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What is Socialism?
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Socialism 101: What kind of organisation do we need?
By Eddie McCabe James Connolly once wrote that “successful revolutions are not the product of our brains but…
Socialism 101: Why can’t we just reform capitalism?
By Eddie McCabe You don’t have to be a revolutionary to know there’s something profoundly wrong with the…
Socialism 101: Are there any socialist countries? Have there ever been?
By Eddie McCabe A common question asked by those learning about socialism is whether there are any actual…
Socialism 101: Aren’t the state, the courts and the police politically neutral?
By Eddie McCabe We all know of dictatorial regimes in certain parts of the world, or in history,…
Socialism 101: Doesn’t capitalism incentivise hard work because people are motivated by money?
By Eddie McCabe The worldview of every mainstream economist and right-wing politician is predicated on the belief that…
Socialism 101: Are all workers exploited? Are there no good bosses?
By Harper Cleves In early November Elon Musk purchased Twitter. Within a week of his ascendancy, he had…
Socialism 101: Isn’t capitalism more democratic than socialism?
By Manus Lenihan Democracy means everyone having a say in how their society is run. Supposedly we live…
Socialism 101: Is it possible to change the world, or is socialism a utopian dream?
By Eddie McCabe “We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.”…
Tugaimis Droim Láimhe don Chaipitleachas – Tá Sé in Am don tSóisialachas!
Le Manus Lenihan Cé nach mbeadh ag iarraidh an nuacht a sheachaint leis an oiread sin scéalta faoi chogadh,…
It’s time to get rid of capitalism – time for socialism
By Manus Lenihan With climate change, war and disease, it’s easy to grow numb to all the bad…
