How to Defeat the Right in the Struggle to Defend Abortion Rights

Erin Brightwell and Emily McArthur are members of Socialist Alternative in the US. The leaked draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade raises urgent and critical questions for the women’s movement, the union movement, the broader left, and anyone who has a stake in reproductive rights. Is it possible to turn back […]

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Vilification of Amber Heard: Concerning to All Who Oppose Gender-Based Violence

Steph Lacey is a member of the Socialist Party (ISA in Ireland). Watching the Depp / Heard trial play out in court, and the online reaction, will have a troubling impact on all victims of intimate partner violence, of all genders. This is a trial about domestic violence, and it is being used as entertainment, […]

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Thousands Flood Streets for Abortion Rights – What Next?

Greyson Van Arsdale is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. The evening of May 3, thousands of protesters gathered in cities across the country to protest the leaked draft decision by the Supreme Court which would strike down Roe v. Wade. The Court is set to rule early this summer, giving the movement […]

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Jiangsu Chained Woman Scandal Exposes Systemic Trafficking

Adam N. Lee is a contributor to chinaworker.info. A video of a chained-up mother of eight children was posted on Douyin (China’s TikTok) in late January — within days it was viewed over 3 billion times drawing ten times more online traffic than the Beijing Winter Olympics. The short video posted on 28 January, and […]

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International Women’s Day 2022

In 1917, working class women started the revolution that stopped the war — Lets do it again! Socialist Feminists around the world will march and organise walkouts and strikes against imperialist war, exposing once again the brutality of capitalist oppression and exploitation On the eve of March 8, the international day of struggle of working […]

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Prince Andrew & the Depraved Culture of the Ruling Class

Aislinn O’Keeffe is a member of the Socialist Party (ISA in Ireland). Spoilt British ‘Royal’ Prince Andrew, who would scream and shout if his collection of teddy bears was disturbed, is now facing civil action in the US, after his friend, the socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, has been found guilty of soliciting and trafficking under-age girls. […]

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Ashling Murphy’s Murder: A Watershed Moment to Challenge Male Violence

Keishia Taylor is a member of the Socialist Party (ISA in Ireland) and ROSA. An unprecedented wave of grief and anger has gripped the country following the devastating murder of 23 year-old Ashling Murphy in Tullamore. Tens of thousands have participated in countless vigils in every city, town and village in Ireland, North and South, […]

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Never Again — End Gender Violence!

Call for action from ROSA & Ruth Coppinger after the brutal killing of Ashling Murphy, who was killed on Wednesday afternoon while on a run in Dublin. We cannot begin to find the words to express our devastation for Ashling Murphy of Tullamore, and all those who knew and loved her. A primary school teacher, […]

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2021: Age of Disorder, Year 2

Danny Byrne is a member of ISA’s International Executive. From beginning to end, 2021 was a year of perfect storm for world capitalism. This rotten and decadent system has rarely, if ever before, faced such deep simultaneous crises on so many fronts. It has never been more over-ripe for replacement, and the 2020s are only […]

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

This is a statement by ISA’ International Women’s Bureau and ROSA International. 2021 has been another year of struggle against sexism, LGBTQ-phobia and racism, including mass protests and strikes, inspiring examples of solidarity being built amongst workers of all genders. At the Mercedes plant in the Basque Country, there was a strike of 3500 workers […]

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