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Terrorism: From the Irish Dynamite War to the Islamic State

March 28, 2016

However counterproductive the Irish Fenian “Dynamite War” was, it was a reflection of the basic injustice of colonialism.

A Terrible Beauty: Remembering Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rebellion

March 21, 2016

Ireland was a laboratory for every manner of colonial repression by the British. 100 years after the Easter Rebellion, it is once again — this time by banks.

Socialists Rain on Spain

March 7, 2016

The Socialists’ habit of running from the left and governing from the center is not a formula that will work anymore in Spain.

Irish Shillelagh Austerity

March 3, 2016

Whatever credibility austerity had is now lost on much of Europe.

Judgment Day for Austerity in Irish Election

February 18, 2016

A coalition of leftists and independents may come out on top in the Irish election.

Can the New Left Govern Europe?

February 12, 2016

After a year of earthshaking victories and devastating setbacks, Europe's new progressive parties are slowly learning how to balance governance with activism.

Adding Up the Costs of Hillary Clinton’s Wars

February 1, 2016

Clinton’s foreign policy is more polite than the "make the sands glow" atavism of the GOP. But in the end, it’s death and destruction in a different packaging.

Conn Hallinan’s 2015 “Are You Serious?” Awards

January 8, 2016

Each year Conn Hallinan presents awards to individuals, companies and governments that make following the news a daily adventure.

Spain Says “No” to Austerity

December 24, 2015

With its elections, Spain takes steps to free itself from the European Union’s tight-fisted policies.

An End to the Right’s Reign In Spain?

December 14, 2015

Whatever party ends up on top in the Spanish election, it will have to form a coalition, thus ending the reign of the two-party system that has dominated the country since Franco.