Ireland
All honor to the San Patricios, the St. Patrick’s Battalion
September 12, 2019Official U.S. history paints the Mexican War (1846-48) as a story of “heroic” American settlers fighting for “freedom” from Mexico. The Irish immigrants who gave their all saw that fight far differently.
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Trump’s clown? Britain’s likely next prime minister, Boris Johnson
July 9, 2019The slavish and uncritical support given by Britain to the foreign policy of what Boris Johnson calls “our number 1 ally, the USA,” should come as no surprise.
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Liam O’Flaherty’s ‘Hollywood Cemetery’: Long censored exposé makes a comeback
March 21, 2019For readers of People’s World, a special aspect: O'Flaherty puts the Daily Worker (called Proletarian Power in the novel), at its moral center.
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Butcher’s dozen: The crimes of Bloody Sunday 47 years on
March 20, 2019Disbelief is the reaction of most in Ireland to the decision to charge only one British Paratrooper with the murder of 14 civil rights marchers.
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Ireland dumps investments in fossil fuel companies
August 14, 2018Almost 900 cities, universities, and governments have divested over $6 trillion from the fossil fuel industry. Why not yours?
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