Video: Opposing imperialist intervention into Libya
Clare Daly TD opposes imperialist intervention in Libya and supports the genuine struggle of ordinary people. (22-03-11) Clare Daly TD opposes imperialist intervention in Libya and supports the genuine...
View ArticleMotion re European Summit
Like my colleague, I am speaking as an internationalist in support of the ULA positive addendum to the Technical Group’s motion. The idea that one cannot be pro-Europe if one is against the European...
View ArticleEuro referendum called for
· Referendum must be held on summit agreement · ‘Austerity union’ would be disastrous for people across Europe · Socialist Party will be to fore in campaigning for a referendum and for a no vote...
View ArticleBretton Woods debate 15/12/2011
The Bill before us is relatively straightforward. Its purpose is to ratify changes to the IMF articles of agreement. However, we must first step back and examine the role of the IMF. It is clear that...
View ArticleClare Daly challenges the troika on their doomed austerity policy
United Left Alliance TDs challenge Troika on doomed austerity policy Payment of unsecured bondholders and threatened sell off of state assets raised Today United Left Alliance TD Clare Daly and Richard...
View ArticleTDs state that yesterday’s Irish Independent Article Amounts to Incitement...
Socialist Party TDs have referred to the Irish Independent’s front page article yesterday, 1st of February as ‘tantamount to incitement to hatred.’ ‘The impression created by the paper’s front page...
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A Black Friday for Walmart
America’s largest retail chain Walmart is facing a very black Friday with strikes being reported in seven states so far today. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) plans strike action...
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International Women’s Day
The unveiling of a plaque to the Irish Women Workers Union in Liberty Hall today will mark the historic importance of women in the Irish Labour movement. On launching the first and most durable women’s...
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The Persecution of Aaron Swartz
Jamison Maeda reports from the USA on the sad story of the young man persecuted for his commitment to free access to the internet. Like the plot of a Hollywood thriller, an ordinary guy in Brooklyn,...
View ArticleDying To Work in America
By Jamison Maeda Every 12 hours, someone dies in a work related accident in the United States. In 2011, more than 4,600 people were killed in accidents at work in the U.S. Despite these figures, more...
View ArticleDying woman denied abortion in El Salvador
In a case with parallels to the case of Savita Halappanavar, a 22-year-old woman in El Salvador known by a single name, Beatriz, has a simple request. “I want to live” Beatriz’s identity has been...
View ArticleIs Ireland a Tax Haven for Corporations?
There has been a clear contradiction in the last week between international sources and the Irish government in relation to Ireland’s tax status. On the one hand we have the Taoiseach purporting that...
View ArticleEl Salvador Court Ruling places life of young mother in danger.
by Jamison Maeda Those of us following the situation of 22 year old Beatriz in El Salvador received disappointing news today as the Salvadorian Supreme Court rejected her appeal for an abortion which...
View ArticleWalmart Shoppers: Low Prices Mean Higher Taxes For You
by Jamison Maeda Walmart, the world’s third highest revenue grossing corporation, is well known for both its low prices and Dickens-Era low wages. Though Walmart earns over $15 billion USD per year in...
View ArticleGeneral Strike called over Greek Government’s closure of public broadcaster ERT.
The decision by the Greek Government to close down the national broadcaster is an outrageous attack on democracy, on journalism and on the jobs of 2,700 workers employed by ERT in Greece and has been...
View ArticleEdward Snowden’s battle for Transparency
by Jamison Maeda Edward Snowden exposed the existence of a US government data mining program called PRISM, and is being hailed by some as a hero. To them, he sacrificed his career and possibly his...
View ArticleEl Salvador, Beatriz Court Ruling-update.
by Jamison Maeda Women’s rights advocates around the world following the case of “Beatriz,” the 22 year old woman in El Salvador, received reassuring news today. After 26 weeks of severe complications...
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U.S. Military Aircraft at Shannon
Edward Horgan of Shannon Watch witnessed the landing of U.S. military aircraft at Shannon Airport on Sunday Evening he also witnessed US soldiers on the ground near these aircraft some of whom...
View ArticlePeasants in Catatumbo need solutions and alternatives to misery, not lethal...
Since July 11th over 14,000 peasants from the Northeastern region of Catatumbo in Colombia have been protesting against the appalling conditions that prevail there. There is a complete lack of the most...
View ArticleTransport Strike Continues in San Francisco
by Jamison Maeda On July first, the fifth largest rail system in the US came to a halt as labor unions announced a strike. Management for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and the employee unions...
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