Truckers Blockade Dublin Port: Why All Workers Should Support Them
Truck drivers associated with the ‘Irish Truckers Haulage Association Against Fuel Prices’ blockaded Dublin port on Monday in protest against rising fuel costs, fuel rebate and inflation. This is the second protest by the group after truckers drove into the city to Leinster House on 24 November. At the protest a trucker being interviewed by […]
Oppose the US Extradition and Persecution of Julian Assange
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can now, and likely will, be extradited to the US following a High Court ruling in the UK last week. If Assange loses his appeal his fate will rest with Tory Home Secretary Priti Patel, which essentially means his extradition is assured. Ironically, this judgment, which relates to a case that […]
High School Students Walk Out Against Sexual Violence
Thousands of students from dozens of high schools across the country have staged walkouts against sexual assault and harassment since returning to in-person classes. According to data from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, reported incidents of sexual violence went up 55% from 2015 — 2018. The increase in reporting marks a […]
Ten-Year Anniversary of Massacre of Oil-Workers in West Kazakhstan
16 December marks the tenth anniversary of the brutal shooting down by state forces of oil-workers and their families who had been on strike for seven months in West Kazakhstan. What began as a strike turned into a mass movement involving pensioners, unemployed youth, the relatives and friends of the strikers. This in part is […]