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Leo Vardakar launched his Climate Plan to much fanfare. But will these proposals really make a difference? Owen McCormack thinks not, arguing the plan is a ruse to protect corporate interests, whilst deflecting the blame on to ordinary people. The launch of the Government’s Climate Plan has been described
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In 2015, Syriza came to power promising change for the people of Greece. Now, the party looks set to lose office, weeks after damaging local and European elections. Greek socialist Nikos Lountos gives his take. Alexis Tsipras, the Greek prime minister, has called snap elections for the 7th of July,
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Leo Varadkar says he cares about the environment. But his government is currently using dirty tricks to block People Before Profit’s Climate Emergency Bill. Bríd Smith TD explains the background to this story, and how we can stop Fine Gael in their tracks. After the recent local elections, Leo
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“Same reply,” said Leo Varadkar, as Gino Kenny desperately pleaded with the Taoiseach to give hope to those waiting for access to medicinal cannabis. Barney Doherty investigates the background to this scandal, talking to those directly impacted by the Taoiseach’s indifference. Just when you thought the smarmy politicians who
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There is a growing awareness of environmental issues across the planet. But are lifestyle changes enough to stem the descent into climate chaos? David Swanson takes a look. The effects of climate change remain a common discussion point in today’s society, as all forms of broadcasting and media continually
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In part 3 of Rebel’s election analysis, Eoghan O Ceannabhain looks at the ‘Green Wave’ and how the left can lead on tackling the Climate Emergency. With the last few MEP seats in the Ireland South constituency now decided, the dust has more or less settled in the wake
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In the second part of Irish election analysis, John Molyneux looks at the election results North and South, where results for the radical left were very different. In the Local Elections in the North on May 2, People Before Profit made a major breakthrough by increasing its representation from 1
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Mass peaceful protest saw a dictator ousted, but resulting massacres have left the revolution in Sudan deadlocked. Elmuiz Hadgaz gives an update of the situation on the ground and calls on Ireland and the international community to act. Ever since the ouster, after prolonged mass peaceful protest, of the brutal
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Kieran Allen analyses the results of the Irish local and European elections. The most important aspect of the recent elections in the South has barely been touched upon by the mainstream media. Namely that the two most conservative parties in Irish society have the support of just half of the
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Ronnie Kasrils joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1960 after Sharpeville and later played a leading role in Umkhonte we Sizwe, the ANC’s armed wing. He served for a number of years as a minister in Nelson Mandela’s post-apartheid government as Deputy Minister of Defence and
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As the momentum behind the Extinction Rebellion campaign continues, Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin argues that we need our own social-movement “tipping point” to stop climate change. The dramatic and unprecedented week-long mass civil disobedience by Extinction Rebellion in London, following the extraordinary global school students strikes show clearly that
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There is a growing housing crisis in the North. Yet the political establishment seem intent on selling off the remainder of our public housing. Fiona Ferguson takes a look. The Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) is slowly being strangled. Recent months have seen statements by senior civil servants claiming its