Covid-19
Between anti-vax myths and the profit-driven practices of Big Pharma, there is much to contend with in the vaccine debate. As Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin argues, we must fight on both fronts to put health before profit. US President Trump recently made the outlandish claim that a COVID-19
Ecosocialism
Time is always an important factor in politics and history, but it has never mattered so much as on the issue of climate change. While some argue we’re running out of time, John Molyneux makes the case for wholesale system change as the only answer. The IPCC Report’s
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The horrific blast in Beirut at the beginning of August has sparked a wave of grief, and protest. Omar Hassan argues that it is the system itself which is most to blame. The explosion took the lives of more than 150 people, wounded an estimated 5,000 more and left
Covid-19
As precarity for artists worsens during COVID-19, Maeve McGrath looks at who pays the artist, the impact on creativity, and the need for a society which cherishes the art that enriches all of our lives. As the 2020 European Capital of Culture, Galway was not blessed with the most
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Ahead of a national protest in support of the Debenhams workers, Stewart Smyth argues that the blame lies squarely with failed management and dodgy accounting. And importantly, that with enough support from grassroots union members and the wider community, the workers can win. For over a hundred days now workers
Covid-19
With many governments providing pandemic payments, some have argued that the time is now right to bring in a Universal Basic Income (UBI) for all society. Marxist economist, Michael Roberts, argues that while payments during the pandemic are necessary, UBI will not fix capitalist inequality. Many people are being laid
Covid-19
This year’s anniversary of James Connolly’s execution occurs amidst a triple crisis of capitalism: a global health pandemic, an economic depression and a climate emergency. Author of the James Connolly Reader, Shaun Harkin, argues Connolly’s political ideas and socialist vision have never been so relevant. Connolly joined
Covid-19
Despite polls showing support for continuing the lockdown, employers are attempting to put people back to work. Eddie Conlon discusses the relationship between capitalism and workers’ safety, and argues that the lockdown should continue – on workers’ terms. Each year hundreds of thousands of workers…die of work-related accidents and
Ecosocialism
Bríd Smith TD, who has brought a Climate Emergency Bill to the Dáil, explains why recent events should be a wake up call on the need for urgent action against climate change. Our climate is changing, and changing fast. How could it not be, given the record temperatures in the