Economy- Page 2

Imperialist war on Iran fuels a new cost-of-living crisis

By Finghín Kelly The US and Israel’s war on Iran is unleashing bloodshed, suffering, and chaos all over West Asia. Hundreds of thousands are being displaced, thousands of ordinary people in Iran have been killed, and millions of lives are being put

Mar 13, 2026

Economy·News & Analysis·Theory & History

Do wage rises fuel inflation?

By Michael O’Brien From the point of view of the bosses there is never a good time for a pay rise! In the context of inflation being at its highest in decades, a particular line of argument from employers, echoed in the

Mar 11, 2022

Economy·Featured Articles·News & Analysis

“We can’t afford to live” — what’s needed to end the cost-of-living crisis

By Jonathan Diebold The cost-of-living crisis, or more accurately, the cost-of-surviving crisis, is here. Over three quarters of people in Ireland are concerned about the rising cost of essential items, and rightly so. People spent on average €31 more than they did

Feb 19, 2022

Economy·World News

Global supply chain chaos worsens

By Tom Crean, Socialist Alternative USA Over 100 container ships unable to unload in the Port of Los Angeles. Auto plants cutting production or closed because of a global shortage of microprocessor chips. A possible toilet paper shortage (again) and many goods may not

Nov 9, 2021

Economy·News & Analysis·Workplace News

Carphone Warehouse closure: latest casualty of retail jobs crisis

By Peter McGregor Carphone Warehouse has moved in recent days to shut down all of their Irish stores, 69 individual stores and 12 within other stores. This move will result in a total of 486 redundancies. The news was followed by the

May 1, 2021

Covid-19 Pandemic·Economy·News & Analysis

Budget 2021: Corporate welfare over public need

By Finghin Kelly Budget 2021 has been heralded as the biggest in the state’s history. After a decade of austerity and balanced budgets, this does represent a certain turn away from those policies. This is in line with capitalist governments around the

Oct 15, 2020

Covid-19 Pandemic·Economy·News & Analysis

Capitalism & Covid-19: A socialist response to the economic crisis

By Katia Hancke The scale of the disaster working-class people on this island face is becoming clearer by the day. While the problems are mounting, the political establishment seems rudderless in coming up with a consistent response. An unprecedented economic recession means

Sep 21, 2020

Covid-19 Pandemic·Economy

A tale of two Covid crises – billionaire bailouts & bupkis

By Mike Murphy We’re all in this together apparently. But, like a ship that’s taking on water after a frontal collision, only one end of the vessel is going under; the other end is ascending. The Covid-19 pandemic is very much upon

Jul 29, 2020

Economy

From bad to worse: The student accommodation crisis

By Aindriú de Buitléir Every September students throw themselves back into another year of study and stress, particularly as demand for accommodation is high, while supply is at a record low. Students will increasingly have to choose their college preference not solely

Jul 13, 2019

Economy·Other

Explosive protests rock Hong Kong

By Adam Dudley On one side stand a sea of peaceful protesters struggling in defence of democratic rights. On the other, the ranks of Hong Kong’s repressive state apparatus armed with rubber bullets and tear gas, deployed by Hong Kong’s executive and

Jul 9, 2019

Economy·Environment·Militarisation

Capitalism: Burning the planet for profit

By Keishia Taylor Who causes the climate crisis? Twenty five companies are responsible for more than half of the entire world’s greenhouse gas emissions since 1988! In a greenwashing frenzy, companies are falling over themselves to create an image of sustainability and

Jul 8, 2019

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