Everyone says they are against exploitation, but the way the media puts it exploitation is something exceptional. Its just something a few ‘bad’ employers do to particularly vulnerable workers. Socialists say exploitation is not the exception but the rule in our society. It happens every day in every workplace across the world and it’s built in to capitalism.

The last year has been full of inspiring events for socialists.The magnificent (and on-going) revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt trumpeted ‘revolution’ as an idea for the 21st century.

Minister for Environment Phil Hogan announced on May 30th the introduction of quotas in the electoral system. From the next general election a 30% gender quota of candidates will be introduced, which will then rise to 40% subsequently. If a political party does not adhere to the quota their state funding will be cut in half. The Minister said that “We’re deliberately setting out to improve the participation rate of women in politics." But are quotas really the answer to women's involvement in politics?

AS MANY as 1 million people gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square and across Egypt May 27 for a "Friday of Anger" that showed that the revolution against dictator Hosni Mubarak and his regime has reached a new stage.

Andy Durgan spoke to Socialist Worker from Barcelona about the ongoing Spanish revolt against the economic crisis

The history of Spain is one of imperial conquest, repression and mass resistance to its rulers. Mike Gonzalez examines the struggles for change that have defined its existence

It is sometimes said that a revolution is like a volcano because there is a sudden eruption. But before that there are rumblings beneath the surface. What were the rumblings in Egypt?

Conspiracy theories—the belief that secret networks of powerful individuals rule the world—have had a recent resurgence.

THOUSANDS OF unarmed Palestinian demonstrators came under fire from Israeli troops on May 15 as they marched on Israel's borders from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Gaza as part of a coordinated protest to demand the right to return to homes Palestinians were driven from when Israel was founded in 1948.
Israeli forces killed at least a dozen Palestinians and injured several dozens more.

When US President Barak Obama met Enda Kenny on Saint Patrick’s Day in the White House, he promised to visit Ireland in May. Happy days! Obama then proceeded to make a far more outlandish claim that the U.S would “help Ireland recover from its economic problems”.

“We have had an excellent conversation about how Ireland is going to be bouncing back from the severe economic challenges that its experienced over the last few years”, Obama told reporters in the Oval Office.