Drawing of participents of Paris Commune

“Spurn the Dust to Win the Prize” — 150 Years Since the Paris Commune

Harper Cleves is a member of the Socialist Party (ISA in Ireland). 150 years ago this month, history was made when working-class Parisians established the Paris Commune on March 18, 1871. This represented the first example of a society run by and for the working class – a workers’ state. While the Commune lasted for […]

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Homeless sleaping in a designated parkinglot - Las Vegas, Nevada

Nevada homelessness under COVID

Harper Cleves is a member of the Socialist Party (ISA in Ireland). In the last weekend of March, images of a parking lot converted into a homeless shelter in Las Vegas, Nevada sparked outrage. The images of the make-shift shelter are stark and are illustrative of the grotesque inequalities that lie at the heart of […]

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