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US: George Floyd killing was racist state murder

By Harper Cleves On Monday, the 25 May, George Floyd was tragically murdered by a Minneapolis policeman. Police arrived in response to a call from a shopkeeper about someone attempting to use a counterfeit bill and arrested Floyd. Security cameras demonstrate that

May 31, 2020

Covid-19 Pandemic

Traveller discrimination and COVID-19

The Traveller Community face extreme marginalisation, poorer health, greater overcrowding and unemployment and as a result are at significantly greater risk to covid-19.

Apr 12, 2020

Covid-19 Pandemic

Covid-19: Direct Provision system putting lives in danger

By Shane Finnan The Covid-19 pandemic has brought to the surface existing inequalities and oppression within our society, and has indeed exacerbated them. An important case in point is the open-air prison system that is Direct Provision. Direct Provision (DP) is a

Apr 9, 2020

Anti-racism

Five reasons to demonstrate against the far right on Saturday

This Saturday, an important counter-demonstration has been called against the far-right and racist forces who will be gathering outside the Dáil at 1pm. Here are five reasons you should join this counter-protest, which has the backing of a number of trade unions,

Dec 12, 2019

Review: When They See Us

Directed by Ava DuVernay Netflix (2019) Reviewed by Lucy Marron In the spring of 1989, a scandal gripped New York: the case of the “Central Park Five.” After the brutal rape of a female jogger in Central Park, five black and Latino

Sep 29, 2019

Sri Lanka: No to terrorist bombing-For workers unity to defeat racism and division

Statement from United Socialist Party (our sister organisation in Sri Lanka) The United Socialist Party in Sri Lanka, the Tamil Solidarity campaign, the Socialist Party in England and Wales and the Socialist Party in Ireland strongly condemn the atrocious attacks that took place

Apr 22, 2019

Islamophobia, Racism & the Terror Attack in New Zealand

The horrific murder of 50 Muslims in two mosques in New Zealand in March once again shone a spotlight on the poisonous ideas of the far right. Conor Payne looks at the wider context surrounding this atrocity and how the forces of

Apr 2, 2019

Horrific terror attack in Christchurch

By Meredith Jacka, member of the Socialist Party in Australia On March 15 a brutal terror attack was carried out on two mosques in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. 50 people were killed with dozens more wounded. Already thousands of people

Mar 21, 2019

News & Analysis

Film Review: If Beale Street Could Talk

Directed by Barry Jenkins Reviewed by Emily Belton If Beale Street Could Talk is based on James Baldwin’s 1974 novel of the same name. The film is set in New York City in the early 1970s and centres around 19-year-old Tish Rivers

Mar 18, 2019

News & Analysis

Review: Sorry To Bother You

By Rob Rooke, Socialist Alternative (sister organisation of the Socialist Party in the US) “This is Telemarketing – Stick to the Script!” is the message shot at Lakekeith Stanfield (Get Out, Atlanta) who plays Cassius Green in Boots’ Riley’s toboggan ride of

Dec 22, 2018

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