Only when Irish and migrant workers unite and tear down barriers of language and nationality can the bosses be defeated and the downward trend of wages and conditions reversed.
Groundwork: Uniting Ireland’s Mistreated Workers Read More »
“And that’s what the Iron Bank is- a temple. We all live in its shadow, and almost none of us know it.” –Tywin Lannister “Please, your Grace, the young may rejoice in the new world you’ve built for them. But for those of us too old to change there is only fear and squalor.” –Fennesz,
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Apple, among the world’s most profitable and valuable companies in the world, is given a free pass to avoid paying tax in Ireland
The Worm at the Core – Apple’s Daylight Robbery Read More »
Connolly’s legacy has been claimed by many groups, but most concerning are recent attempts by unscrupulous individuals on Ireland’s far-right to rewrite history and exploit weaknesses in the Left’s social media tactics to amplify their hateful message out of proportion. The CYM is leading the fight against many of these emergent fascist groups on the streets, and this physical battle cannot succeed without an ideological one being waged in concert.
Connolly vs. the Melted Cheeseheads Read More »
The grounding of queer organising in queer history is essential.
The Eve of Pride – A Radical, Virtual Conversation Read More »
The concept of being brutalised by police days after creating one of the most important works in music history was entirely surreal for white people, it was as if the Beatles were attacked days after releasing Abbey Road.
Race, Jazz & Police Brutality Read More »
‘Aid to a neo-colonial State is merely a revolving credit, paid by the neo-colonial State and returned to the neo-colonial master in the form of increased profits’
Nkrumah’s Liberation of Ghana from Britain Read More »
“Totalitarianism” is a bourgeois dog-whistle, and the philosophical complexity of class struggle is lost on them, as in most political spheres, but it should not be lost amongst us Marxists. Just as communists are vanguards of the revolution, so too must we be vanguards of the logic of revolution, and we must confront liberal propaganda in places where others simply cannot go by virtue of Marxist-Leninist analysis.
Enough About “Totalitarianism” Read More »
I can say without reservation that the landlords, employers and bourgeoisie of Ireland would consider our measures “totalitarian”, and would marshal their ill gotten resources to frame public opinion against all measures. The fact of the matter is that these measures, enacted by the working class, would benefit the working class, by reshaping the decision making process over wealth, and directing the wealth to the common interest.
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Our job, like striking workers in Chicago 134 years ago, is to see through and resist the propaganda, to organise and build solidarity among the working class. They are terrified of what will happen if these generations are not browbeaten into anti-communism. For many on almost every degree of the political spectrum, the propaganda is working.
Against the New Cold War Read More »