Solidarity, Author at Solidarity (Ireland)

The inspirational life of Eleanor Marx

By Christine Thomas (originally published in Socialism Today, magazine of the Socialist Party in England and Wales) Eleanor Marx played a pivotal role in the mass strikes in the East End of London in the 19th century and campaigned for a mass

Mar 6, 2015

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

International Women’s Day 2015

Oppose the capitalist system of oppression & inequality By Lea Valance Restrictive abortion laws Approximately 25% of the world’s population lives in a country where abortion is restricted and is only allowed when it poses a risk to the life of the

Mar 6, 2015

News & Analysis·Reviews and Culture

Review: Selma directed by Ava DuVernay

“We are saying that something is wrong ... with capitalism.... There must be better distribution of wealth and maybe America must move toward a democratic socialism”- Martin Luther King

Mar 5, 2015

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·Workplace News

No sell-off to IAG! Re-nationalise Aer Lingus

By Cllr. Mick Barry Willie Walsh’s International Airlines Group (IAG) is still bidding for control of Aer Lingus as The Socialist goes to press. Should IAG succeed in its endeavours Aer Lingus will be 100 percent privatised following its 75% privatisation under

Mar 4, 2015

News & Analysis·Water charges battle

No jailings, No arrests…. End political policing!

By Cllr. Michael O’Brien Sharp lessons have been learnt by anti-water charges campaigners in the course of the last six months about the role of the repressive arm of the state (Gardai, judiciary and prisons) when it comes to curbing effective protest

Mar 4, 2015

Lessons from Greece – how can the Troika be defeated?

By Paul Murphy TD No sooner had the Greek people decisively voted to end austerity, than the European establishment moved to annul the election results. The key demands upon which Syriza was elected – the kicking out of the Troika, a European

Mar 3, 2015

News & Analysis·Workplace News

Low Pay Commission – A bad start and likely to get worse

· Taoiseach on €3,500 a week preaching to the working poor · A Living Wage of €11.45 should be the minimum wage

Feb 26, 2015

Eurozone time-bomb

By Lynn Walsh, article from Socialism Today Mired in recession, the eurozone is haunted by the spectre of stagnation. Quantitative easing will not provide a magic solution. The election of a Syriza government on an anti-austerity programme has raised the possibility of

Feb 26, 2015

News & Analysis·Workplace News

JobBridge Beyond Reform

Government’s whole ‘labour activation’ policy now seriously undermined · 100% dissatisfaction from those forced onto scheme yet government continue ‘mandatory’ approach · 44% said that the scheme was being used by employers ‘solely for

Feb 25, 2015

Greece: Syriza retreats under Troika threats

By Nicos Anastasiades, Xekinima (CWI Greece), Thessaloniki On 20 February, Greek negotiators agreed a four month extension of the current bailout programme with its creditors (the Troika – EU, IMF and European Central Bank). It is reported that the Greek delegation were