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Anti-war·Theory & History·What is Socialism?

Socialism 101: Is war inherent to capitalism?

By Kevin McLoughlin Virtually everyone supports the idea of ‘world peace’, yet today in 2022 there are nearly 40 different wars or conflicts ongoing. And with the Russian invasion of Ukraine the threat of nuclear war, and the annihilation of us all,

Mar 7, 2022

Anti-war·Uncategorized·World News

Ukraine: A war that is changing the world

By Danny Byrne, International Socialist Alternative Ten days into Russian imperialism’s bloody war on Ukraine, thousands already lie dead. Amid conflicting reports and figures which inevitably vary in wartime scenarios, on 4 March, Reuters estimated a death toll of 10,000 people. This

Mar 5, 2022

Anti-war·World News

War in Ukraine: Six questions and six socialist answers

Article by Editorial from Offensiv, (Paper of Rattvisepartiet Socialisterna—our sister organisation in Sweden) The Russian army’s invasion of Ukraine has already led to thousands of deaths and forced hundreds of thousands to flee. The Swedish government, with the support of the right,

Mar 4, 2022

Comment & Other·News & Analysis

Sinn Féin preparing for power in the South: Can it deliver real change?

For many months now support for Sinn Féin in the South has been elevated in opinion polls, reaching as high as 35% and raising the prospect of it leading the next government with Mary Lou McDonald as Taoiseach. Posed by some as

Mar 4, 2022

Socialist Feminism

International Women’s Day 2022: Socialist Feminist and Anti War

By International Socialist Alternative & Rosa International Socialist Feminists In 1917, working class women started the revolution that stopped the war — Lets do it again! Socialist Feminists around the world will march and organise walkouts and strikes against imperialist war, exposing

Mar 2, 2022

A watershed moment — The murder of Ashling Murphy and why we must demand “Not one more”

The horrific murder of Ashling Murphy in January once again shined a light on the shadow pandemic of gender-based violence. Harper Cleves looks at the significance of the mobilisations in the aftermath of this murder and how a movement to defeat men’s

Feb 28, 2022

Anti-war·World News

War in Ukraine: Update from Russian socialists

No to the war in Ukraine! Troops should return home. Build an anti-war movement in the workplaces and universities. This is the call being made by Socialisticheskaya Alternativa, our sister organisation in Russia. It follows the announcement of the attacks on Ukraine

Feb 27, 2022

Environment·News & Analysis

No more data centres — planet not profits

By Peter McGregor On Thursday 3 March, the Data Centres & Critical Infrastructure Expo is set to bring together construction companies and businesses who have vested interest in the growth of data centres in Ireland. The Expo is being held in the

Feb 25, 2022

Anti-war·Featured Articles·World News

No to war in Ukraine! Build a mass anti-war and anti-imperialist movement

Statement by International Socialist Alternative ISA expresses its full solidarity with the people of Ukraine who already suffer exploitation, oppression, corruption and growing poverty conditions, and now face the horror of war and bloodshed. As Russian troops and tanks have crossed the

Feb 24, 2022

Theory & History

50 years since Nixon’s pivot to China

First published by chinaworker.info, ISA in China A half-century has passed since US President Richard Nixon’s ground-breaking visit to China on 21 February 1972. He was the first American president ever to visit China and no formal relations had existed between the

Feb 23, 2022

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