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The left needs to come together in a strong 32 county socialist party, Kieran Allen—National Secretary of People Before Profit—explains. In September, Wrightbus in Ballymena announced that 1,200 workers would lose their jobs. The owner, Jeff Wright, had paid out £16 million to charity, much of which
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Writing for Rebel, Rena Niamh Smith outlines 9 ways the fashion industry is killing the planet. 1] Textile farming and fabric production uses vast quantities of water. It takes 2,700 litres to make a cotton tee shirt—that’s three years’ drinking water for a single person. The Aral
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Stewart Smyth reports as 50,000 US autoworkers continue to take a stand for better pay and conditions, solidarity builds across the sector, and Trump keeps shtum. On September 16, nearly 50,000 United Auto Workers’ union (UAW) workers at General Motors (GM) plants across the US went on strike,
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Climate change is an existential crisis for humanity. In this piece for Rebel, John Molyneux argues that socialism is not just a viable means to tackle the crisis but an historic necessity. A lot has been written, including by myself, on why capitalism, by its very nature, cannot tackle or
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As hundreds of workers at Wrightbus face an uncertain future, Somhairle Mag Uidhir takes a look at the background to this scandalous mismanagement by company bosses. Wrightbus, one of the North’s largest employers, has gone into administration. Management announced that roughly 1200 people will lose their jobs within the
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Mike Gonzales gives a fascinating outline of the subject of his forthcoming book ‘In the red corner: the Marxism of Jose Carlos Mariátegui’, detailing the life and politics of an important Marxist who shaped the early working class movement in Peru. Born in Moquegua, Peru, in 1894, Jose Carlos Mariátegui
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As people take to the streets today in their millions for the Global Climate Strike, calls for immediate action to tackle climate change are becoming ever more resounding. In this piece for Rebel, Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin argues that the shift to mass, free public transport must be a priority if
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The usual justifications for coalition with right wing governments are being aired once again in Ireland, but as Barney Doherty argues, those on the left must learn the lessons of the disastrous history of such alliances. “They trust us to lead on the kind of issues we stand for. They
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It is world mental health day and the Health Department in the North have unveiled a new strategy, but according to Gerard Stewart, it will take much more than sticking plaster to address the societal causes of of mental ill-health. The North of Ireland has the highest prevalence of
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Ahead of the September 20 Climate Strike, Eoghan Ó’Ceannabháin breaks down the failings of the far right and the liberal establishment in tackling global climate change. The 2018 report from the International Panel on Climate Change gave us 12 years to cut global emissions in half, propelling the issue
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Capita has been widely criticised due their role in our draconian welfare system. Gerard Stewart takes a look at the background of the company, and their increasing encroachment into public services. Capita is the largest provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) across local and national government services in the UK,
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As the world watches the Amazon burn, Fiona Ferguson argues that the September 20 climate strike is more urgent than ever to challenge the global climate crisis. The Amazon is on fire. The Arctic is on fire. Heatwaves have shocked Europe and parts of India are life-threateningly flooded, while