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Despite the establishment’s best efforts, there is no denying that corporations have been engaged in widespread profiteering, a phenomenon known as greedflation. Somhairle Mag Uidhir argues that we should see greedflation as a symptom as much as a cause, and that inflation is a systemic crisis requiring systemic solutions.
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As People Before Profit prepare to introduce a Bill to Dáil Éireann which would ban new data centres in Ireland, Alexandra Day looks at the disasterous impact of these centres for the environment and communities. The proliferation of data centres is becoming an area of increasing concern for environmentalists in
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This summer’s dramatic accumulation of extreme weather events, from the western American heat dome to the German floods, the Greek and Turkish fires, and the publication of the IPCC Report with its stark ‘code red for humanity’ warning, pose an urgent strategic question to everyone in the climate change
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“No better stock name then Gamestop to end this game of rigged markets – It’s fucking poetry that’s what it is.” “If Papa [Elon] Musk is with us who can be Against Us!” “Rashida [Tlaib, member of the Squad] is with us!!!!” At time of writing, these are some
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At Marxism 2020, Alexandra Day led a discussion on the politics of revolutionary socialism. We have published her talk in full, where she discusses the Irish revolutionary tradition, how revolutionary socialists engage in parliamentary projects, and the possibilities to grow from periods of crisis. If you’ve been following along
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The Covid-19 pandemic has seen domestic violence rates soar. Ahead of UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25th, Marnie Holborow explains why it is time to challenge the lack of state support for survivors of domestic violence. Governments have relied on individual households
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Alexandra Day reviews Silvia Federici’s seminal work, Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation. First published in 2004, Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici is a work well worth revisiting in 2020. The call to ‘stay at home’ during the pandemic has raised vital questions
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By exploring the roots and impact of the Gothic novel, Paul O’Brien illustrates how vampires and monsters are expressions of changing class relations – and fears – during the 18th and 19th century. I first came across the phrase ‘Gothic Marxism’ in a report of a talk by the writer China
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With phrases like “protect the vulnerable” & “underlying conditions” currently all around us, disability activist Ruth Flood looks at the horrendous treatment of disabled people under capitalism. The Covid-19 pandemic has been an absolute disaster for disabled people. From the cutting of services and the lack of particular supports
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Following Part One, Mark Walsh now explores the impact of the metabolic rift over the 20th century, including how the drive of capitalist forms of agriculture and primary industry have led to species extinction, ecological collapse and the increased outbreaks of deadly epidemics. The development in 1909, by the German
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In contrast to the misconception that Marx and Engels were only concerned about economics, in this first of two articles, Mark Walsh highlights how they in fact had plenty to say about environmental degradation, focusing in particular on thier notion of a metabolic rift. “Let us not, however, flatter ourselves
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Advertising is a constant feature of our everyday lives. John Molyneux argues that as a result, we often ignore its real and unsavoury function: capitalist propaganda par excellence. When the revolution comes you will know it … because there won’t be no commercials. – The Last Poets In contemporary capitalist society