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Opposing racism and the far right

The election of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s Presidential election is an important warning of the growth in support for the far right and right-populism across the world. His election by a 10% margin will mean the formation of the first far-right government

Dec 1, 2018

News & Analysis

Review: Mistaken Identity – Race and Class in the Age of Trump

Mistaken Identity: Race and Class in the Age of Trump By Asad Haider Published by Verso Books, 2018 Reviewed by Laura Fitzgerald …. when the liberal language of rights is used to defend a concrete identity group from injury, physical or verbal,

Nov 7, 2018

Bolsonaro – a threat to workers and all oppressed people

By André Ferrari , Liberty, Socialism and Revolution (LSR – sister organisation of the Socialist Party in Brazil) The victory of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s second round presidential election by a 10% margin over the Workers’ Party (PT) candidate Fernando Haddad, represents

Oct 31, 2018

Elections·Featured Articles·News & Analysis

Presidential elections & Casey result- The socialist alternative to right wing populism

By Oisin Kelly The news that Peter Casey rose from 1% in opinion polls to receive 23% in the presidential election has shocked many. Casey used despicable anti-Traveller racism to boost his profile. The racist prejudices that exist in Irish society and

Oct 28, 2018

News & Analysis

Childish Gambino’s “This is America”

Reviewed by Monika Janas Accompanied by cheery music with warm gospel voices a black man picks up a guitar from a chair, sits down and starts strumming as the camera moves onto a solitary figure in a warehouse. The latter turns to

Jun 27, 2018

Latest·News & Analysis

The left, the right and David Quinn

Right wing columnist, David Quinn warned in the Irish Independent (13 January, 2016) that, “We should be more worried about rise of hard left than tiny alt-right.”

Jan 14, 2017

Trump prepares vicious attacks- We must prepare resistance

Trump’s victory in the presidential election was a profound shock to tens of millions of progressive workers, young people, immigrants, women, people of color, Muslims, and LGBTQ people across the U.S. The target list of Trump’s administration has become clearer. This is

Jan 5, 2017

News & Analysis

Institutionalised state racism: Direct Provision must go

By Councillor Fiona Ryan On Tuesday 15 November, after a gruelling 35 day hunger strike, a Kurdish resident of Direct Provision resisting a deportation order to Iran emerged victorious, with the state rescinding the order after his health began to decline upon

Dec 2, 2016

US: We need mass resistance to Trump & a new party of the 99%

Here we publish the latest analysis of Socialist Alternative (SA) in the US, following Trump's victory. Last night (9 November), Socialist Alternative organised mass marches and rallies across the US as a first response to Trump's election. Tens of thousands of people

Nov 10, 2016

World News

US: Colin Kaepernick’s stance against racism spreads

When Colin Kaepernick began his protest against racial injustice by kneeling during the national anthem at NFL football games it is unlikely he realized the scale of the impact it would have. Already, this protest has spread like wildfire through the NFL,

Sep 26, 2016

Racism- Page 7

Opposing racism and the far right

Review: Mistaken Identity – Race and Class in the Age of Trump

Bolsonaro – a threat to workers and all oppressed people

Presidential elections & Casey result- The socialist alternative to right wing populism

Childish Gambino’s “This is America”

The left, the right and David Quinn

Trump prepares vicious attacks- We must prepare resistance

Institutionalised state racism: Direct Provision must go

US: We need mass resistance to Trump & a new party of the 99%

US: Colin Kaepernick’s stance against racism spreads

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden