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national / miscellaneous Saturday August 09, 2008 - 16:00 by shane mc loughlin
 2 comments (last - tuesday august 12, 2008 - 02:47)
Michael Casey, a former chief economist today wrote an article in 'The Irish Times' entitled "Killing the myth that Ireland's wealth has poisoned its values" in which he attempting to dispel the 'myth' that wealth has poisoned Irish peoples values. In response, he is most certainly correct in believing that wealth cannot 'determine' a societies derision of values, but neglects to paint a clearer understanding of how wealth and values converge. In response, it could be argued that wealth opens the door to new 'negative' value thinking as it can close the door to others. Furthermore, as I will show, some of his own comments in the article require further careful consideration. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday August 09, 2008 - 10:25 by Ciaron
9 comments (last - friday october 17, 2008 - 06:51)
Walking through the streets of Dublin, Ireland, after the Paul Kelly's gig http://www.paulkelly.com.au/ last night, I thought I should write this reflection. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday August 09, 2008 - 00:49 by FactSeeker
32 comments (last - thursday august 14, 2008 - 17:58)  3 images  2 video files  1 audio file
Amidst the fog of war, and lack of media on the ground, it's anybody's guess as to what is actually going on there at the minute. It is claimed that Russian aircraft attacked military and other targets in Georgia (Russia denies any such attacks happened, and Georgia claims to have shot down some of the aircraft) and a large number of Russian tanks has crossed the border. Each side claims the other fired the first shot. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday August 07, 2008 - 23:41 by Mark C
10 comments (last - monday july 27, 2009 - 18:23) 1 video file
The mainstream media continues to broadcast sanitised images from embedded reporters that have passed through the official channels in order to lessen the effects of the brutality of the so-called "War on Terror". Below is a collection of images gleaned from the web that show the reality of the "War on Terror", the human cost. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday August 07, 2008 - 19:01 by Arnold Capp
Idealists and utopians would claim that this phenomenon is the beginning of the disentanglement of the public sphere and political debate from the traditional dominance of political parties, big business, corporate media and vested interests who dictate what can and cannot be discussed, what is relevant and what is news-worthy. The political participation of the ordinary citizen could eventually be conducted entirely through electronic means. Instead of representative government it is suggested in the future technology will enable all citizens to engage in the ongoing political debate. The pattern whereby citizens vote at the end of each government term with paper ballots could be replaced with a form of direct democracy. History would have turned full circle as a global village like the ancient Greek city states would decide its priorities bypassing the traditional power structure of wealth and power. But is this realistic? ... read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum Thursday August 07, 2008 - 01:26 by Anthony Sheridan
5 comments (last - tuesday august 12, 2008 - 04:13)
The recent GAA controversy involving Kerry captain Paul Galvin and the ongoing DCC/Fyffes scandal are both indicative of how wrongdoing is dealt with in Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday August 06, 2008 - 11:10 by brendan butler
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The NGO Peace alliance is joined woth the International Committee of Human rights -Swiss section to encourage people who do not wish to be represented by their governmwent represenratives to use their own personal initiative and join up and register with with www.boycottceremony.com ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Tuesday July 29, 2008 - 14:31 by Tracy Donegan
1 comment (last - tuesday july 29, 2008 - 17:17)
Irish women are often starved in labour despite there being significant benefits to eating - and significant risks to being starved. Why hasn't Irish medical care caught up with the 21st Century? Should women eat and drink freely in labour ? Read on..... ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / gender and sexuality Sunday July 27, 2008 - 20:42 by Belfast WSM
3 comments (last - monday august 04, 2008 - 13:50)
“Where pride once mobilised, it now marshals that consensus as our anger and frustration into a range of diversionary shopping opportunities. The battle is no longer about(if it ever has been) equality and acceptance, but liberation and simply survival as human beings against a system galloping towards the abyss.” ... read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues Saturday July 26, 2008 - 11:44 by soldierofdestiny
There is great trepidation among farmers that their stranglehold on the price of basic foodstuffs within the EEU is under threat from Peter Mandelson ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Monday July 21, 2008 - 07:46 by Niall Harnett
15 comments (last - tuesday august 12, 2008 - 15:45) 2 images
I write this letter to you the Fishermen of Erris, to your association, and to you all as individuals, and as men, in the light of Shell ‘intransigence‘, as you put it, and the arrival of Shell’s pipe-laying ship ‘the Solitaire’ off our shores. It seems Shell have hit a right nerve with you guys and you’re very correct to be reacting with the defiance you’re adopting … again and at this time. I’m sure you’re considering certain legal action to protect your fishing rights in Broadhaven Bay and beyond, and very good grounds indeed you have to do that, and succeed. But I wouldn’t be relying on that alone, if things don’t work out like! If the law makers are making laws for Shell and Shell only, those ‘laws’ should be disobeyed in any case. And we’re all well very aware of some of the bold and important stances you’ve already taken in the part you play in the hard fight against Shell and the Irish Government for the protection of Erris, it’s families, communities and it’s environment on and off shore. ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / miscellaneous Sunday July 20, 2008 - 18:41 by Sean Matthews(personal capacity)
11 comments (last - tuesday september 01, 2009 - 20:40) 5 images
spot the difference? ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / miscellaneous Saturday July 19, 2008 - 16:41 by Conor Loughran
2 comments (last - wednesday july 23, 2008 - 07:49) 1 image
Personal reflection and glimpse of life on benefits in Belfast ... read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum Thursday July 17, 2008 - 16:19 by Anthony Sheridan
4 comments (last - saturday july 26, 2008 - 09:17)
Irish politicians are among the best paid in the world but clearly not everybody is aware of this fact. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous Wednesday July 16, 2008 - 14:37 by Movimiento Libertario Cubano
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* During mid-June 2008 the Iberian counter-information collective A Las Barricadas www.alasbarricadas.org posed several questions to the MLC www.mlc.acultura.org.ve, an affinity group of Cuban anarchism abroad. The complete text of this interview follows. ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Monday July 14, 2008 - 22:59 by joans boyfrend
7 comments (last - tuesday september 30, 2008 - 06:28)
Every generation has its political rock band: The Fugs, The Clash…and Rage Against The Machine. RATM formed in Los Angeles in 1991 and released the self-titled debut a year later, one of the definitive CDs of the 90s. The cover featured the image of the “burning monk”, who burned himself to death in 1963: an ultimate image of commitment and protest. The music was a highly potent mix of metal, funk, rap, and anti-capitalist politics. They made two more albums and a hard-driving CD of cover versions of political or socially-conscious rock and rap songs (including Springsteen’s “Ghost of Tom Joad”) after which they fell victim to internal arguments, and split in 2000. But now they’re back. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Friday July 11, 2008 - 17:01 by Libertarian
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Introduction The purpose of this article is to evaluate the recent opinion poll carried out by the European commission on the Lisbon treaty result, paying specific attention to NO voters. The focus will not only be on the profile of those who voted NO, but more importantly the reasons behind why they voted No. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment Friday July 11, 2008 - 16:38 by Stop Corruption
I believe that the deal between Dublin City council and JC Decaux, swapping the space on public footpaths for 126 billboards in exchange for a couple of hundred bikes has all the hallmarks of a corrupt deal. I simply cannot believe that, knowing the facts that are public, that any local authority in the country would agree to this deal, without someone in charge being either blackmailed or bribed to agree to it. ... read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage Thursday July 10, 2008 - 18:36 by Ciaron
10 comments (last - wednesday september 03, 2008 - 12:53)
Catholic Workers are presently gathering in Worcester, Mass. , USA. The event is being organised by the Mustard Seed community in Worcester. Founding community member, longtime CW, Scott Schaeffer Duffy was in Dublin for the first Pitstop Ploughshares trial in 05. Scott, his family and community are longtime resisters at Raytheon whose headquarters are nearby. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday July 09, 2008 - 10:24 by Bob Kavanagh
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The concept of class is fundamental to the anarchist understanding of society. The goal of anarchist communism is to create a classless society where everyone is on an equal footing, where all have equal access to wealth and contribute to society as best they can. Why then do anarchists argue that only the working class has the power to create a free and equal society? Many figures in the economic and political elite argue that we now live in a classless society. While it is true that class as an economic and social phenomenon has changed as capitalism has developed, this is not to say that we are no longer divided by class, just that the boundaries and definitions have become more complex. ... read full story / add a comment |
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