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Art reflects the world around us, but does art not also help shape the society we live in? John Molyneux—a Marxist writer with a prodigious output over many decades, who has also had a lifelong interest in visual art—tackles this fascinating subject, in this extended piece based on
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Welfare Reform has been a disaster. And disabled people have been consistently under attack as a result. Ivanka Antova, a disability rights advocate, takes a look at the impact of this devastating policy. You will be forgiven if you are completely uninspired by the ongoing Conservative Party leadership debacle. Coverage
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The departure of Gerry Adams was set to herald a new era for Sinn Féin. But after a spate of disappointing elections, questions are being asked about the direction of the party under Mary Lou’s leadership. What is behind this sudden decline? Tommy McKearney—author of the the Provisional
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Tax havens are often portrayed as exotic islands, in far flung parts of the world. But as economist Brian O’Boyle explains, tax evasion is incorporated into capitalism on a global scale. And the amounts of money stolen are staggering. One important myth about tax havens is that they are
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Behind the petulant spats in the Tory leadership contest, lies a deeply profound and historic crisis for the British ruling class. John Molyneux takes a look at the background to this decaying of a once mighty empire. Brexit has thrown the British political system into a crisis that has no
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The Stonewall Rebellion marked the beginning of the modern LGBTQ movement. Keegan O’Brien—a gay socialist activist in Brooklyn, New York—takes a look back at this extraordinary event, and the political lessons for the movement today. Fifty years ago this June, in the summer of 1969, patrons at
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Politicians claim they back LGBTQ+ rights. But has any real progress been made? Derry LGBTQ+ activists Xavier Beardwood and Li Janiris—speaking at the PinkNews Parliamentary event—held no punches in this fantastic speech given at Stormont, transcribed for Rebel. Their message to the politicians? We want liberation, and we
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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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Thousands of health service workers are set to go on strike, because of the inaction of the Fine Gael government. Barney Doherty reports on the background to this strike, and why the workers should have your support. Tomorrow a 24-hour strike, involving up to 10,000 workers, will go
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Two decades on from the Good Friday Agreement, politics in the North is stuck in a rut. Gerard Stewart suggests that the origins of this Long Good Friday of division are at the heart of the Agreement itself, arguing the time has arrived to go beyond its institutionalised sectarianism. This
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With the development of new anti-racist movements, there is a renewed interest in the history of the Black Panther Party. Shaun Harkin spoke to Donna Murch—historian and author of ‘Living for the City’—about the overlooked aspects of the Panthers, from their founding days, to their focus on
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Climate change requires major societal change. But how do we ensure this transformation is done in a fair and just manner? John Bellamy Foster—a renowned environmental sociologist and editor of Monthly Review—takes a look at the idea of the Just Transition, arguing that any strategy to save the