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Peru: Mass revolt against coup continues

By Darragh O’Dwyer 2022 came to a chaotic close in Peru. When former president Pedro Castillo attempted to dissolve congress and install a ‘government of exception’, he was removed as president and arrested in a parliamentary coup backed by the entire Peruvian

Jan 17, 2023

World News

China: From zero to max COVID

Editorial from《社会主义者》(Socialist) magazine of ISA in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan As the Chinese New Year approaches, China is again the epicentre of the global pandemic. Despite a total information blackout, it is clear the country is experiencing an explosive spread of

Jan 16, 2023

As Gaeilge

Ó Aisling go Bruna: Teastaíonn gníomh uainn chun deireadh a chur le méadú na míogaíochta foréigneach

Le Emma Quinn Ba chlabhsúr tragóideach é marú Bruna Fonseca ar Lá Caille de bhliain nach bhfacthas a leithéid riamh ó thaobh feimeamharuithe is foréigin inscne-bhunaithe de. Drochthuar ar an bhliain úr 2023. Maraíodh í cúpla lá roimh chomóradh bliana Aisling Murphy,

Jan 15, 2023

Anti-racism·Featured Articles·News & Analysis

Far-right protests – how can we defeat racist division?

By Conor Payne Protests have been organised in many different parts of the country outside buildings being used to accommodate refugees; including in East Wall, Ballymun, and Drimnagh in Dublin, Fermoy in Cork and in Killarney in Kerry. In some cases, these

Jan 13, 2023

Capitalism and the age of ‘permacrisis’

By Manus Lenihan Collins Dictionary has decided that the word of the year for 2022 is ‘permacrisis,’ because it “sums up just how truly awful 2022 has been for so many people.” This word is a paradox. A crisis usually means a

Jan 13, 2023

Reviews and Culture

Review: Aftersun directed by Charlotte Wells

Review: Aftersun directed by Charlotte WellsMubi, 2022 Reviewed by Harper Cleves (Spoiler warning) Aftersun, written and directed by Charlotte Wells, follows a late 90s summer holiday of a Scottish father-daughter duo Sophie and Callum, played by Franki Corio and Paul Mescal. The

Jan 11, 2023

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

From Ashling to Bruna: We need action to end the rise of violent misogyny

By Emma Quinn The killing of 28-year-old Bruna Fonseca on New Year’s Day 2022 was a painful and poignant close to what was an unprecedented year for femicide and gender violence, and sends a stark warning for 2023. Bruna was the first

Jan 10, 2023

World News

Brazil: Mobilize the working class against coup attempt

By LSR (our sister organisation in Brazil) The serious events of today (Sunday, 08/01/2023) confirm once again that the fight against the Bolsonarist poisonous snake and the struggle against the far right in general continues to be a central task of the

Jan 9, 2023

Reviews and Culture

Review: Triangle of Sadness directed by Ruben Ostlund

Triangle of Sadness Directed by Ruben Ostlund Reviewed by Carol Brogan (spoiler warning) Ruben Ostlund’s (Force Majeure, 2014 and The Square, 2017) Triangle of Sadness is invariably billed as a glossy and witty takedown of the mega-rich superyacht culture, and those who desperately

Jan 9, 2023

Environment·News & Analysis

Coal companies triple profits while the planet burns

By Isidora Duran Stewart The devastating effects of the profit-driven climate crisis reached a new height in 2022, the hottest year on record for Europe and the second hottest across Asia and North America. Pakistan was hit by catastrophic floods, Ethiopia, Somalia

Jan 7, 2023

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