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Contributers to this site are in a process of discussion and review of key issues facing today’s revolutionary movement. Published articles identified as “Discussion articles” do not necessarily reflect the agreed position of all participants.


Space X Rocket launch

SpaceX IPO, and the AI boom – will the bubble burst?

Michael O Brien Solidarity, Ireland 7 July, 2026

The hype, coupled with the anaemic performance of other parts of the economy, has made SpaceX and AI in general a magnet for speculative investment. Without SpaceX and the AI sector, US stock markets would already be in decline. This also partly explains the support for SpaceX from the Trump regime, which is relying on these stock market increases to maintain an illusion of prosperity – at a time when hundreds of millions of ordinary people in the US are feeling an acute cost-of-living crisis.

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Fisherman Gabriel Barreto stands on the shore of the Magdalena river, the longest and most important river in Colombia,

El Niño adds fuel to the fire of climate catastrophe 

Isidora Duran Solidarity Ireland 26 June, 2026

The World Meteorological Organisation is warning that a rare Super ‘El Niño’ is on its way – spelling floods, mudslides, droughts, crop failures, wildfires, skyrocketing temperatures and general climate volatility. There is an 80% chance for almost every part of the globe to reach above-average temperatures in June and July, and a 90% chance that the impacts of El Niño will be felt all the way into November, and potentially beyond. 

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Palestinian women protest in Gaza city during First Intifada

Review:  “The Palestinian Left and its Decline” by Francesco Saverio Leopardi published in 2020.

Walter Chambers S.A. Russia 6 February, 2026

In 1969 the PFLP declared it was a “Marxist-Leninist” organisation – a term universally used by Maoist organisations. Lenin’s united workers front strategy was replaced by Mao’s popular frontism; his class-based approach to the national question was overturned by prioritising the national conflict over class struggle;  his international workers’ solidarity was replaced by alliances with the ruling elites of ‘friendly countries’; and Lenin’s “arming the working class” during a working-class led political revolution was replaced by “guerrilla struggle” aimed at igniting a mass based popular war.

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Tupac Shakur

Review: Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur by Dean Van Nguyen

James McCabe Socialist Party, Ireland 24 January, 2026

Most portrayals of Tupac in the mainstream media superficially depict him as a reckless, antisocial tearaway, but anyone with more than a superficial familiarity with his music will know that his outlook was steeped in social awareness and political analysis. And how could it have been any other way, given that Afeni raised him in such a political environment? His godfather was Geronimo Pratt, a leader of the Black Panthers, while his godmother was Assata Shakur of the Black Liberation Army.

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Elon Musk smirks over Grok symbol

Shut down Grok – Elon Musk’s depraved AI tool

Ollie Bell Socialist Party, Ireland 21 January, 2026

Grok’s creation of AI-generated IBSA and CSAM is inherently linked to the fascist ideology it is built on. This is the same AI chatbot that referred to itself as “MechaHitler” and promoted white supremacist conspiracy theories, such as white genocide in South Africa, to users unprompted. Since Elon Musk’s takeover of X/Twitter, there has been a huge increase in misogynistic, transphobic and racist rhetoric across the platform.

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Picture from Lily Allen's West End Girl Album cover

Review: West End Girl by Lily Allen

Aislinn O Keeffe Socialist Party, Ireland 20 November, 2025

The album begins with “West End Girl” and the first signs that something isn’t quite right in the relationship. After receiving good news about a role in an upcoming play, Allen relates her confusion when her husband is less than supportive of this opportunity. This is presented as the catalyst to the betrayal which is about to unfold.

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Advertising shot from One battle after another

Review: One Battle After Another directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Jonathon Diebold Socialist Party, Ireland 20 November, 2025

For all its political references and sympathetic portrayals of the radical left, the film is more concerned with shootouts and car chases than delving deeper into political themes and ideas. Nevertheless, the fact that this movie could be made, on a massive budget and by a mainstream studio, and was received so positively, reflects something of the mood in society today.

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Young women in pain suffering from endometriosis

Endometriosis, medical misogyny, and capitalism

Marie-Claire Jennequin Socialist Party Ireland 26 August, 2025

Medical misogyny plays a central role in the crisis of endometriosis care. Historically, women’s reproductive pain has been normalised or pathologised as “emotional,” leading to diagnostic delays that average nearly a decade. This isn’t accidental – it reflects underfunding of gynaecological research, male-dominated clinical leadership, and a biomedical model that treats male bodies as the default.

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Kate Nash

Kate Nash calls out TERF ideology in blistering new single 

Kate Quinlan Socialist Party, Ireland 1 July, 2025

From a socialist feminist perspective, GERM is more than a protest song. It’s a manifesto that interrogates power, challenges capitalist co-optation of feminism, and calls out the scapegoating of a vulnerable minority to distract from the material conditions oppressing all women and gender minorities.

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