We are posting two articles from Socialist Democracy (Ireland) about the political situation on Ireland since the formation of the Fianna Fail, Fine Gael/Grene Party coalition government. WHAT IS A SHARED IRELAND AND IS A BORDER POLL THE ANSWER? The new programme for government for the three party coalition in Dublin includes a commitment to…
‘FAR LEFT FASCISM’: THE NON-EXISTENT DISORDER
As part of our continuing coverage of the political situation in the USA, we are posting this article by Susan Pashkoff. This was first posted by Socialist Resistance. ‘FAR LEFT FASCISM’: THE NON-EXISTENT DISORDER As I watched the coronavirus pandemic spread globally and the resulting global economic crisis my only thoughts were…
IRISH GOVERNMENT HYPOCRISY
The following three articles from Socialist Democracy (Ireland) contrasts how the Irish government deals with mega-corporations, 12,000 Aer Lingus workers threatened with redundancy, and sacked Debenhams’ workers who have taken action IRELAND BEATS THE RAP ON TAX FRAUD We would sell out to anyone, claims defence! The announcement that the European Court had…
ISRAEL, IRAN AND WEST BANK ANNEXATION
We are posting two articles on the situation in Israel and the Middle East. The first for Socialist Democracy (Ireland) is about Netahyahu’s planned annexation of a further 30% of the West Bank. The second by Yassamine Mather, of Hands off the Peoples of Iran (HOPI), is about the Iranian regime’s response to Netanyahu’s move.…
GERMANY LEADS THE WAY OUT OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
The latest in the regular E&L Covid-19 articles was first posted by Socialist Democracy (Ireland) and addressed the post Covid-19 Lockdown situation in Germany. GERMANY LEADS THE WAY OUT OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN We all know that Germany is the most important State in Europe, the economy is the fourth largest in the world,…
THE UK STATE, RIGHT POPULISM AND REACTIONARY UNIONISM IN 2020 – rUK IT or fUK IT?
Allan Armstrong has produced his third online pamphlet, following The Continuing Shift from Neo-Liberalism to Right Populism. This follows the last update which looked at the impact of Right Populism and reactionary unionism on the politics of the these islands after the December 12th UK and February 8th Irish general elections. The contents of the…
ISRAEL MOVES EVEN FURTHER RIGHT BUT EXPERIENCES A SETBACK
We are posting two articles about the attempts to criminalise Palestinian solidarity. The first, by Moshe Machover, covers the the Israeli government’s appointment of the overtly anti-Arab racist, Tzipi Hotovely, as ambassador to the UK. The second, from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Committee, explains the significance of the victory for BDS as a result of…
GLASGOW AND READING KILLINGS RAISE MAJOR QUESTIONS ABOUT TREATMENT OF ASYLUM SEEKERS
E&L is posting an article on the attacks and killing in Glasgow and a letter about the killings in Reading. Both address the issues raised by the treatment of asylum seekers. The article written by Mike Picken (Socialist Resistance, SSP and Renfrewshire RIC) addresses the stabbing of six people and the police killing of the attacker,…
IRELAND: PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNMENT – AUSTERITY WITH A GREEN TINGE
We are posting this article from Socialist Democracy (Ireland) about the delayed formation of a new Irish government involving Find Gael, Fianna Fail and the Irish Green Party. And this is only a couple of months after some o the Irish left were considering the Irish Greens as forming part of a wider Sinn Fein,…
In memory of Neil Davidson: The West – No Better Than All the Rest
Allan Armstrong was reading How the West Came to Rule – The geopolitical origins of capitalism, by Alexander Anievas and Kerem Nisancioglum, as he learned of the tragic death of Neil Davidson. This book was influenced by Neil’s work on Uneven and Combined Development at a world scale. Allan has engaged in several debates with Neil…