Review: A new type of revolution?
Revolutionary and radical movements have been sweeping the world. The Arab spring, Occupy, action by students and youth, and strike waves have all ushered
World warming even faster than thought
2010 is now thought to be the warmest year on record. Previously, the accelerated warming of the arctic was insufficiently taken into account by
Household Tax: Hogan and Agency furiously spinning figures
The Local Government Agency which is collecting the Household Tax and Minister for the Environment Hogan are tonight furiously spinning the registration figures to
The euro patient: ‘Stabilised’ but still critical
The Greek bailout 2.0 has averted a default, for the moment. The new fiscal pact is a straitjacket that will aggravate Europe’s austerity-induced recession.
GAME over? Full support to GAME workers’ occupation
GAME Stores suddenly announced on Monday the closure of all 14 of their stores in Ireland, resulting in 121 workers losing their jobs without warning. Many
Charles Dickens: the making of a great writer
This year is the bicentenary of Dickens’ birth. Biographies, reissues and TV and film adaptations have poured out showing he still has immense drawing
Mahon Report exposes endemic corruption in Irish politics
The massive opposition across the State to the Household Tax has featured prominently in the media in recent days. Over the next while, the
Defeating the Household Tax
We are in a battle for the hearts and minds of people up and down the country. It is clear that a huge majority