Showdown looms ahead of political storm
Government faces growing political and economic instability.
Trump’s Presidency: The resistance has started
The following article is from the current edition of “The Socialist”. It was written before last weekend’s historic women’s marches in the US, the largest in the country’s history, against the new Trump regime. It is estimated that over three million marched
Free Ibrahim Halawa
AAA TD & Socialist Party member Paul Murphy recently visited Egypt to meet Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa, who has been incarcerated by the el-Sisi military dictatorship since August 2013 to highlight the injustice of his case. Below he writes a report of
30% pay cut: Bus Éireann declares war on workers
By Mick Barry TD Bus Éireann’s proposals for a 30% cut in take-home pay for their drivers, possible compulsory redundancies and casualisation of work represent a declaration of war. Owing to the precedent that it would set, it represents a declaration of war
Pope rolled out to defend abortion ban
Build a mass pro-choice movement
Palestine/Israel: Everyday life under occupation
Just before Christmas the United Nations security council symbolically voted 14-0 declaring Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank as illegal. The United States abstained, denying a veto sought by Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition government in Israel and US President-elect Donald Trump. A week earlier, Socialist
Northern Assembly election – a Labour Alternative is needed!
The RHI scandal will mean that, while little is done to help the 42% of people here who live in fuel poverty, Northern Ireland’s Ferrari showroom will be kept cosy at a profit using public funds for the next 20 years. In
TK Whitaker: Neo-liberal capitalist establishment sings his praises
Since his death on 8 January, the Irish establishment has been unanimous in its acclaim for former civil servant TK Whitaker.
The left, the right and David Quinn
Right wing columnist, David Quinn warned in the Irish Independent (13 January, 2016) that, “We should be more worried about rise of hard left than tiny alt-right.”
Mexico: 20% Fuel hike sparks mass protests
By David López, Izquierda Revolucionaria (México) The answer that the Mexican working class has given to the gasolinazo (fuel price hike) has been overwhelming. In four days the entire country has experienced intense mobilizations and acts of protest. Various cities have witnessed
Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity
Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden
