Announcements
Union victory
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has won a significant victory at BBC Radio Foyle in Derry. BBC management have announced that North West Today will be broadcast from 8am to 9am every weekday. A […]
Articles by Anton McCabe (National Executive Council, National Union of Journalists – Personal Capacity)
International
Film Review – Cassius X: Becoming Ali
Cassius X: Becoming Ali is worth a watch. Cassius Clay was born in 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. He changed his name to Muhammed Ali in 1964. His ancestors had been slaves (though one great grandfather […]
International
Israeli state offensive on Gaza. Only a socialist struggle offers a way out of bloody conflict.
The horrific bombing of the Gaza Strip has continued relentlessly, inflicting terrible and unprecedented suffering on the trapped, blockaded population. The death toll has increased daily – more than 10,000 at the time of writing […]
International
In Defence of Lenin
Senator Michael McDowell has launched a number of media attacks on Lenin this week. McDowell was irked by the presence of Lenin-themed flags and banners at the recent trans solidarity march in Dublin. Predictably McDowell’s […]
Ireland-North
Assembly for a United Inclusive Left to Launch in UNITE.
Activists, shop stewards and socialists in Unite will meet on 17 September to re-establish a fighting united Left organisation within the union. This follows on from a successful initiative in mid-August where it was agreed […]