vaccinations he arranged for 20 teachers from

Apr 1, 2021

World News

Suez Canal blockage highlights the potential power of logistics workers

By Dan O’Rourke The recent obstruction of the Suez Canal by the Ever Given points to the vulnerabilities of the profit-driven global logistics system. It is likely that this is the first of many ‘choke points’ disrupting world trade in the coming

Mar 31, 2021

News & Analysis·Reviews and Culture

Review: For Those I Love

For Those I Love by David Balfe Reviewed by Emily Belton David Balfe is the mastermind behind the solo project For Those I Love and his self-titled debut in which he showcases his unique take on the themes of love, loss

Mar 30, 2021

News & Analysis

White Paper: “Reformed” and repackaged but still Direct Provision

By Conor Tormey On Friday 26 February, Green Party TD and Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, released the White Paper on the abolition of Direct Provision. This news has been greeted with support from the majority of

Mar 27, 2021

Featured Articles·The North·Theory & History

“Troubled Times” republished – a Marxist guide to the national question

The national question is probably the most debated question in Irish politics. And for good reason! Irish history, especially recent history, is littered with the debris of organisations which have failed to comprehend or come to terms with it.” Peter Hadden, Troubled Times

Mar 25, 2021

Covid-19 Pandemic·Featured Articles·News & Analysis

Year one of capitalism’s Covid crisis

Editorial from issue 12 of Socialist Alternative, the Marxist journal of the Socialist Party (ISA Ireland). Stepping back to assess the damage of the first year of the coronavirus pandemic is sobering. As of March 2021, there have been 123 million confirmed

Mar 24, 2021

World News

Atlanta tragedy: Right-wing hate targets Asian women

Statement by Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the United States) Socialist Alternative extends our condolences to the family and friends of the eight victims of a deadly shooting in Atlanta Tuesday evening. Six of the victims were Asian women, placing the

Mar 22, 2021

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