The history of the United States has long been supported by foundational myths, but behind these myths lie the dark reality of a state founded on racism and colonialism. Unless a complete overhaul of US society is accomplished, the land of fables is doomed.
America: A Land of Myths and Violence Read More »
“Socialism in One Country” allowed the USSR in 40 years to develop from a feudal backwater, stricken with regular famine to one of the planet’s two superpowers. By focusing on internal development, the USSR was subsequently able to look outwards and reliably support revolutionary struggle the world over, and its example was taken up by many other states to great success.
Far from being an example of working class resistance against the predations of investment institutions, the recent Gamestop short crisis is simply an attempt at wealth redistribution among the bourgeoisie.
The Gamestop Short-Squeeze: Class War or Civil War? Read More »
A century on from the creation of the Orange statelet, the preference for supermarkets over social housing shows how little Unionism’s housing policy has changed.
Lidl Change in Unionist Housing Policy Read More »
The Abraham Agreement is a false idol, it has betrayed the Palestinian people who are fighting the diabolical systemic destruction of their nationhood and its words are hypocritical. It is written with the same hands that are drenched in the blood of Palestinians who have been slaughtered in imperial conquest. The agreement only serves to consolidate the imperialist economies in the region and to provide a more advantageous position for further colonisation.
The Abraham Accords: Imperialist Deception Read More »
The recent shooting of George Nkencho has re-started the debate regarding Black Lives Matter, racism, the role of the Gardaí and all lives/white lives matter. The Connolly Youth Movement has had a few members attend the recent solidarity vigils and many of us have engaged in extensive debate with members of the public. This commentary has been formulated from those discussions.
The Killing of George Nkencho Read More »
I began to witness the true extent of human suffering caused by the EUs crushing austerity. Men and women with crippled limbs prostrated out with open palms begging for money. Desperate men selling pens and stationery on the train in a bid to make ends meet in a country without work. Pampered British expats corralled in Syntagma square while people counted coins to buy loaves of bread a couple of streets away.
My Experience in Greece: A Case Study Against European Imperialism Read More »
Prolekult’s documentary, ‘History is Marching’, brilliantly explores the contemporary global situation, let us then explore what these issues are and what communists should be doing to build class-consciousness today.
History is Marching: Part One Read More »
The Republic of Ireland has the highest student contribution fee in the EU, with our peers in the North paying even more. #WhatAmIPayingFor
Students (and their Parents) are still paying full fees for a fraction of the education Read More »
With the outbreak of World War I in 1914, suffragette movements across the world followed in behind empires that had beaten them for decades but not Irish Suffragettes.
Black Friday of 1910 & the Irish Suffragettes Read More »