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In Part 2 of his Ireland and Slavery series, Brian Kelly assesses Ireland’s involvement in the international slave trade, arguing that the country’s colonial subjection has too often been omitted from the analysis. Part 1, ‘Irish Slaves’: Debunking the Myth, can be read here. The first instalment in
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In this first installment of a two-part series, historian Brian Kelly looks at the origins of the myth of Irish slavery, arguing that how we approach this period of history has revelance for the movements of today. Recently, social media has been saturated with claims and counterclaims about ‘Irish
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Brian Kelly reviews Sam McBride’s, ‘Burned: The Inside Story of the ‘Cash-for-Ash’ Scandal and Northern Ireland’s Secretive New Elite, and looks at what it tells us about the rotten cycle of politics in the North and how the Left can offer a way out. There are
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25 years after the fall of Apartheid, South Africa remains a deeply unequal society. But are things beginning to change, as cracks appear in the country’s ruling party, the ANC? Brian Kelly recently sat down with Trevor Ngwane, Simphiwe Zwane and Edwin Lfufutswane—three activists on the South African
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Stormont is still down, Westminster is in crisis, and questions are being asked about the future of the Union. The National Question, assumed to have been buried, is now back with force. But how do we ensure those at the bottom of society gain from this crisis? Brian Kelly takes
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Brazilian presidential elections take place this week and the corrupt right-winger Bolsonaro is set to take power. In a interview exclusively for Rebel, Sean Purdy of the Universidade de São Paulo speaks to Brian Kelly about the factors which paved the way for Bolsonaro’s ascendancy and how the
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Pope Francis will soon be visiting Ireland. For many people Francis is a progressive figure, even an Anti-Capitalist. But how do such claims square with the actual practice of the Pope, both past and present? Historian Brian Kelly examines this question for Rebel. In the five years since he
68' Legacies
In the 1960s American capitalism seemed to be stronger than ever. In a few short years, however, the country was gripped by upheaval and protest. In the second edition of our ’68 Legacies series, award winning historian Brian Kelly argues that “even regimes which appear stable and impregnable over long