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Brexit problems, paramilitary gangs contribute to violence in Northern Ireland
April 13, 2021Five cities across Northern Ireland experience some of the worst violence since the 1970s.
Read morePeople's World dispatch from the coronavirus lockdown in the UK
January 05, 2021The people of the UK, under total lockdown now, grapple with the resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read moreBoris Johnson and the EU strike deal on a bosses’ Brexit
January 04, 2021As the false polarizations that have divided working people over the past decade subside, the class politics of both the EU and Johnson are there for all to see.
Read moreThe year of living digitally: Top 30 global TV series of 2020
December 23, 2020The biggest story in television this year was the rise of the streaming services, with Disney+, HBO Max, Apple TV+, and NBCUniversal’s Peacock joining what was already the crowded field of Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu. This followed a monopolistic wave of mergers and consolidations that included: AT&T buying Time Warner with Warner Bros. and HBO; the cable network Comcast buying the NBC network with Universal film studios and becoming principal...
Read moreAmerica is about to witness the biggest labor movement it’s seen in decades
April 21, 2020It took 40 years and a pandemic to stir up a worker revolution that’s about to hit corporate America.
Read moreNeoliberalism is terminally ill—There can be no more ‘business as usual’
March 31, 2020It would be unacceptable if the crisis were passed on to ordinary people again - like the financial crisis was.
Read moreUN: Rising worldwide income inequality produces political turmoil
February 24, 2020Income inequality is increasing worldwide and within specific nations, and that’s producing political turmoil, too, a recent United Nations report says.
Read moreIrish unification back on agenda after election, but it won’t be simple
February 14, 2020If unification is the goal, supporters in the Republic and Ulster will have to be patient and show that they can deliver a better life for the entire community.
Read moreLeft-wing “Sinn Féin” wins historic victory in Ireland
February 10, 2020Sinn Féin, the left-wing republican party founded in 1905 and famed for its affiliation with the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), has seen its popularity steamroll across the island in this weekend’s national elections.
Read moreIn Thuringia, Germany, a fascist coup
February 07, 2020For the very first time, a state government – in Thuringia – was able to achieve rule with the support of the far, far right Alternative for Germany.
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