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Latin America: Rise in violence on the front lines of environmental struggle

By Pedro Meade and Ana Vitoria, Liberdade, Socialismo e Revolução (our sister organisation in Brazil) As we are seeing, climate crises are intensifying. Wildfires of unprecedented proportions are raging in Canada, there are historic droughts in Argentina, and increasingly severe storms are

Aug 6, 2023

Environment·World News

Climate change shows that now more than ever — capitalism must go

Isidora Durán Stewart Capitalism’s total inaction on the climate crisis is leading to devastating effects globally. This summer saw many parts of the world plunge into an extreme heatwave, with preliminary data showing that the first week of July 2023 was the

Aug 5, 2023

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·Theory & History

Sinn Féin, PBP and the question of a left government in Ireland

By Eddie McCabe The following article was first published in issue #18 of Socialist Alternative, the theoretical magazine of Socialist Party. Sinn Féin became the largest party in the south for the first time in the general election of 2020, with 24.5%

Aug 4, 2023

News & Analysis

Zuckerberg Vs Musk: The toxic battle of billionaires

By Chris Stewart A public feud between two of the most unlikable people on the planet, billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, has emerged recently. The rivalry between the two social media bosses has played out in the most pathetic way online,

Aug 3, 2023

World News

Latin America & the new Cold War: Chinese Imperialism is no ally of the working Class and oppressed

By André Ferrari — Liberdade, Socialismo e Revolução and Mauro Espinola, Alternativa Socialista From vaccine diplomacy, starting with the shipment of Sinovac vaccines in 2021, to the recent snub to Lula da Silva’s attempt to revive Mercosur through negotiations with the Lacalle

Aug 2, 2023

News & Analysis

Fighting low pay and staffing levels: Firefighters take industrial action

By Mick Barry TD Labour Court recommendations are expected to be heavily rejected by retained firefighters across the state next week with a fresh ballot on industrial action to follow. Up to 2,000 SIPTU members will vote on a proposal to increase

Jul 30, 2023

Reviews and Culture

Review: The Oligarch’s Nightmare by David Mach

The Oligarch’s Nightmare by David MachGalway International Arts Festival, July 17th to July 30th Reviewed by Conor Burke The Oligarch’s Nightmare by Scottish artist David Mach addresses perceptions of class using symbols of affluence (in this case a Range Rover) to highlight

Jul 29, 2023

Obituary: Sinéad O’ Connor, Shuhada’ Sadaqat (1966-2023)

By Aislinn O’ Keeffe There is no combination of words that could contain the spirit of Sinéad O’Connor, known in her personal life as Shuhada’ Sadaqat. Even as the press is rushing to churn out adjectives to describe her, they fall flat

Jul 28, 2023

World News

Elections in Spanish State: Stalemate and polarisation

By John Hird Around the world, the socialist movement will be asking, given the social conditions in the Spanish state, with 2.8 million in absolute poverty, sky-rocketing energy and food prices and many workers and communities in struggle, not to mention the

Jul 28, 2023

Reviews and Culture

Review: Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate directed by Benjamin Cantu

By Conor Payne Netflix’s new documentary Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate shows us a moment in time when, during Germany’s Weimar Republic (1918-1933), there was an opening up of some freedoms for queer people, which allowed many to live more openly than

Jul 26, 2023

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