Anti Imperialist Action Ireland
By Prionsias Ó Riain Intro This article was written in the aftermath of the vandalism of IRA Chief of Staff Seán Russell’s statue in Fairview North Dublin with spraypaint. This was not the first time that the Russell statue was attacked, in 1953, two years after it was first unveiled, the statue was targeted […]
We spoke with Marxist analyst and former financial trader Tony Norfield about China vs US power contention and contradictions. Tony wrote about this in a recent article so we went over the topics covered: https://economicsofimperialism.blogspot.com/2020/07/china-us-power.html?m=1 The interview is here: We ask Tony a few other questions afterwards: Many thanks to Tony for this informative chat. […]
Yesterday, on the 106th Anniversary of the Howth Gun Running, scores of Republicans gathered at the East Pier in Howth to commemorate one of the key events in the lead up to the 1916 Rising. Led by the a section of the Socialist Republican Colour Party, the parade made its way along the pier to […]
Socialist Republicans from Anti Imperialist Action and Saoradh and some Independent Revolutionary Socialists held a Direct Action Against the auction of our history, staging a symbolic occupation of the Free Masons Hall where the shameful auction of our history is being held. After the Occupation, a demonstration was held outside with chants of our history […]
Volunteer Paddy McLogan was born in Armagh in 1899, and was sworn into the Irish Republican Brotherhood by his Uncle in 1913, aged just 14. Later that same year he joined the Irish Volunteers at its formation and for the rest of his life, until his death in suspicions circumstances, remained a uncompromising militant and […]
On Sunday July 11, Socialist Republicans from across Ireland gathered in Bodenstown to pay their annual respects to the Father of Irish Republicanism and the Leader of the 1798 Uprising, Theobald Wolfe Tone. Since the days of Thomas Davis in the 1840s, Visits to the grave of Tone have been an important event for the […]
In Ireland today we have the spectacle of packs of wild eyed frothing middle aged mostly men screaming “Paedophile!!” at mostly women and mostly young people who want to protest against their bigoted views. How have we arrived at this situation?Who are the screamers? Why are they screaming “paedophile” at young people? Who are the […]
Widespread controversy has erupted in Ireland upon the Free State Frankenstein coalition shambling into office and being hit immediately with a scandal involving past pictures of the newly appointed Minister For Children associating with “activist” Peter Tatchell. Tatchell has a long history. A gay rights and supposed “humanitarian” campaigner since the 70s, it has been […]
People in Ireland know all too well how drugs can be used against us. John Potash wrote a book studying the many ways, over many decades, how drugs have been used to destroy countries, communities, revolutionaries, activists and musicians. We discussed this book Drugs As Weapons Against Us with John, touching on topics such as […]
We spoke with researcher Matt Rothwell about his ongoing podcast series The People’s History Of Ideas. This is a podcast detailing the history of the revolutionary ideology of Maoism as it developed in China and spread around the world. The podcast explains the material and context in great depth, helping us to understand the material […]
We spoke with anti-imperialist researcher Hugo Turner on a book and topic he has recently been looking into: ‘Thy Will Be Done’ – The Conquest of the Amazon : Nelson Rockefeller and Evangelism in the Age of Oil. Hugo answered for us the following questions: How does corporate power shape government and academia? How has academia […]
We recently came across this fantastic investigative journalism by 14 mm about the case of French multinational Lafarge and their investments in Syria. This is a case of imperialism, global capitalism, worker exploitation, contra death squads, impunity of global elite and the ruined lives they leave behind. The investigation is here: https://14milimetros.com/the-voices-of-jalabiya-the-cement-of-terrorism/ We got in […]
An opinion piece submitted by ‘The Mutineer’ The Return of Fianna Fáil – The Soldiers of Destiny?, or the Soldiers of Exploitation and Greed. The Free State has witnessed a ‘Lazarus’ moment with the return of the most corrupt political party, whose cauldron is full to the brim with crony and comprador capitalism. Fianna Fáil […]
We recently spoke with Maoist political organisation of Norway Tjen Folket (Serve The People) Media. They provided us with an overview of their history, a description of their mass work, and some of their analysis of imperialism and social-democracy in Norway. A chara, could you give us a brief history of your organisation? Firstly, I […]