Solidarity, Author at Solidarity (Ireland)

New introduction to The Transitional Programme

Trotsky’s key 1938 work shows rich application of the method of Marxism On the 70th anniversary of the death of Leon Trotsky, on 21 August 1940, Peter Taaffe examines one of the great revolutionary key texts, ’The Death Agony of Capitalism and

Aug 23, 2010

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FÁS new jobs plan: Work for free!

Imagine being turned down after a job interview. Then imagine checking an employment website some time later only to find an ad for that same job, word for word, except for the fact that it is now a "Work Placement Programme"- a

Aug 23, 2010

Equality·Socialist Feminism

Review: Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism By Natasha Walter

Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 play, A Doll’s House was greeted by a storm of outcry and controversy when it was first staged. In A Doll’s House, the protagonist Nora, a housewife and mother, comes to the realisation that she has never been able

Aug 20, 2010

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Protest outside Russian embassy

Members of the Socialist Party held a protest outside the Russian Embassy in Dublin on Monday in response to the growing persecution of environmentalists, human rights activists, trade unionists and peaceful protesters inRussia.

Aug 19, 2010

Theory & History

How capitalism works

Capitalism is based on the private ownership of production - the firms, workplaces and finance system. Under capitalism everything is a commodity that can be bought and sold. Basic necessities like food, water, clothing and housing all must be paid for and

Aug 18, 2010

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Heinous abuse & denial of rights, we need Total separation of Church and State

The need for a total separation of the church from the state has long been argued for by socialists and the Socialist Party. Recent developments, both in Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland but also internationally, have put this issue centre stage in

Aug 18, 2010

Theory & History

70th anniversary of the assasination of Leon Trotsky

Seventy years ago the greatest living revolutionary of the time, Leon Trotsky, was murdered by Josef Stalin’s hit man Ramon Mercader. There had been a number of failed previous attempts on Trotsky’s life but this time a fatal blow from an ‘ice

Aug 16, 2010

World News

Pakistan: The economic impact of devastating floods

The full economic costs of the devastation caused by the floods- the worst in many years- in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, South Punjab, parts of Baluchistan and Sindh, will not be known for some time. But they are likely to be substantial, both for

Aug 16, 2010

Joe Higgins column

Will we see a clone of the mummified political corpse of the PDs with rumoured new party?

It’s a measure of the stagnation of establishment politics in this State that some media circles are reacting with frissons of excitement to rumours that former Progressive Democrat Leader Michael McDowell might form a new political party.

Aug 13, 2010

World News

Pakistan: Unprecedented devastation caused by floods – poor suffer the most

Appeal for workers’ solidarity! Socialistparty.net appeals for an urgent response to the solidarity appeal, for badly-needed aid and solidarity to help the victims of the recent flood devastation in Pakistan. Activists from the Progressive Workers’ Federation of Pakistan and the TURCP, despite

Aug 13, 2010

Solidarity

New introduction to The Transitional Programme

FÁS new jobs plan: Work for free!

Review: Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism By Natasha Walter

Protest outside Russian embassy

How capitalism works

Heinous abuse & denial of rights, we need Total separation of Church and State

70th anniversary of the assasination of Leon Trotsky

Pakistan: The economic impact of devastating floods

Will we see a clone of the mummified political corpse of the PDs with rumoured new party?

Pakistan: Unprecedented devastation caused by floods – poor suffer the most

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden