Events… Brother Obama by Fidel Castro 29 Mar 201616 Apr 2016 We don’t need the empire to give us anything. Our efforts will be legal and peaceful, because our commitment is to peace and fraternity among all human beings who…
Events… Mark Hayes: What 1916 Means To Me 4 Feb 201612 Feb 2016 By Mark Hayes It is a difficult task to comment on any aspect of politics in Ireland without wading into a swamp of conflicting emotions and perspectives. Ireland has been…
Events… Connolly: What Is Our Programme? 22 Jan 201622 Jan 2016 By James Connolly We are often asked the above question. Sometimes the question is not too politely put, sometimes it is put in frantic bewilderment, sometimes it is put in…
Edinburgh… Connolly: The Programme Of Labour 16 Jan 201622 Jan 2016 By James Connolly We regret that we are not able to give in our paper a complete report of the splendid speech delivered under the auspices of the Dublin Trades…
Edinburgh… Connolly: Economic Conscription II 16 Jan 201619 Jan 2016 By James Connolly Conscription means the enforced utilising of all the manhood of a country in order to fight its battles. Economic conscription would mean the enforced use of all…
Edinburgh… Steve Hedley: What The 1916 Revolution Means To Me 14 Jan 201616 Jan 2016 The first in a year long 107 Cowgate series of articles exploring the impact of the 1916 Revolution on the working class in Ireland and beyond. by Steve Hedley My…
International… James Connolly Film 13 Jan 201614 Jan 2016 Film about James Connolly, produced as part of the Seachtar na Cásca series. ----- 107 Cowgate is run by volunteers and we need your support to survive. Please donate to help sustain…
Edinburgh… Connolly: The Volunteers Of ’82 8 Jan 201613 Jan 2016 By James Connolly A correspondent has written to us asking whether there is not a great similarity between the position and actions of the Irish Volunteers of our day, and…
Edinburgh… Connolly: A Lesson Of The Strike 8 Jan 20168 Jan 2016 By James Connolly The long-drawn out fight with the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company is one of the most striking lessons yet offered of the absurdity of our present…
International… Gramsci: I Hate New Year’s Day 1 Jan 20168 Jan 2016 Continuing the theme this article from Italian Marxist revolutionary Antonio Gramsci was, like Connolly's article, published 100 years ago today. By Antonio Gramsci Every morning, when I wake again under the…