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What is Socialism?

Anti-racism·Socialist Feminism·Theory & History

Fascism & misogyny – how anti-feminism fuels the far right

Misogyny and the promotion of oppressive, rigid gender norms have always been key characteristics of the far-right and fascism. This was clearly evident under Nazi rule in the 1930s and 1940s in Germany, where women’s roles were strictly defined in the context

Jul 15, 2026

Palestine solidarity·Theory & History

Expel and Replace: Israeli settler colonialism & the erasure of Palestinian life

By Sam Casey Despite a so-called “ceasefire”, the genocide and enforced starvation of the Palestinian people of Gaza continues unabated. Over two years, around 77,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been confirmed killed or missing. This number is set to rise drastically as

Nov 20, 2025

Theory & History

250 years since his birth: Daniel O’Connell – a bourgeois liberal with conservative instincts

By James McCabe Daniel O’Connell, the leader of the 19th-century fight for Catholic Emancipation in Ireland, is revered by liberals as a champion of equality and social justice. However, two features of this much-celebrated but contradictory figure in Irish history are rarely

Sep 22, 2025

Theory & History·What is Socialism?

Socialism 101: If people work hard, don’t they deserve to be rich?

By Eddie McCabe The slogan ‘Billionaires Should Not Exist’ has become popular in recent years, and it’s one that all socialists would subscribe to. It helps that so many of these ulta-wealthy individuals more and more resemble cartoonish evil villains, but the

Sep 17, 2025

Palestine solidarity·Theory & History

25 years since Palestinian anger exploded in the Second Intifada

By Donal Devlin Twenty-five years ago this month, Palestinians living under military occupation rose in mass revolt against the Israeli State. This was the ‘Second Intifada’ – intifada being the Arabic word that roughly translates into “uprising” or “shaking off”. This was

Sep 14, 2025

Reviews and Culture·Theory & History

Frantz Fanon at 100: Review of ‘A Dying Colonialism’

By Manus Lenihan Today marks one hundred years since the birth of Frantz Fanon. A psychiatrist by profession, Fanon as a writer explored the morbid delusions and hallucinations of racism, empire and capitalism in celebrated works such as Black Skin, White Masks

Jul 20, 2025

Theory & History

Masculinity & violence – the manosphere goes mainstream

In this article, James McCabe investigates the roots of patriarchy and the often overlooked connection between masculine norms and violence. When we understand that men’s violence is not a natural phenomenon but a product of particular social conditions, we can grasp how

Jul 18, 2025

Theory & History·What is Socialism?

Socialism 101: What’s the socialist view on immigration?

By Eddie McCabe The far-right mantra that ‘Ireland is full’ is a sinister and stupid lie. In Ireland, we can easily prove this because this is the only country in the world with a smaller population than it had 200 years ago.

Jul 3, 2025

Marxism & the struggle for Palestinian Liberation

By Eddie McCabe & Donal Devlin Palestinian socialist and writer Ghassan Kanafani described the Palestinian struggle as “a cause of the exploited and oppressed masses in our era.” These are apt words. The unrelenting horror in Gaza has laid bare the depravity

Jun 2, 2025

Anti-racism·Theory & History·World News

Trump, big business & the fascist menace

By Laura Fitzgerald, from issue #19 of Socialist Alternative Real life in 2025 reads like the plot of a dystopian miniseries. We’ve seen the richest man in the world perform Nazi salutes at the US President’s inauguration; that President’s first weeks have

May 19, 2025

Theory & History·What is Socialism?

Socialism 101: Doesn’t socialism lead to dictatorship?

By Eddie McCabe If ever you debate the merits of socialism versus capitalism, it will only be a short while before you encounter some variation of the argument “But socialism leads inevitably to dictatorship”. Such is the enduring legacy of Stalinism –

May 8, 2025

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