Category: News & Analysis
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Trump faces impossible dilemma as Iran gets the upper hand
Four weeks into the US-Israel war of aggression against Iran, the war aims of US imperialism have not only not been achieved, but they look further away than before. Trump is faced with an impossible situation. If he cuts his losses and declares victory now that would represent a massive humiliation for US imperialism, and…
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Storm Chandra: cockroaches do not worry about floods
Storm Chandra brought widespread flooding to Dublin and the South-East in January and February after the Dodder and Slaney rivers were pushed beyond their banks. More than 20,000 properties were left without power at the height of the storm. Areas in Rathfarnham and Nutgrove saw cars left stranded as roads were submerged. Towns such as…
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SNA Backlash exposes the weakness of the government
In the first weeks of February, letters landed at schools across the country from the National Council for Special Education. 194 schools were informed that their Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) – staff who provide support to children with disabilities – would be reduced and reallocated. It wasn’t long before local TDs were flooded with emails…
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Hands off Ehsan Ali and the Awami Action Committee: international day of action on 2 April!
Ehsan Ali and other leading members of the Awami Action Committee in the Pakistan-administered region of Gilgit Baltistan have been arrested once again. The Revolutionary Communist International is running a solidarity campaign to secure the comrades’ release, starting with a global day of action on 2 April. Free Ehsan Ali! Hands off the AAC! [Originally…
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The Cuban Revolution is facing its most dangerous period ever
The oil blockade decreed by Trump on 29 January is slowly but surely asphyxiating Cuba, which relies on oil imports for 60 percent of its energy production. The Cuban government has admitted talks are taking place with the United States, but these take place in conditions of extreme imperialist blackmail. How can the Cuban Revolution…
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Renters thrown to the vultures with new housing bill
Continuing to fall far behind housing completion figures promised in the programme for government, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have doubled down on sacrificing renters at the altar of multinational investment funds. A bill enacted on the first of March allows new tenancies to start at the highest market price. Afterwards, rents can be increased…
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‘The revolution will not be televised’ – the Bolivarian Revolution on camera
The criminal offensive by US imperialism against Venezuela on 3 January has put the country back in the international spotlight. The outrage sparked by this military aggression has been accompanied by a discussion on the left about the Bolivarian Revolution that developed after Hugo Chávez’s victory in the 1998 presidential election. [This article was originally…
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Pakistan: Ehsan Ali and AAC leaders arrested again on charges of terrorism
Comrade Ehsan Ali, chairman of the Awami Action Committee of Gilgit Baltistan and central leader of RCP in Pakistan, was arrested on the night of 10 March from his home in Gilgit, when police raided his home. After that, the homes of several other leaders of the AAC have been raided and four more have…
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Bombs, blood and bowls of Shamrock
The ninth issue of the Revolutionary Communist is coming out this week! Read the editorial of this issue below, and set up a physical or digital subscription now. Or meet us at one of our regular stalls to buy a copy directly from our comrades. Every subscription and paper bought will help us strengthen the…
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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) by terrorism.” We hope the irony will not be lost on our readers. While denying…