Black Friday of 1910 & the Irish Suffragettes
With the outbreak of World War I in 1914, suffragette movements across the world followed in behind empires that had beaten them for decades but not Irish Suffragettes.
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For the Citizen Army – 107th Anniversary of the ICA
107 years ago the Irish Citizen Army made their first public appearance, as we remember them and their commitment to the cause of labour, what lessons can we learn from their example?
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How the Soviets dominated the world of chess – The Queen’s Gambit
With the considerable amount of leisure time resulting from a universal eight-hour day (an anomaly for the era), a passion for mass activity, excellent facilities available at no cost, public transport and free access to services, in 6 of the 8 Summer Olympics they competed in, the Soviet Union was at the top of the medal count.
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When Did These Clowns Start Caring About Mental Health?
Without a shred of irony, Leo Varadkar informed RTÉ’s Clare Byrne that ‘poverty is one of the biggest killers, you know. Unemployment, poverty, mental health…’
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OnlyFans & Sex Work – The Fastest Growing Industry of 2020
OnlyFans sees 75% surge of new sex workers during the lockdown. Bankers-son and digital pimp *cough cough* ‘entrepreneur’, Timothy Stokely, takes 20% of their income.
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Frantz Fanon & Algeria’s Liberation Movement
In the same vein as many contemporary and later African socialists, Fanon saw a uniquely African situation that required a rethinking of orthodox Marxist analysis.
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The Worm at the Core – Apple’s Daylight Robbery
Apple, among the world’s most profitable and valuable companies in the world, is given a free pass to avoid paying tax in Ireland
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100 Days of the Debenhams Workers’ Dispute
They demonstrated the power that workers have– these are overwhelmingly women with children and 20+ years in the job, who are risking arrest and an injunction from KPMG, to fight for what they knew was correct and just.
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The Eve of Pride – A Radical, Virtual Conversation
The grounding of queer organising in queer history is essential.
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Race, Jazz & Police Brutality
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.
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