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April 21, 2023
Why Irish Joe Makes British Tories Cry Uncle Sam
A visit to the Emerald Isle provokes post-Brexit angst in the United Kingdom.
Jeet Heer
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February 9, 2023
QAnon and the Republicans, Plus Ireland and the Irish
In this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, Chris Lehmann analyzes GOP politics and Fintan O’Toole talks about his “personal history.”
Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
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October 21, 2019
Johnson Tries to Throw the UK Under the Bus; Parliament Balks—for Now
The hope for those who oppose his awful Brexit deal is that the number of supporters will collapse once the legislation comes into contact with reality.
Rachel Shabi
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October 1, 2019
Letters From the October 14, 2019, Issue
Unrecognized labor… Taking offense… Hope amid troubles…
Our Readers
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February 21, 2019
The Claustrophobic World of Anna Burns’s ‘Milkman’
Her Man Booker–winning novel offers a haunting look at daily life during The Troubles.
Erin Schwartz
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June 7, 2018
Abortion and Love
Ireland’s wildly successful movement to repeal the Eighth Amendment has given us a new way to frame reproductive rights.
Katha Pollitt
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May 31, 2018
How Abortion Rights Triumphed in Ireland: Katha Pollitt
Plus Wendy Pearlman on Syrian Refugees and Tom Engelhardt on America’s failed empire.
Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
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May 27, 2018
It’s ‘Feminist Christmas’ in Ireland
“We’ll never go back,” say activists, as a vote to repeal the ban on abortion wins by an overwhelming margins.
Katha Pollitt
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May 24, 2018
Will Ireland Vote to End Its Constitutional Ban on Almost All Abortion?
Despite polls suggesting yes, pro-repeal campaigners are nervous.
Katha Pollitt
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June 16, 2017
Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s Fortunate Son
He’s the country’s first openly gay prime minister and first of South Asian heritage—but he offers little relief from the harsh austerity budgets that have done so much harm.
Margaret Spillane