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Traditional Leaving Cert to go ahead: How can we win real change?

By Myriam Poizat On Monday, 31 January, the Department of Education announced that this year’s sixth year students would have no other option than to sit the traditional Leaving Cert exams in the summer. This is despite students having missed at least

Feb 7, 2022

Theory & History·What is Socialism?

Socialism 101: Doesn’t human nature mean that socialism can’t work?

By Eddie McCabe In this capitalist society the notion of “human nature” is used to explain away all kinds of evils – violence, racism, inequality. Socialism – a society based on cooperation, real participatory democracy and the common ownership (and planned use)

Feb 3, 2022

Socialist Feminism·World News

Prince Andrew & the depraved culture of the ruling class

By Aislinn O’Keeffe The Grand Old Duke of York, he had ten thousand men… and they comprised members of the British royal family, the mainstream media, wealthy business folk, a PR team, at least one convicted sex trafficker and one convicted child

Jan 18, 2022

Socialist Feminism·World News

United States: High school students walkout against sexual violence

By Ginger Jentzen Thousands of students from dozens of high schools across the country have staged walkouts against sexual assault and harassment since returning to in-person classes. According to data from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, reported incidents

Dec 17, 2021

News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

From lockdowns to nightlife — act to stop gender-based violence

By Valerie O’Leary Recent instances of women having their drinks spiked or having been injected with drugs in bars and nightclubs sparked protests across the U.K. Police in Britain confirmed that 254 attacks happened over the past two months, 56 involving spiking

Nov 1, 2021

News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

Agnes Tirop’s murder and the shadow pandemic of gender-based violence

By Harper Cleves On Wednesday, 13 October 25-year-old Kenyan long-distance runner Agnes Tirop was found tragically murdered in her home in Iten, Kenya. Her husband has been arrested as the prime suspect in this horrifically brutal crime. Tirop’s family have reported that

Oct 20, 2021

Socialist Feminism·World News

Sabina Nessa and Sarah Everard: Both victims of a sick, sexist system– Stop victim-blaming

By Becci Heagney, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in England, Wales and Scotland) Sabina Nessa, 28, was tragically murdered on 18 September. Upset and anger has once again enraged the nation. How could this have happened again? How many more women will be

Oct 7, 2021

News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

Women courageously speak out against sexual harassment & abuse in the army

By Valerie O’Leary The recent broadcasting of RTE’s “Women of Honour” programme on sexual harassment, bullying and sexist practices in the Irish Defence Forces is yet another example of the systemic toxic and misogynistic attitudes that exist in the military. Over the

Oct 4, 2021

News & Analysis·Reviews and Culture

Review: The Care Crisis by Emma Dowling

Reviewed by Caitriona Ní Chatháin In her book The Care Crisis: What Caused It and How Can We End It, Emma Dowling explores the multifaceted world of care, and its degradation under decades of neoliberalism, and capitalism today. With a special focus

Sep 30, 2021

Uncategorized·World News

Mexico-Decriminalisation of abortion in the Supreme Court: Important Victory in an ongoing battle

On Tuesday, September 7, in the midst of a series of demonstrations by the Mexican ultra-right — a staunch enemy of women’s rights — the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation took a historic step with the ruling that declared the

Sep 17, 2021

Socialist Feminism- Page 5

Traditional Leaving Cert to go ahead: How can we win real change?

Socialism 101: Doesn’t human nature mean that socialism can’t work?

Prince Andrew & the depraved culture of the ruling class

United States: High school students walkout against sexual violence

From lockdowns to nightlife — act to stop gender-based violence

Agnes Tirop’s murder and the shadow pandemic of gender-based violence

Sabina Nessa and Sarah Everard: Both victims of a sick, sexist system– Stop victim-blaming

Women courageously speak out against sexual harassment & abuse in the army

Review: The Care Crisis by Emma Dowling

Mexico-Decriminalisation of abortion in the Supreme Court: Important Victory in an ongoing battle

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden