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Care not prison: Release Caitlin Corcoran and drop all charges!

By Caitríona Ní Chathain Upon learning of the jail sentence for Caitlin Corcoran, a 23-year-old woman from Waterford, for the tragic death of her new-born infant, activists and members of ROSA Socialist-Feminist Movement and the Socialist Party wish to share their solidarity

Jul 12, 2022

Sri Lanka: Gotabaya Rajapaksa forced out of power

By Serge Jordan, International Socialist Alternative Fast-paced events in crisis-ridden Sri Lanka have taken yet a new turn today, Saturday 9 July, as hundreds of thousands of people descended onto the capital Colombo in a day of huge protests originally initiated by

Jul 11, 2022

Featured Articles·LGBTQ·News & Analysis

Trans Pride 2022: How can we win liberation & bodily autonomy?

Trans and Intersex Pride this year is happening in the context of an escalation of transphobia globally, including in Ireland. Now, more than ever, there is an urgent need for us all to stand up against this vile hate and division. That

Jul 9, 2022

World News

Tory infighting rages: Drive them all from power!

By Claire Laker Mansfield, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in England, Wales and Scotland) After two days of humiliation, 59 resignations and one sacking, Johnson has finally succumbed to overwhelming pressure and resigned as Tory leader. Yet far from drawing a line

Jul 8, 2022

Capitalist cost of living crisis – Build a movement to demand action

By Conor Payne The cost-of-living crisis is having a devastating effect on the lives of working-class people. Official inflation is at a 38-year high, but this understates the reality of the crisis in many people’s lives, particularly the poorest. And this crisis

Jul 7, 2022

World News

Britain: End of the line for Boris Johnson

Statement from Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in England, Wales and Scotland) The Johnson government is on the ropes in the worst crisis so far of his tenure. For the first time, Cabinet heavyweights have openly deserted him. Others are doing their

Jul 7, 2022

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·The North

North: From ‘historic election’ to new crisis at Stormont

By Kevin Henry This year’s Assembly election was historic, with Sinn Féin emerging as the largest party, the first non-Unionist party to do so in the 101-year history of the state. As Lewis Goodwall, policy editor for BBC Newsnight put it, “Northern

Jul 2, 2022

Theory & History

Capitalism, women’s oppression & the role of the patriarchal family

By Katia Hancke In the last 10 years, gender violence and femicide have become terms we are all too familiar with. These issues have been lifted out of the shadows by millions of women worldwide saying ‘No More’ and demanding action to

Jul 1, 2022

World News

Colombian elections: Historic victory for Gustavo Petro paves way for new struggles

By ISA in Colombia After a tense and uncertain second round Gustavo Petro has won the Colombian presidential elections with 50.4% of the vote, beating right-populist opponent Rodolfo Hernandez who picked up 47.3%, a difference of 700,000 votes. Voter turnout was 58%,

Jun 30, 2022

Reviews and Culture

Review: A Spectre, Haunting by China Miéville

A Spectre, HauntingBy China MiévilleHead of Zeus, 2022 Reviewed by Eddie McCabe The Communist Manifesto is the paramount revolutionary pamphlet. And that’s not just because it’s had such a profound effect on so many revolutionary movements and events in history. Rather, it’s

Jun 30, 2022

Solidarity

Care not prison: Release Caitlin Corcoran and drop all charges!

Sri Lanka: Gotabaya Rajapaksa forced out of power

Trans Pride 2022: How can we win liberation & bodily autonomy?

Tory infighting rages: Drive them all from power!

Capitalist cost of living crisis – Build a movement to demand action

Britain: End of the line for Boris Johnson

North: From ‘historic election’ to new crisis at Stormont

Capitalism, women’s oppression & the role of the patriarchal family

Colombian elections: Historic victory for Gustavo Petro paves way for new struggles

Review: A Spectre, Haunting by China Miéville

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