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20 May: Day of international solidarity with Russian anti-War activists!

20 May: Day of international solidarity with Russian anti-war activists! Freedom for Dzhavid Mamedov and all anti-war activists! For international solidarity of the working class to stop the war! Tverskoi Court in Moscow has sentenced Dzhavid Mamedov, a socialist, anti-war activist, campaigner

May 17, 2022

News & Analysis·Uncategorized

Inside Direct Provision: Interview with an asylum seeker

The Socialist spoke to Emine Ertas, a Kurdish asylum seeker from Turkey, about her experiences as an asylum seeker here in Ireland, and particularly her experiences of living within the system of Direct Provision. What is the situation like in your home

May 17, 2022

World News

China: ‘Zero Covid’ disaster – voices from Shanghai

“I want to break down and cry” ⬤ Li Yong of chinaworker.info spoke to Shanghai residents Haiyang and Xiaoyan. These interviews were conducted on 11 April when Shanghai had been in lockdown for almost a fortnight. Since then the city of 28

May 16, 2022

World News

World’s richest man: The complete charlatan that is Elon Musk

By Pádraig O’Flynn The news that the world’s richest man is to take control of his favourite social media network for an obscene $44 billion (€42bn) has reopened debate about who should own and control the social media platforms. While some liberals

May 14, 2022

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

NMH must be 100% public, secular & progressive

The resounding two-thirds majority vote in the 2018 repeal referendum vote was undeniably a vote for both abortion rights, and more generally for a progressive, secular Ireland. Building on the Marriage Equality vote that affirmed LGBTQ rights, it represented a watershed rejection

May 13, 2022

News & Analysis·Workplace News

Workers will bear the burden as welfare schemes for bosses come to a close

By Dan O’Rourke Mainstream economists and large accountancy firms have warned of the potential of a wave of bankruptcies and layoffs as Covid-related government supports for businesses are wound down. The welfare schemes for bosses, the ‘Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme’ (EWSS), and

May 13, 2022

World News

Sri Lankan PM Resigns after counter-revolutionary assault provokes fury

By Serge Jordan Events have taken a frenetic pace in Sri Lanka over the last 72 hours. Nothing short of a revolutionary crisis has developed, one that is likely to be a forerunner of similar upheavals in other countries. On the morning

May 12, 2022

News & Analysis·The North

North: Historic election marks new era of crisis for ‘peace process’

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 a BBC commentator noted, “Northern Ireland was literally designed, so

May 11, 2022

Theory & History·What is Socialism?

Socialism 101: Why are socialists internationalists?

By Darragh O’Dwyer Climate catastrophe, wars, pandemics and wealth inequality – these are global problems that all cry out for global solutions. The world is faced with multiple and interlinked crises, all of which are the by-product of the economic, social and

May 10, 2022

Economy·Featured Articles·News & Analysis

Cost of living crisis: Trade unions have to act!

By Mick Barry TD “We are looking at three years of high inflation” – AIB Chief Economist Oliver Mangan, Irish Times, 9 March It is becoming increasingly clear that the inflation crisis is going to be around for quite some time. It

May 9, 2022

Solidarity

20 May: Day of international solidarity with Russian anti-War activists!

Inside Direct Provision: Interview with an asylum seeker

China: ‘Zero Covid’ disaster – voices from Shanghai

World’s richest man: The complete charlatan that is Elon Musk

NMH must be 100% public, secular & progressive

Workers will bear the burden as welfare schemes for bosses come to a close

Sri Lankan PM Resigns after counter-revolutionary assault provokes fury

North: Historic election marks new era of crisis for ‘peace process’

Socialism 101: Why are socialists internationalists?

Cost of living crisis: Trade unions have to act!

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