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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
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Leo Vardakar launched his Climate Plan to much fanfare. But will these proposals really make a difference? Owen McCormack thinks not, arguing the plan is a ruse to protect corporate interests, whilst deflecting the blame on to ordinary people. The launch of the Government’s Climate Plan has been described
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In 2015, Syriza came to power promising change for the people of Greece. Now, the party looks set to lose office, weeks after damaging local and European elections. Greek socialist Nikos Lountos gives his take. Alexis Tsipras, the Greek prime minister, has called snap elections for the 7th of July,
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Leo Varadkar says he cares about the environment. But his government is currently using dirty tricks to block People Before Profit’s Climate Emergency Bill. Bríd Smith TD explains the background to this story, and how we can stop Fine Gael in their tracks. After the recent local elections, Leo
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