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national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Saturday October 25, 2008 09:01 by Brian
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Just a few thoughts on the banking crisis and its effects on the currency markets and the real economy. It seems to this observer that you can divide this crisis into three parts, or dominos, with one already falling and threatening to knock over the other two: read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Tuesday October 21, 2008 17:59 by Gregor Kerr
Below is the text of a leaflet currently being distributed among INTO members.
Please feel free to download, print off, copy and distribute. While it's written specifically for INTO members, the arguments in it are obviously applicable across all unions so feel free to adapt as necessary. read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Monday October 20, 2008 12:25 by Vince
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On the afternoon of Friday, November 22, 1963, the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was shot and killed by a sniper as he rode in a motorcade through the streets of Dallas, Texas. That infamous weekend was the beginning of 24 hour saturation television news coverage, the moment when the post-war generation of baby boomers received their first initiation of the brutal underbelly beneath the American dream, it was the beginning of the political drama of the 1960’s that almost tore the US apart as the lid was lifted on America’s unease with its superpower status, the divide between rich and poor and the cancer of racial injustice. It is a drama that is unresolved and still poisons American society today. As a new young energetic African-American President appears to have the White House within his reach, it appears there is a chance that the festering wound opened in 1963 may finally be closed. Or maybe not. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Sunday October 19, 2008 08:05 by Gary MacLennan
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I began these writings on Catholicism in response to Ciaron O’Reilly’s request that I review Harry Browne’s Hammered by the Irish. I have never met Harry but I am a long time friend of Ciaron O’Reilly one of the defendants in the series of trials that followed the Catholic Worker /Ploughshare Activists’ attack on an American War plane that was stationed in a hangar at Shannon Airport in clear violation of Irish neutrality. read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Friday October 17, 2008 17:55 by Carmel Ni Dhuibheanaigh
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Last night about 12 members of the Vigil and Direct Action joined forces against the appearance of Noel Dempsey at Navan Library for the Book Launch of "Where Toll roads Meet" by Anthony Holten. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Wednesday October 15, 2008 17:15 by john throne
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Now the Bush regime has taken a stake in the top nine US banks. It does so to save the system which the Wall Street Journal says was on the edge of a precipice. This is a major defeat for the US model of capitalism. And for the Bush regime. Bush came to power promising to reverse the gains of the 1930's and the 1960's. Now he will leave power having gone back to again increasing the role of the state in the economy. Not to mention the military defeats abroad. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Friday October 10, 2008 21:21 by Whistleblower
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Sunday October 05, 2008 23:38 by Amanda
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What is 42 day detention? 42 day detention is part of the new counter terrorism bill that the British government is trying to pass. The bill successfully made it’s way through the House of Commons thanks to the last minute help of the Democratic Unionists. We do not know what the Democratic Unionists were offered in return for their votes but it has been suggested that honours and titles may have been on the shopping list. The bill aims to extend the amount of time that a terrorist suspect can be held without charge from 28 days to 42 days. The bill needs to pass through the House of Lords before it becomes law. To date it has received its first and second reading and is to go through it’s review stage this week. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Sunday October 05, 2008 23:34 by Sean Matthews
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Alliance for Choice is an organisation that campaigns for the extension of the 1967 Abortion Act to Northern Ireland. It is made up of women and men, from both Catholic and Protestant communities in the North of Ireland, who want to see equality and self-determination for women here. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Saturday October 04, 2008 16:50 by john throne
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It is everywhere. The talk of the bail out. And now the talk of the extra $140 billion they bribed the politicians to pass it. Meanwhile tens of millions of American workers are watching their savings, pensions, homes and jobs vanish before their eyes. The anger about the bail out prevented it being passed the first time. There has been a fundamental shift in consciousness in the US working class. It will not go back to having the same trust in the Republicans and the Democrats and the system. However a much greater shift could have taken place if the union leaders instead of trailing with their heads down after the Democrats and the bail out had taken an independent stand. read full story / add a comment
wicklow / environment / opinion/analysis Friday October 03, 2008 19:34 by Mr.Peter Brady Alias.
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This is our sixth statement. read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Friday October 03, 2008 00:22 by Terence
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The article below presents some initial thoughts on the Irish govt's plan to support the banks up to 400 billion euro and its wider implications an whether it can help solve the crisis or just solve it for Ireland alone. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Thursday October 02, 2008 17:46 by Paul Bowman
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A very detailed talk on the cause of the current world financial crisis that starts off by explaining the background economics in an easy to understand manner, moves on to the role the war and other events apart from the sub-prime crash played and concludes with a look at what opportunities have been created for anarchist by this sequence of events. read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum / opinion/analysis Wednesday October 01, 2008 00:54 by TGH Frequent Visitor
Very little by the look of it... The services in Kerry General are pathetic. The staffing levels are completely inadequate and its embarrassing to see the lack of dignity on show sometimes. Virtually all departments are completely under staffed and cant deliver the basics. It appears that budgets are more important than patients in this establishment. So much so that, staffing levels are more weighted towards the drugs invoices than the drugs themselves. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Tuesday September 30, 2008 12:35 by Ciaron O'Reilly
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Well Dan O'Neill's visit began with a hurry up & wait dash to Dublin airport, with "Hammered by the Irish " author Harry Browne, read full story / add a comment
national / environment / opinion/analysis Sunday September 28, 2008 15:06 by John Green
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Birdlife International has just issued a report that shows birds are now in serious decline everywhere, my article looks at birdlife in Ireland and wonders how can birds possible survive due to the way our goverment and we treat our ecology. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Saturday September 27, 2008 20:05 by wageslave
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The entire media seems to be singing in unison on one of the biggest potential movements of public funds into private hands. And it looks like they might get away with it too. surely there's a better way? Here's one suggestion I came up with in all of 5 minutes to get the ball rolling. I invite your hopefully much better suggestions in the comments read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Thursday September 25, 2008 21:04 by John
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In a period of mass unemployment in 1920's Germany fascism came to power despite not only the presence of mass Communist and Social Democratic parties but also of significant anti-fascist street fighting. Why did the left fail and what was the attraction of fascism. What about fascist movements today, do they represent a similar threat? Can we even agree a single definition of what fascism is? read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Tuesday September 23, 2008 17:22 by Johnjo
Lots of negative comment on McAleese' visit to Romania read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / opinion/analysis Tuesday September 23, 2008 17:14 by dunk
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While many view these days with dread; the outset of climate crisis, political corruption and corporate manipulation blocking healthy change, lack of hope that things can change. Others are starting to see something profound emerging; a re-awakening, an eruption of activity, new and intelligent ways of human interaction. Ecologist Paul Hawken sees this phenoman as "the immune system of humanity finally kicking in" and calls it Blessed Unrest. As another bubble in all this, yesterday saw the first of 25 days of the first "Global Eco Forum"... read full story / add a comment |
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