I often read of western heads of state condemning Cuba for its human rights record. They regularly complain that the socialist Caribbean nation has much to do before it can be fully accepted by the west. Barack Obama voiced his concerns about the changes that he felt Cuba needed to make in order to be […]
The following article from TeleSur highlights the alarming moves by capitalist forces to overthrow the democratic government of Venezuela. The Mexican President, Nieto, refuses to meet with Mexican human rights activists and protesters, yet will happily meet with a right-wing Venezuelan. It is not difficult to know the topics that they will have chosen. They […]
The principled stand that the government of Ecuador has taken against Imperialist forces, in defence of Julian Assange, is to be continued under their newly elected President, Lenin Moreno. Assange is currently sheltering in the Ecuadoran embassy in London, as right-wing conspirators try to seek his imprisonment on questionable charges.
In our world today, we can see an increase in the levels of Islamophobic sentiment among regular people who now appear to see all Muslim citizens as possible ‘terrorists’. Whether it be in the US or the UK, France or Australia, those who practice the Islamic faith are coming under attack from those who are […]
Despair ye who dare, for the subjugated majority who have lost their national self-respect, who would yet grovel to feed and fuel the low self-esteem of the Irish people. …yet a flame of patriotism burns fiercely, a torch carried doggedly by the few who know; the few with the confidence of an unbeaten minority; the […]
A scorpion asks a frog to carry it across a river. The frog hesitates, afraid of being stung, but the scorpion argues that if it did so, they would both drown. Considering this, the frog agrees, but midway across the river the scorpion does indeed sting the frog, dooming them both. When the frog asks the […]
Socialism – a political and economic theory or system in which the means of production, distribution, and exchange are owned by the community collectively, usually through the state. Capitalism – an economic system based on the private ownership of industry. Socialism – a political and economic theory which holds that a country’s land, transport, natural […]
This piece of verse from resident poet, A.D. is formed in the Extract Poetry style. In this method, the verse is shaped to seem as if it is an excerpt taken from a larger piece of writing. The ellipsis is often used at the beginning, middle or end. Status Report … and the meek will […]
Paying Lip Service to Decency Superficial democracy, Specious freedoms, Packaged in materialism And wrapped in choking ribbons Of accumulating debt; Presented to a gullible populace Blinded by sinister concessions To the worst excesses Of the Human Condition. […]
The Free Market Without Food The Capitalist’s plump paws pinched his purse tightly as he looked at me, forlorn. I’m well-fed but hollow, he said, But I can’t stop what I am. And the greasy tears swept down His shiny bloated face And the insatiable desires gripped fiercely As he shuddered violently And shook […]
This piece of verse, shown on the caption, has been provided by the Socialist Irish poet, ‘A.D.’, and speaks of the strength of the working classes as they battle to preserve their dignity and freedom in the face of that scourge of all humanity, Capitalism. Here is an updated version; Working Class Creed No specious […]
The following letter to the Irish News paper, in the Occupied Six Counties of Ireland, was not published. The paper has a reputation for refusing to publish any letters that criticize editorial content. Such insecurities should be exposed. It is also a paper with strong links to the Catholic Church, which has always been (insofar […]
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