The Spanish Revolution 1931-38 was one of the great workers' revolutions of the 20th century. But it was also one of the great tragedies. Stalinism played a crucial role in its eventual defeat. What were the reasons for that? And how could a genuine Marxist leadership have done things differently? 

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19: Spain 1931-38 - Revolution Betrayed by Stalinism

Shane , Katia and Mick Barry TD sit down to talk about the housing crisis, slumlords, Take Back the City and the fight back against the establishment and what needs to be done to end the housing crisis

Episode 1 - Housing Crisis

Socialist Party member Michael O'Brien is joined by Tony Gregg of NASRA, Stephen Nugent of the NBRU Amy Ferguson of Unite Hospitality to discuss what sort of fighting trade union movement workers need in this country!

Episode 2 - Workers Fight Back!

It's capitalism or the planet - we can't have both. Listen to this recent debate between Paul Murphy TD of the Socialist Party and Eamon Ryan TD of the Greens

Debate - Can Capitalism Solve The Climate Crisis

This month marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of the Bogside. Cillian Gillespie and Kevin Henry join Shane to reflect on the heroic Bogsider uprising and the key lessons from that period today

Episode 4 - The Battle of The Bogside

BUILDING FOR THE EARTH STRIKE -

This week Shane is joined by Haritha, Peter and Conor to discuss the upcoming Earth Strike on 20th of September. The momentum amongst students is growing throughout Ireland, listen in and find out more!

Episode 5 - Building for the Earth Strike!

‘Coronavirus Capitalism’ is a special podcast series from the Socialist Party.

In the coming days and weeks, we’ll be talking about the unfolding crisis sparked by Covid-19, the novel virus at the centre of the most serious social health emergency in generations.

We’ll analyse the turmoil besetting the capitalist system, with businesses in many sectors, as well as major airlines, going bust, and thousands of workers losing their jobs and losing pay.

We’ll examine the measures taken by governments nationally and internationally in response to the spread of the virus and the threat it poses to their economic system.

We’ll be asking the most important questions: what does this mean for working class people, and how do we make sure that we aren’t made to pay the price?

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Coronavirus Capitalism 1. Unpaid wages and lay-offs: should workers pay for the coronavirus crisis?

Covid-19 continues to spread, with half-hearted measures by Westminster and Stormont leaving many non-essential workplaces still open for business, in spite of new repressive powers for the state. With growing numbers of new cases, the coming weeks could see a surge of patients into hospitals, including those in need of critical care. Existing health services could be stretched to breaking point, and scenes from Italy, where some have been denied care due to lack of capacity, are evidence of this possibility.

In this episode we're discussing issues facing front-line medical staff, including lack of proper equipment and sanitation. We're also talking about what needs to be done now to make sure the health service is fit for purpose, and we ask what kind of health service can ultimately meet the needs of everyone in society.

Coronavirus Capitalism 2. The system is sick: What kind of health service do we need?

Around the world, governments are bringing in new police and military powers to stop the spread of the coronavirus. But what is the most effective way to enforce social distancing and beat Covid-19? How could these powers be used when we return to "normal"?

With Giuliano Bruneti, socialist activist in Italy with Resistenze Internazionali (ISA) and Seán Burns of Socialist Party Ireland's National Committee.

Coronavirus Capitalism 3. The new police powers and state repression

The Covid-19 lockdown has made it clearer than ever that workers keep society running, from the health workers saving lives in hospitals, understaffed and with inadequate PPE, to the supermarket workers putting food on the shelves. It is clear that while the working class is key to our survival, the capitalist class, who are anxious to return to profiteering as usual, and who are willing to gamble with workers lives, is not.

In this episode we explore the roots of Covid-19 and other epidemics inside the for-profit food production system. We discuss the inflexibility of the capitalist system and its inability to act quickly to stop the virus spreading. Finally, we ask what the alternative is - a socialist economy where all production is subject to workers' democracy - and how we build the fight to get there.

This week with guests Kevin Henry, Keishia Taylor and host Eleanor Crossey Malone.

Coronavirus Capitalism 4. The chaos of the market or an economy democratically planned by workers?

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