Alex Homits writes for Unity on the symbiotic relationship between the failed neoliberal capitalist system in Ireland and the re-invigoration of the far-right. The far-right itself serves the interests of the establishment in many ways by scapegoating minority groups for the vicious exploitation of finance capital.

Eoin Ó Murchú writes for Unity on the causes and context of Sinn Féin’s mediocre result in the 2024 local and European elections, as well as its implications for progressive politics in Ireland.

Jenny Farrell writes for Unity on Jenny Erpenbeck’s novel Kairos which provides a new and insightful view of life in the German Democratic Republic. Since the time of writing, the novel has won the International Booker Prize.

Lynda Walker criticises attempts by unionist leaders to spin the recent developments at Stormont and focuses on the necessity to develop a strong working class position as the devolved state enters a new government amidst growing desperation to protect the union.

The bourgeois troika government in Ireland continues to wring its hands and stands idly by while far-right violence and domestic terrorism in Ireland escalates to new extremes. Eoin Ó Murchú writes for Unity on the dire consequences of allowing far-right narratives to blossom and the pressing need for the Left to step up and provide the leadership needed by communities.