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national / politics / elections Sunday April 18, 2010 - 00:19 by Michael Gallagher
 9 comments (last - wednesday april 21, 2010 - 14:52)
Having chatted recently to many other people on the left so as to try and gauge the possibility of the broadest ever coming together of a revolutionary left alliance on this island, it appears that we are going to miss the best opportunity in making the biggest electoral impact by the genuine left in years. Too many parties/groups seem to be carrying too much historical baggage about each other. This party won't work with that party for this reason....that party won't work with anyone for some other reason....that party can't be trusted because of past mistakes....sniping.....backbiting.....nitpicking........petty grudges.....personalities.....sectarianism......our view is the right one......we have more experience.... blah blah blah blah blah. Below is an open letter to all the genuine Socialist organisations in Ireland ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday April 11, 2010 - 23:39 by Seamus Loughlin
Seamus from the Fightback Editorial Board looks at the current state of play in the unions regarding the Public Sector Agreement, with some help from Procrustes and Father Ted. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Thursday April 01, 2010 - 00:25 by Portia
1 comment (last - friday april 02, 2010 - 20:04)
The Catholic church has behaved like a cult in keeping women and children as second class human beings who were expected to obey the men of God without question. The influence of this church has infiltrated most Government agencies especially the legal system where once again women and children were often made homeless for refusing to put up with abuse and play happy families. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday March 30, 2010 - 16:02 by Róisín Ní Maoileoin
8 comments (last - thursday april 01, 2010 - 16:44)
The Government have negotiated a tentative agreement with the public sector unions. Let us have a look at what the union representatives agreed to: 1. No restoration of pay cuts 2. Longer hours for the same wages 3. 7-day work weeks resulting in no overtime 4. Redeployment of workers at Government's discretion 5. Staff reduction 6. Outsourcing of public sector jobs at Government discretion ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Sunday March 28, 2010 - 05:14 by Keith Reid
5 comments (last - sunday may 09, 2010 - 16:19)
Season two of The Wire, aired in 2003, explores working-class promises being broken in east-coast urban America. The series looks at the declining industry of Baltimore's docklands, and the implications for many working-class men, who are suffering the consequences of 21st capitalism. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / miscellaneous Saturday March 27, 2010 - 23:40 by donkylemore
1 comment (last - monday march 29, 2010 - 16:27)
What do the greens stand for anymore They are Not about 1. Openness in government 2 not about reforming politics 3 not about accountability 4. Not about scaling the government down 5 not about protecting our revered sites and places of veneration 6 not about Honesty A query and a reply illustrates something about a character type ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Friday March 26, 2010 - 21:17 by Paddy Hackett
2 comments (last - tuesday march 30, 2010 - 17:17)
A terse comment on the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Thursday March 25, 2010 - 11:33 by Homer Hostage
Karl Rove, right-wing advocate of torture and government by assassination, broadcast on the air a detailed description of the floor plan of Air Force 1, during a radio interview. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Monday March 22, 2010 - 11:37 by TaraL
50 years ago an experiment was conducted by Stanley Milgram, measuring the willingness of participants to obey an authoritative figure dressed in white coat that instructed them to illicit shocks on another human being, called the learner. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Thursday March 18, 2010 - 22:05 by Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin
"Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience." Rebecca West ... read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday March 16, 2010 - 13:25 by donkylemore
Both Shia communities In Iran and Iraq can see that ‘’ the enemy of my enemy is also my friend ‘’ and in this regard they will find common ground in their distrust of the West and Israel with possibly dreadful consequences . So while it suited the US to have Iran and Iraq locked in a decade of war , the tables are perversely reversed now . Mission Accomplished ? The world is in a more parlous state after G.W Bush's military folly ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday March 12, 2010 - 19:48 by Kieran McNulty
2 comments (last - saturday april 03, 2010 - 11:50)
In January 2006 the Government accepted the recommendations contained in an independent report that it had commissioned, Vision for Change (VFC), as the basis for its future mental health policy. In the four years since the report’s publication almost nothing has been done to realise its full implementation. ... read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality Thursday March 11, 2010 - 17:42 by Drew
The following excerpts are from an interview by the Iranian student’s newspaper Bazr (issue 45-February 2010) with Shahrzad Mojab. This long interview is on the current political and social situation in Iran. The section excerpted here concerns the woman question and the role of Iranian women in the recent struggle that we are reprinting on the occasion of 8th March, International Women’s Day. Shahrzad Mojab is an Iranian women activist and researcher who left Iran in 1983. She is the author of numerous papers and books on Iranian women, Kurdish women, and women in war zones. Mojab is currently a professor at the University of Toronto in Canada. Translation by A WorldTo Win News Service. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Saturday March 06, 2010 - 15:54 by john throne
1 comment (last - saturday march 06, 2010 - 16:13)
Taking the movement forward in continued mass direct action confrontation with the capitalist offensive. Defending it against the pressures of its right wing to make it subservient to the union leadership and the Democratic Party. Helping it stand against the pressures of ultra leftism which would cut it off from the support and involvement of the hundreds of thousands and millions it needs to win. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Friday March 05, 2010 - 17:07 by john throne
The beginning of a new movement and hopefully a new era. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Friday March 05, 2010 - 00:24 by Simon McGuinness
New blog site established to circumvent the absence of news from Haiti in the commercial media. Live from a field hospital in the earthquake zone ... ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Tuesday March 02, 2010 - 23:32 by john throne
Capitalism has looted California. the state is banrupt. they are attacking education to try and balance the budget. Read the heroic story of the students and workers fight back. ... read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum Saturday February 27, 2010 - 23:37 by Risteard Ó Faoláin
Bíonn a lán scannal ag baint leis na hEaglaise le déanaí. Mo thuairm, faoi stad na hEaglaise anois. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous Friday February 26, 2010 - 11:11 by Mick O'Broin
The announcement of new legislation to create a directly-elected mayor of Dublin is yet another sign of the increasing political importance of the city a globalised world. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday February 24, 2010 - 19:08 by Amnesty International - Ireland
4 comments (last - monday march 01, 2010 - 11:37)
The Government must adopt a coordinated approach if it is serious about improving its track record on mental health, according to a report launched today (24/02/10) by Amnesty International Ireland. The Missing Link: coordinated Government action on mental health was launched by Minister for Mental Health and Disability John Moloney TD at a press conference this morning. ... read full story / add a comment |
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