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international / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Thursday May 01, 2008 18:25 by pat c
The political climate inside Iran is now horrifically tense. Women, gay men and lesbians, students, workers; all are caught in the middle of the stand-off between the regime and imperialism. Arrests have increased and intimidation is rife. Any slight ‘disobedience’ of the theocratic regime is portrayed as a threat to state security. That is why principled solidarity is so necessary. We in HOPI are determined to show the reality behind the threat of war and to give practical and political suppor t. We are campaigning for trade union support and have a resolution which we would urge all activists to use. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / opinion/analysis Thursday May 01, 2008 02:30 by John Fitz
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We're told Lisbon is to make the EU efficient. Why then haven't the parliamentarians that want this efficiency reduced their numbers (to about 60 TDs in Ireland) to reflect the fact that two thirds (80% reported for Britain & Germany) of their law-making functions are already transferred to Europe. TDs are rapidly making themselves powerless, redundant, and sidelining democracy and the Constitution. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Thursday May 01, 2008 00:32 by hasan i sharba
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1985 marked not only Thatchers attack on the working class via the miners strike, terror in NI, inner city riots,but also Thatchers sending in paramilitary Police to stop the emergence of a counter culture made up of mainly unemployed young people who sought to challenge Thatchers material society. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Wednesday April 30, 2008 18:46 by Chekov Feeney
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Review of Nick Davies' Flat Earth News read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Wednesday April 30, 2008 12:33 by pat c
This is the May Day statement from the Organisation of Revolutionary Workers of Iran (Rahe Kargar). More information is available from the links below and Rahe Kargar may be contacted at public@rahekargar.net International solidarity is our global capital to confront global capitalism *Neo-liberal globalisation is nothing more than the globalisation of unemployment, insecurity, poverty, hunger, a bleak future and constant fear for the majority in this world. *Under the flag of democracy capitalists spread the dictatorship of free markets on our planet. *The rich are getting fewer and richer while the poor are getting more numerous and poorer. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Wednesday April 30, 2008 00:24 by No One's Business by Mine
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A personal account of how my right to privacy was signed away by the act of simply signing my employment contract: read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Monday April 28, 2008 17:17 by Larry Connolly
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A brief look at the state of the Republican movement. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Monday April 28, 2008 15:41 by Howard Holby
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The purpose of the Lisbon Treaty research is to offer the voters of Ireland objective arguments on the Lisbon Treaty, with facts and evidence with substance, and an objective discussion of the legal, political, economical and social considerations of the Treaty. So far it has been only the No groups who presented quotes of the Lisbon Treaty, and only their arguments stand valid on the basis of the text itself and on the grounds of scientific facts. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Thursday April 24, 2008 17:12 by Seabhcan
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New Libertas supporter, Ulick McEvaddy is an arms dealer. His company, Omega Air, supplies planes, pilots and fuel to the US miltary in support of the Iraq war. In the past, he has called for Ireland to join NATO. What is his, and Libertas' motivation in opposing the Lisbon Treaty. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday April 24, 2008 16:18 by K. Harris
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Is the world really fighting a war against terror? Or has it become a war against our own freedoms? read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday April 23, 2008 20:15 by Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
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“How do we move from here to the position of Ireland’s national independence with the essential unity of the country and its people achieved? How do we combat the threat to our separate identity so that we survive as a distinct people to cooperate with the former colonised nations and advance the cause of humankind in general? How do we progress towards building the Democratic Socialist Republic? read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Wednesday April 16, 2008 14:16 by Anto Loserdom
Interview conducted with Caoimhe Butterly when on her speaking tour of Ireland last December (2007). Published in the Irish D.I.Y. punk zine Loserdom. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Tuesday April 15, 2008 22:33 by Fathi tobail and Sana Ahmad
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Simply we can describe the situation of the Gaza Strip as the worst of its kind since the Israeli occupation of Palestine in 1948, if you walk the streets of Gaza city you will be shocked seeing how miserable and harsh life the people of Gaza are facing, as a result of the Israeli daily aggressions and sever measures. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Tuesday April 15, 2008 10:34 by Howard Holby
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The purpose of this article (see below the video) is to provide further support to the statement upheld by politicians, academic and legal experts that the Lisbon Treaty is a constitution. The emphasis on this fact is vital because from this fact it follows that the Lisbon Treaty needs referendum not only in Ireland but in all of the 27 EU member states. Because the Lisbon Treaty a constitution, it is crucial to understand that no constitution ever permits the act of overthrowing it, i.e never allows the act of replacing it with another one without the permission of a country's citizens. Therefore the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty without referendums in the other 26 states, is a dictatorial power-grab over Europe. (Please see the document referred at the end of the article.) With this article we wish to call Ireland to Vote NO to Lisbon Treaty! Vote NO to a constitution that establishes a dictatorial federal regime with powers over all Europe. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / opinion/analysis Monday April 14, 2008 16:55 by Laura Broxson
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ACTION ALERT! read full story / add a comment 
national / gender and sexuality / opinion/analysis Sunday April 13, 2008 11:39 by Add Your Voice
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This is a brief link to the Irish Safe and Legal campaign, who have linked to the Pro-choice Majority Campaign in Britain in relation to the attempt through legislation to reduce the Upper Abortion Limit, as part of the HFEB Bill . On May the Seventh 2008, the Houses in the UK will vote on a divisive Bill which has actively left women's rights and NGO groups out of the equation in relation to Choice and Healthcare issues. http://www.safeandlegal.blogspot.com The HFEB is called the Human Fertilisation and Embrology Bill. (HEFB 2008) read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday April 11, 2008 20:37 by Eire Nua
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By creating a provincial parliament for the nine counties of Ulster, within the framework of a new Ireland the partition system would be disestablished and the problem of the border removed. The Protestant people of Ulster would have a working majority and would have immediate access to power. Furthermore, the devolution of power to the local level would ensure for each community the opportunity to foster its own traditions and culture. Each region and community would have within itself the immediate power to deal with its own social and economic problems. Such devolution of power from one central authority to the people is the essence of democracy. The Nationalist population would be of sufficient strength to ensure a strong and credible opposition within reach of power. For the first time in fifty years we would see a normalization of politics with an end to the domination of one community by another and the resultant frustration and conflict. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Friday April 11, 2008 09:51 by Dave Walsh
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There is fundamental little that can be done to counter bullying in the workplace. read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Thursday April 10, 2008 18:08 by Drew
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The following is a statement by the Communist Party of Iran (MLM). It was written before Mahmoud was released. The statement is not available elsewhere online in English. It is preceded by a commentary from A World to Win News Service. Drew WPRM http://www.wprm.org/ At a time when the US is threatening to attack Iran and is posing as the “liberator” of the Iranian people, Mahmood took a clear position against both U.S. imperialist war and the IRI and has refused to call for “national reconciliation” with the Islamic regime. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Tuesday April 08, 2008 10:37 by Weary
A number of popular myths are doing the rounds. The most dangerous is that the war is over and the peace is permananent on this island. read full story / add a comment |
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