Category: Theory
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Connolly and the 1916 Easter Uprising
109 years ago today, on 24 April 1916, a joint force of the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army – a workers’ militia led by the Marxist revolutionary James Connolly – stormed the GPO in Dublin. At the same time, various rebel detachments occupied several other buildings and sites in Dublin’s inner city. The…
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The meaning of Donald Trump: a Marxist analysis
A spectre is haunting Europe. This horrible phenomenon has appeared suddenly, as if by some kind of black magic, conjured up from the darkest pit of hell by a malevolent devil, to plague and torment the good people of the Earth, to disturb their rest and people their worst nightmares.
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Lenin, communism and the emancipation of women
Most of the world’s women today are very far from achieving equality, let alone liberation. The wage gap between men and women is one thing, but inequality and oppression are about so much more than that. From the fear of leaving our drinks unattended when we are on a night out; to the anxiety of…
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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 rise of imperialist tensions, the election of Donald Trump and the death throes of the…
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Car industry closures reveal depth of European crisis
The European economy is facing its biggest crisis in a decade. Over the past few months, announcements of layoffs in France and Germany have come thick and fast. Hundreds of thousands of jobs are at risk as companies attempt to cut costs. At the same time, the European Central Bank (ECB) is cutting interest rates…
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Dublin Communists Organise School on Revolutionary Philosophy
The 12th of October was marked by the Communist Day School on revolutionary philosophy organised by the Dublin group of the Revolutionary Communists of Ireland. A consistent revolutionary philosophy stands at the core of a Marxist arsenal, and comrades spent 7 hours sharpening up this most vital weapon! Comrades came from around the country including…
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“The greatest event in human history”: Lenin and the Russian Revolution
One-hundred-and-seven years ago, on 7 November 1917, the Russian working class conquered power. This was the greatest event in human history. For the first time ever, workers and peasants overthrew the dictatorship of the rich, took control of society themselves, through their ‘soviets’, i.e. workers’ councils – and held it. They could not have done so,…
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Explosion of anger against Netanyahu in Israel: “hostages’ blood is on his hands”
The recovery of the dead bodies of six hostages, held by Hamas in Gaza, by the IDF over the weekend has led to an explosion of anger, directed against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Hundreds of thousands came onto the streets on Sunday in mass demonstrations across Israel. The country was paralysed by a general…
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Ireland after the Ceasefire
30 years ago, on 31 August 1994 the Provisional IRA declared a ceasefire. 25 years of armed struggle had failed to bring the unification of Ireland any closer. The ceasefire (which despite an interruption between 1996 and 1997 would eventually lead to the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998) was an admission on…
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Middle East crisis: sleepwalking into the abyss
“When the leaders speak of peace, the common people know that war is coming.” (Bertolt Brecht) It was a fragment of conversation that one might overhear by pure coincidence, and then have thought nothing more of it. It occurred one morning when we were strolling along a picturesque beach in a Spanish resort in Santander. The…