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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…
Expropriating the expropriators: Why we call for nationalisation & democratic public ownership
A socialist economic alternative includes many essential features such as wage rises and reduced hours for workers, taxes…
Socialism 101: Doesn’t human nature mean that socialism can’t work?
By Eddie McCabe In this capitalist society the notion of “human nature” is used to explain away all…
5 reasons why capitalism can’t be patched up, and has to go
By Eddie McCabe If the world today seems chaotic and the future looks bleak, try to remember one…
James Connolly’s revolutionary socialism
The relevance of Workshop Talks today By Kevin Henry and Eddie McCabe We live in turbulent times; just…
Socialism: How would a planned economy work?
By Peter Delsing, (ISA in Belgium) This article is based on an introductory speech given to a commission…
Covid-19, Disaster Capitalism & the Urgent Case for Socialism
By Eddie McCabe & Keishia Taylor, from the Summer 2020 edition of Socialist Alternative, the political journal of…
Economic crash shows who the real wealth creators are
By Mike Murphy Plans by governments and central banks to deal with the economic consequences of the Covid-19…
“Finland Station” and the struggle for socialism today
At the end of June, in the midst of a growing discussion about socialism in the United States,…