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The second part of John Molyneux’s extensive essay on WW1 and what led to one of the deadliest wars in human history. Here, John looks back at the events leading up to the war to dispel the notion that WW1 was a ‘chapter of accidents’. Part 1 is available
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As the world remembers the centenary of the end of World War 1, John Molyneux asks what those in the deadliest war in history died for, in an extensive three part series for Rebel. World War 1, which began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918, was
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The housing situation in the North is worsening by the day. Eamonn McCann, who was a founding member of the Derry Housing Action Committee in 1968, suggests that we need to rediscover a sixties spirit of radicalism to solve the homelessness crisis today. We had a housing crisis back in
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Just days after Peter Casey won 20% of the Irish presidential vote, longtime socialist and anti-racism campaigner John Molyneux analyses the campaign the gave rise to his vote, the role played by the media, and the job that faces the left, in the aftermath of the election. There is
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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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Brian O’Boyle casts a sharp eye over Budget 2019, suggesting that beyond the headlines the government has not shifted beyond its corporate agenda. Budget 2019 comes ten years after the start of the Great Recession. Back then, no measure was deemed too excessive, as Fianna Fáil took €12.5
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Stewart Smyth looks at Roddy Doyle’s new film Rosie, arguing the movie sheds light on the reality of Ireland’s ever-deteriorating housing crisis. Another week in La La Land, or what is more commonly referred to as the official response to the housing crisis in Ireland. The huge
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Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the supreme court was preceded by protests, strikes, and outrage in response to multiple sexual assaults claims against him. Writing for Rebel, Rachel Cohen takes a look back at Kavanaugh’s record before his nomination, the outburst of struggle across the states, and the role
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Now that we have repealed the 8th, how can we repeal the rotten system that created it? Marxism 2018–Ireland’s largest socialist conference–is the place to discuss exactly that. Join incredible activists and writers from across Ireland, and around the world, as we discuss how we create a
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Hillary Clinton has been invited to receive an honorary degree for her ‘outstanding contribution to peace and reconciliation’ at Queen’s University, Belfast. Paul Loughran, organiser of protesters countering the honorary degree, argues that these accolades could not be further from the truth. It is paradoxical that Hillary Clinton should
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The Ballymurphy and Loughlinisland Massacres have both recently been the subject of critically acclaimed documentaries. Here, Aódhan Donnelly takes a look at the role of the state in both massacres and what light that sheds on why the state continues to deny justice to victims. Last month, the PSNI arrested