Features
Two decades on from the attacks on the World Trade Center of September 11 2001, Becca Bor recounts memories from that day and assesses the despicable ‘War on Terror’ it spawned. Twenty years ago, I sat in my first period class in Boston and my teacher – to the surprise of
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Becca Bor explores the Marxist economic concept of the Tendency of the Rate of Profit to Fall, for Rebel’s series on Marx 101. One of the central contradictions of capitalism is that economic crises are intrinsic to the system. There are some mainstream economists who claim that capitalism is
Covid-19
As Boris Johnson prepares to set out his plan for ending lockdown, following Varadkars strategy launch last week, Becca Bor argues that the lockdown in Ireland should continue – in a way which protects workers and communities – rather than profits. Last week, Leo Varadkar announced his government’s timeline for easing
Covid-19
New York City is the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States. At the time of this interview, there have been over 2,400 deaths in NYC alone. Hospitals are overwhelmed, and an already starved healthcare system at breaking point, just weeks into the surging crisis. Anger
Covid-19
As Ireland’s health service prepares to deal with the full force of the Coronavirus pandemic, nurse Jo Tully shares her fears and key demands for the period ahead. COVID-19 cases are increasing in Ireland, and whilst are measures in place to slow transmission of the virus, what measures
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More than 33,000 members of the United teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) went on strike this week. Their battle has been the culmination of years of neclect, privitisation, and cuts to the LA school district. Rebel Editor Becca Bor, who was active in the Chicago Teachers Union strike of 2012,
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Nearly a month after the Repeal referendum, and the dust is still settling. How do we comprehend this result and where to we go from here? Rebel’s Becca Bor sat down with key activists including Sinead Kennedy (leading member of Together for Yes), Adrienne Wallace (People Before Profit), and
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In the last few months a wave of rank-and-file teacher strikes has swept the US. Rebel spoke with Dana Blanchard—a former elementary school teacher and union organiser in California for almost fifteen years, who reported on the strikes for Socialist Worker (US)—about this industrial action, and
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One week before the referendum, Becca Bor caught up with key activists from the Repeal campaign, including actor, author and comedian Tara Flynn, People Before Profit TD Brid Smith, Dublin City Cllr Emma Hendrick and Traveller community rep Eileen Flynn to discuss the challenges of the Repeal campaign so far
News
Activist Becca Bor talks #metoo, #ibelieveher, #repealthe8th and how each of these movement features in the wider global fight for women’s liberation. The Repeal movement is shaking Ireland and transforming how people discuss abortion and reproductive health. Thousands of women are beginning to talk about their own stories of