Category: News & Analysis
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Reform, Restore, and the riots – Those who sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind
In light of this week’s pogroms in Belfast, we republish the following article by the British section of the Revolutionary Communist International. Here the role of reactionary demagogues such as Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe is discussed in stoking such explosions as we have seen in recent days. Nigel Farage called for “pure, cold rage”…
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Does Israel control the United States?
According to The New York Times, the war against Iran was hatched not in Washington, but in Jerusalem. It was Benjamin Netanyahu who formulated the plan, which he then brought to Trump and his cabinet for approval at a meeting in the White House in February. Four months on and Trump is a desperate man. All…
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Pogroms in the North: socialism or barbarism
Homes torched. Cars set ablaze. Racist roadblocks. Bricks crashing through windows. Wheelie bins hurled onto the streets in flames. Gangs of masked men roaming neighbourhoods. Families fleeing their homes in police vans. On Tuesday night, Belfast was gripped by what has been described as the worst night of violence the city has seen in over…
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US Military out of Shannon!
Shannon airport – which has been used by the US military since WW2 and especially since the 90s – has seen an 80 percent jump in troops passing through it since the war in Iran began. 8,218 US troops, typically armed with personnel weapons, have passed through Shannon since January. The figures for March alone…
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Letter: Butcher’s Apron raised over Cork City
In March, Keir Starmer met Micheál Martin in Cork for the second United Kingdom-Ireland Summit. The event was marked by widespread disruption in the name of “security”. Protesters gathered outside the blockaded city centre to draw attention towards British imperialism’s criminal role in the Middle East. Meanwhile the Union Jack was raised over the city…
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The economic consequences of the war in Iran
The US-Israeli war on Iran is a turning point, not just in the balance of forces between the powers, but also in the world economy. It is bringing to the fore all the contradictions that have been accumulating over the past period: inflation, debt and the looming recession. Ever since the pandemic, the world economy…
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By-elections: fragmentation, disillusionment and anger against the establishment
The by-elections have shown an unprecedented degree of political fragmentation in Irish politics. In Dublin Central, Daniel Ennis of the Social Democrats walked away with the seat, while in Galway West, Fine Gael’s Seán Kyne clinched the seat on the last count from Independent Ireland’s Noel Thomas. Across just these two constituencies, six different parties…
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Racism, ‘accountability’ and the killing of Yves Sakila
On 15 May, 35-year-old Congolese man Yves Sakila was killed by five security guards who pinned him down for five minutes on Henry Street in Dublin. The crime that earned Sakila this excruciating public execution? Allegedly shoplifting a bottle of perfume from Arnotts. When Gardaí arrived at the scene, their first response was to handcuff…
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“Let down at every step”: institutional misogyny and the rottenness of the PSNI
The release of the report into the murder of 21-year-old Katie Simpson from Tynan, County Armagh – and the utter failure to protect her or even properly investigate her killing – has cast a brutal light on the institutional misogyny that runs deep within the PSNI. The 203-page report makes for harrowing reading. In its…
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Ireland on the brink – build a revolutionary organisation
The tenth 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…