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Echoes of ‘68: Student revolt rocks France & inspires millions

Oct 12, 2026
By Philipp Chmel A momentous youth revolt has swept France over the last three weeks. Despite unprecedented police violence, it is gaining in intensity and has sparked tremendous solidarity and active support from wide layers of the working class. This is creating an explosive mix of collective anger, hope and enthusiasm

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Review: The Story of Capital by David Harvey

25 Aug 2026
Reviewed by Chris Stewart Influential Marxist geographer and economic theorist, Professor David Harvey, has helped millions of people gain an understanding of how capitalism works through his many books and online lectures. In The Story of Capital, Harvey sets out to elucidate the central ideas of Marx’s Capital, explaining how they relate to what he calls the “capitalist totality” today.

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Joe Higgins v Jim Power debate

Apr 17, 2009
recorded 16/04/2009 by Cathal Brennan Videos from last night’s debate in Wynn’s Hotel in Abbey Street Dublin. Jim Power, economist with Friends First, debated Joe Higgins, of the Socialist Party, about the current economic crisis and the way forward.
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Apr 17, 2009
Socialist Party in Northern Ireland – www.socialistpartyni.net Joe Higgins TD – www.joehiggins.ie Paul Murphy MEP – www.paulmurphymep.eu International Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) – www.socialistworld.net Socialist Party in England and Wales – www.socialistparty.org.uk Socialism Today, political magazine of the Socialist Party in
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Budget savages workers

Apr 16, 2009
By Stephen BoydTHE FIANNA Fail and Green government would like you to believe that the budget has hit everyone equally, but this is a bared-faced lie. The two budgets we’ve had so far in 2009 have cost the "average family" approximately €7,000
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Divide & Rule: Labour & the Partition of Ireland