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Kieran Allen explains how the world is a much more dangerous place a year on from Russia’s illegal and unjustified invasion of Ukraine. In the days before the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Biden gathered the most-hard line Eastern European members of NATO and told them
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Three activists who have been involved in the search and rescue of refugees are facing trial in Greece on January 10th. Memet Uludağ explains why this is happening and why we should support them. In 2000 there were 12 million refugees and 5.9 million internally displaced people (IDP) globally
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Horrific scenes at the Melilla border with Morocco cast a sharp light on how the EU works with other regimes to crack down on migrants. Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin looks at the funding, training and support the EU provides in order manage migration. Last week in the Dáil, Paul Murphy TD
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Why should the Left oppose sanctions on Russia but call for sanctions on Israel or Apartheid South Africa? Is this inconsistent? John Molyneux takes on the argument. When it comes to Ukraine and condemning war we know our government and other Western rulers have double standards. They denounce the Russian
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People Before Profit introduced a bill to the Dáil today for a referendum to enshrine Irish neutrality in the Constitution. The Irish government will vote against it, despite the of calls Fine Gael in particular for “mature debate” on the issue. Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin takes a look at why this
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As war fervour continues to be ramped up, Kieran Allen looks at James Connolly’s views on war: His staunch opposition to imperialism and the First World War, his belief that war was an inevitability under capitalism, and his argument that a rebellion in Ireland could lead to a wider
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“His name was Ahmad al-Hasan and he was 19. He wanted to continue his education, which he began in a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan. But his dreams will never come true.” Ahmad al-Hasan’s body was found in the Bug River in eastern Poland after he drowned
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With the recent announcement of a military trade deal and defence partnership involving the US, UK and Australia, Marnie Holborow analyses the roots of imperialism, arguing that the world, including Europe, will become more unstable. The trilateral defence partnership which the US and UK have signed with Australia is an
Ecosocialism
As rumours abound that the Irish Government will attempt to ratify CETA later this month, Tom O’Connor argues that like many trade deals, the agreement between the EU and Canada is both anti-democratic and gives undue powers to international corporations. Breaking news! The Government has announced that in
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As negotiations between the UK and the EU go down to the wire, this second of two articles by economist Brian O’Boyle argues that workers should be supported whatever the outcome – and that a border poll should be high on our agenda. Part 1 can be read here: Bojo’
Ecosocialism
There is a streak of hypocrisy running through much of the condemnation of the British government for driving migrants trying to cross the English Channel back where they came from. How in terms of political morality does this differ from the migration policies of EU governments, including the Irish government?
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With the recent ruling in the Apple tax case being spun as a “win for Ireland”, Stewart Smyth takes apart the propanganda, arguing that this is another example of tax-haven Ireland at work. Readers of this website won’t be surprised that the common sense view of a particular