Ecosocialism
Save Lough Neagh is a coalition of activists fighting to defend the Lough from pollution and extractive exploitation. REBEL spoke to Pádraig Ó Ciaráin to discuss the roots of the ecological crisis and the campaign’s determined efforts to protect this vital body of water. Rebel: Before discussing the crisis
Ecosocialism
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
Covid-19
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
Features
In this second installment in the run-up to Bolivian elections on October 18, Mike Gonzalez discusses the long-running efforts of the Bolivian Right to undermine Evo Morales’s project, as well as the contradictions of the project itself. On May 1 2006, at an emotional ceremony at the
Ecosocialism
The European Green Deal aims to make Europe carbon neutral by 2050. But as Kieran Logan explains, an appointed advisor in delivering the Deal – BlackRock – is the “biggest driver of climate destruction on the planet”. The European Commission unveiled its European Green Deal in October 2019, aimed at making Europe
Covid-19
The current pandemic has thrown a long overdue spotlight on our health system, and how we care for people more generally. Physiotherapist Maeve O’Neill looks at the changes needed for a more healthy – and humane – society. Only a few months ago in the North, healthcare unions were on industrial