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Cork’s only queer venue cancelled for profit

By Caoimhe Lyons  Cork City’s only explicitly advertised gay venue ‘Chambers’ has rebranded itself to be ‘queer-free’ so that it won’t turn off straight people going out during freshers week. This involved removing every poster, every mural, every drop of decor that
Sep 14, 2023

Slave-like working conditions on Irish shores

By Michael O’Brien The discontent among Irish fishing vessel owners regarding the quota allocated to foreign-flagged vessels operating in Irish waters under the Common Fisheries Policy gets a wide airing in the Irish media and social media. However, of far less concern
Sep 14, 2023

Chinese economy in the grip of ‘Japanification’

Editorial from issue 71 Socialist《社会主义者》magazine, the magazine of ISA in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan China’s economic crisis entered a new more dangerous phase in August. Despite a tightening government clampdown on negative news, the overall picture is darkening week by week
Sep 13, 2023

Pakistan: Exorbitant power bills trigger countrywide protests

By Serge Jordan, International Socialist Alternative In recent weeks, Pakistan has been swept by mass protests, as people across the country have expressed their anger over the hikes in electricity bills enforced by the unelected caretaker government led by Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar. What
Sep 8, 2023

Review: The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté

Review: The Myth of NormalBy Gabor Maté, with Daniel MatéVermilion, 2022 Reviewed by Roise McCann As a younger generation comes of age in a time of capitalist crisis, the “myth of normal” is breaking down before our eyes. From the Covid-19 pandemic,
Sep 6, 2023
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Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden

Divide & Rule: Labour & the Partition of Ireland