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A referendum is a real citizens’ assembly

Irish politics this summer has been dominated by the widespread and ever more vocal outcry for Repeal of the 8th Amendment. No matter how much the political establishment tries to hide away from the issue, a powerful campaign for repeal has exploded

Sep 7, 2016

Economy·News & Analysis

“Leprechaun economics” creates fictitious growth

Suspend your sense of disbelief – Ireland's economy “grew” by a staggering 26.3% in GDP in 2015.

Sep 6, 2016

Britain: The Corbyn insurgency 2.0

Jeremy Corbyn appears to be on course to be re-elected as Labour leader in September. But the bitter right-wing struggle against him shows there can be no compromise with the representatives of capitalism in the Labour Party. This time, let’s finish the

Aug 15, 2016

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

A New Feminist Wave?

Why we need an anti-capitalist & socialist women’s movement

Aug 12, 2016

¡A Las Barricadas! 80 Years On: Spain’s Revolutionary Struggle

This July marks the 80 years since the fascist coup d’etat in Spain that was met with an heroic revolutionary upsurge by the working class. James McCabe looks at the lessons for socialists today. Was the victory of Franco’s army inevitable, or

Aug 10, 2016

Uncategorized

Maser and the Project Arts Centre Mural

On the 8 July Maser’s “Repeal the 8th” mural went up on the extierior of Project Arts Centre (PAC). It stood out in temple bar as a big bright addition on East Essex Street.

Aug 9, 2016

Anti-Water Charges·Campaigns & Issues·News & Analysis·Water charges battle

How the protest movement & boycott forced the suspension of water charges

The Fine Gael minority government was forced to suspend water charges. Michael O’Brien argues that this is a result of the protest movement that emerged in late 2014, the subsequent mass boycott of the charge and the fundamental weakness of this right-wing

Aug 8, 2016

News & Analysis·Workplace News

Brexit vote is their crisis – workers’ rights must not be sacrificed

Never ones to waste a good crisis IBEC were quickly out of the traps after the Brexit vote claiming that the ensuing political and economic turmoil meant that bosses in Ireland needed support and in turn workers’ rights must come under the

Jul 15, 2016

World News

#KeepCorbyn: Blairites mount coup against left leadership

With the prospect of an early election in Britain, the right-wing Blairities in the Labour Party have made their move against the party’s left-wing leader, Jeremy Corbyn. They have been waiting for an excuse to move against him since he swept to

Jul 15, 2016

World News

US: Bernie Sanders Abandons the Revolution

Below is an article by Socialist Alternative (sister party of the Socialist Party in US) member and Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant on the decision by Bernie Sanders to endorse Hillary Clinton published on Counterpunch.org. The Sanders campaign, which received 12 million votes

Jul 14, 2016

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