jan2022 Archives - Solidarity (Ireland)

United States: A year in, working people are no better under Biden

By Grace Fors In a press conference marking Biden’s first year in office, a reporter asked, “Inflation is up, your signature domestic legislation is stalled in Congress, and a few hours from now an effort in the Senate to deal with voting reform legislation

Jan 31, 2022

Featured Articles·The North·Theory & History

“Derry – This was murder”: 50 years since Bloody Sunday

By Sean Burns Sunday, 30 January 1972 saw one of the bloodiest and most callous atrocities committed during the Troubles. In an event that would become known as Bloody Sunday, British paratroopers (paras) fired indiscriminate live rounds into a crowd of unarmed

Jan 29, 2022

Covid-19 Pandemic·Featured Articles·News & Analysis

Covid 19-Government lifts restrictions but global pandemic continues

By Conor Payne On Friday, 21 January, Taoiseach Micheal Martin announced the sudden abandonment of most Covid restrictions. Limits on capacity and opening times in hospitality and other venues were lifted, as were the restrictions on numbers at sports events, concerts etc.

Jan 28, 2022

Theory & History

‘Better to rust out than to wear out’: The radical legacy of Mary Ann McCracken (1770-1866)

By Emma Ward The inscription, ‘Wept by her brother’s scaffold’, was the sole memorial on the previously unmarked grave of one of Ireland’s greatest revolutionary women. Throughout her 96 years, Mary Ann McCracken worked tirelessly as an abolitionist and led successful prison

Jan 27, 2022

World News

Chile: Election of Gabriel Boric shows aspiration for fundamental change

By Jonathan Diebold In October 2019, the price of a metro ticket in Santiago, Chile, rose by 30 Pesos. This seemingly innocuous price hike of about €0.03 saw massive protests sweep the country, eventually seeing a constitutional plebiscite that swept away the

Jan 26, 2022

Health·News & Analysis

Too many tragedies: Mental health epidemic must be urgently addressed

By Finn Mc Kenna The recent tragic, untimely death of Shane O’Connor, son of musicians Donal Lunny and Shuhada Sadaqat / Sineád O’Connor, reverberated throughout society. The profile of the musicians has no doubt contributed to the widespread response and outpouring of

Jan 25, 2022

Anti-war·World News

New Cold War: Warmongers whipping up dangerous situation in Ukraine

By Sotsialisticheskaya Alternativa reporters (our sister organisation in Russia) Political and economic earthquakes are being prepared globally as the forces of US and Chinese imperialism move from a state of cooperation to open competition. As these forces collide, shock waves ripple around

Jan 25, 2022

World News

Are we witnessing a global labour revival?

By Michael O’Brien The editorial of the Financial Times (FT) newspaper on 4 January was headlined, ‘Coronavirus has provided a wake-up call for workers’. The FT is not given to sensationalism aimed at a mass readership. Rather, it has been accurately described

Jan 24, 2022

World News

Solidarity with the revolt in Kazakhstan

By Dave Vallely The spark for mass struggle in Kazakhstan was the decision by the government at the beginning of January to cut fuel subsidies. This decision more than doubled the price of gas and caused widespread anger, yet opposition to the

Jan 21, 2022

News & Analysis·Workplace News

Solidarity with the sit-in: Save Regina Coeli Hostel

By Dagmar Walgraeve The staff and residents of Regina Coeli hostel in Belfast began a ‘sit in’ on 12 January after they were told that the facility is due to close in the next few weeks. As the sole women-only hostel in

Jan 20, 2022

jan2022

United States: A year in, working people are no better under Biden

“Derry – This was murder”: 50 years since Bloody Sunday

Covid 19-Government lifts restrictions but global pandemic continues

‘Better to rust out than to wear out’: The radical legacy of Mary Ann McCracken (1770-1866)

Chile: Election of Gabriel Boric shows aspiration for fundamental change

Too many tragedies: Mental health epidemic must be urgently addressed

New Cold War: Warmongers whipping up dangerous situation in Ukraine

Are we witnessing a global labour revival?

Solidarity with the revolt in Kazakhstan

Solidarity with the sit-in: Save Regina Coeli Hostel

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden