Irish elections: Revenge, but not yet resistance

by Kevin Keating and John McAnulty, Socialist Democracy (Ireland) In the run-up to the Irish election of 25th February a number of key issues arose. The major issue was the imposition of four years of renewed austerity overseen by the intervention of the European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund. The second issue was the…

An appeal from the International Federation of Iraq Refugees

The International Federation of Iraqi Refugees needs your support for the demonstrations and the movement for freedom in Iraqi Kurdistan. The people of Kurdistan have launched a movement for freedom, justice, jobs and services, and against political corruption. They organised civil demonstrations against the authorities of Kurdistan Regional Government and the two ruling parties, the…

Egypt’s Uprising: Not Just a Question of ‘Transition’

Adam Hanieh examines the revolutionary process in Egypt and looks at the broader implications for the Middle East. This article first appeared on the Monthly Review website The events of the last weeks are one of those historical moments where the lessons of many decades can be telescoped into a few brief moments and seemingly…

English republican socialism

In last May’S general election I stood against Simon Hughes in Bermondsey and Old Southwark as an Independent. The main message was that working people must oppose the “Great Bankster Robbery” being planned by the banks and the major parties. Whoever won the election, Labour, Tory or the Liberal Democrats, the embedded ‘coalition’ with the…