Another global wave of critique and resistance would come, I told myself and anyone who asked. For many years I watched and waited. Not passively, but actively, keeping alive the social memory of movements past, analysing the ever shifting shape of the global system and going into the streets to protest against many forms of [...]

2011 has been a very interesting year for the southern Irish party political left.
The general election in February brought the largest number of left wing deputies into the Oireachtas in its 90-year history. Sixty-three TDs were elected on a variety of social democratic, left republican, revolutionary socialist and independent left platforms.
The combined left vote broke [...]

The December edition of the Socialist Voice is out now (PDF) or from the Communist Party of Ireland Socialist Voice website.
Articles in this issue include:

Monopoly capitalism: “technocracy” or fascism? [NL]

The outing of “social Europe” [CMK]

The budget: Make the poor, the sick, children and pensioners pay [EMC]

Enda’s big speech [MA]

A tale [...]

It is worth reading this long and very thoughtful post from Andrew Flood at Anarchist Writers on the decision making processes (that should be a plural) involved in the Occupy Movement, but with particular reference to OccupyDameStreet, which Andrew has been active in from time to time, either by speaking at the OccupyUniversity, adding his [...]

With the election of Michael D Higgins to the Presidency and with another TD by virtue of the Dublin West election, the Irish Labour Party has been given a lift from their slippage in recent opinion polls.
But what will they do with this extra ammunition?  Higgins has a track record of support for progressive politics, even [...]

Progressive people are delighted by the blossoming of the Occupy…phenomenon.  Many of us are not quite sure where it all came from so quickly and heaven knows where it is all going on to, but one thing is for sure, it has given some energy to the Left.
And for certain, that is what the Left need.  After [...]

With public opinion being informed by the presidential contest in seems that there is some movement in support for progressive politics.
With Fine Gael able to go it alone in government, there remains an opportunity for the Labour Party to be part of a process of contributing to a movement away from the failures of deregulated capitalism.
The decision [...]

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Can trade unions lead a fight back?
Paul Dillon examines the strategic choices which face the trade union movement North and South
LookLeft looks at how class defines health outcomes
Nama plays no constructive economic role so why was it created asks Conor McCabe
Historian Brain Hanley takes a [...]

This is the conclusion of Maybe It’s Because, Vincent’s autobiography which has yet to find a publisher. Vincent wanted to make it available online so people could read it, share and let him know what they think. The links to each section are available on facebook or you can browse his blog, as each section has [...]

The recently formed Peter Daly Society Wexford will unveil a memorial stone to the Socialist Republican Peter Daly in Monageer (Enniscorthy) Co. Wexford on Saturday the 3rd of September at 6.00 pm.
Peter Daly fought and died with the Irish contingent of the International Brigade in the war against fascism in Spain in September 1937. [...]