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2026 perspectives for the Irish Revolution
The following document was passed unanimously at a recent meeting of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Communists of Ireland. Here, we offer our perspective and analysis of the main trends that are shaping Irish politics and the class struggle. …
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Women, capitalism, and the struggle against oppression – A Marxist critique of Silvia Federici
The communist movement has a proud legacy when it comes to fighting oppression, linking this struggle to the fight against class society itself. This is the tradition that International Working Women’s Day was based on, when it was first proposed…
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Trump’s massive Iran aggression gamble becoming a catastrophic miscalculation
Drunk with success in Venezuela, Trump thought that the same methods could be used to force Iran to submit. Either a threatening naval force encircling the country would lead to capitulation, or a short sharp decapitation strike would produce regime…
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The meaning of the ceasefire in Gaza
Celebrations have erupted in Gaza and Israel at the announcement by Trump on Truth Social that a peace agreement has been reached between Israeli and Hamas negotiators in Egypt. That there is celebration is understandable, especially for Gazans who until…
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The world turned upside down – a system in crisis
Momentous events are transforming the world as we know it. With Trump causing political and economic upheaval globally, the pent-up contradictions of nearly two decades of capitalist crisis and stagnation are reaching a fever pitch. From the genocide in Gaza…
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2025 Perspectives for the Irish Revolution
The following document was passed unanimously at a recent meeting of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Communists of Ireland. Here, we offer our perspective and analysis of the main trends that are shaping Irish politics and the class struggle. The…
LATEST
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Communist Day School in Belfast – an important step forward!
On Saturday 21st February, communists from across Ireland gathered in Belfast for a Communist Day School organised by the Belfast branches of the Revolutionary Communists of Ireland. The School of Revolution was a fantastic success with over thirty people attending…
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Boutcher and the RIC – who are the real terrorists?
Jon Boutcher, the PSNI’s chief constable, while speaking at a commission on the Kenova report, remarked: “I was at an event on Sunday for … Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) officers murdered before the creation of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC)…
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Israel’s war on Iran – how would Trotsky have posed the question?
Following the US and Israel’s scandalous, unprovoked attack on Iran, we are republishing the following article, which was first written after the 12-Day War in June 2025. It remains every bit as true as then. As it explains, communists must…
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The war on Iran: where do communists stand?
In the morning of Saturday 28 February, Tehran was shaken by a series of loud explosions as US and Israeli missiles struck the capital of Iran. Clouds of smoke were also seen rising from Tehran, Qom and other Iranian cities,…
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Trump prepares for war with Iran – down with imperialist aggression!
Once again, the eyes of the world are fixed on every word and gesture of the man in the White House, Donald J. Trump. With one third of the entire American Navy assembled in the region, and with Trump oscillating…
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Houses decay from disuse while homelessness rises
Despite huge demand for decent homes in Cork, ten houses in Carrignavar have been abandoned for fifteen years, even though they are nearly finished. All they are waiting for is to be connected to the sewage network. Instead they have…
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