The Irish State wants to frighten us. They want to scare us away from the August 29th mass protest against water charges- that’s why it is no coincidence that Paul Murphy of the Anti Austerity Alliance is waiting for the police to come knocking on his door.
The Irish State wants to frighten us. They want to scare us away from the August 29th mass protest against water charges- that’s why it is no coincidence that Paul Murphy of the Anti Austerity Alliance is waiting for the police to come knocking on his door. That’s why the Government leaked details of the […]
Linda Kehoe reviews Sense8 – the latest offering from the Wachowski siblings.
Linda Kehoe reviews Sense8 – the latest offering from the Wachowski siblings. There is much talk about Sense8 – which is available on Netflix. It is a TV series about eight people who become connected despite those perceived borders of language, race, religion, gender and sexuality and the actual borders of continents. We could be […]
Language is a powerful weapon. Collateral damage was used during the Gulf War to describe dead or wounded civilians. Israel military commanders described the massacre of 1,200 Palestinians as mowing the lawn. Drone operators, from the safety of the Creech Air Force base outside Las Vegas, describe the humans that they kill as bug splats. The US military talks about shaking and baking for flushing people out with phosphorus and then killing them with high explosives.
Marnie Holborow, who lectures in Applied Linguistics at DCU and is author of a new book on ‘Neoliberalism and Language’, discusses the political uses of words. Language is a powerful weapon. Collateral damage was used during the Gulf War to describe dead or wounded civilians. Israel military commanders described the massacre of 1,200 Palestinians as […]
On May 1 and June 13 the Trade Unions involved in Right2Water are hosting conferences to discuss a new political initiative.
On May 1 and June 13 the Trade Unions involved in Right2Water are hosting conferences to discuss a new political initiative. A recent survey by Dr Rory Hearne from Maynooth indicates that there would strong popular support for a new political formation linked to the water charges campaign and to the left of Sinn Fein. […]
Every time anybody suggests extra taxes on corporations, a media commentator will invariably suggest that ‘your figures don’t add up’.
Every time anybody suggests extra taxes on corporations, a media commentator will invariably suggest that ‘your figures don’t add up’. Typically, there follows a mantra about left wing economics ‘lacking credibility’ or that socialists ‘don’t understand economics’ . By contrast, when Sinn Fein drops a demand for a wealth tax from its pre-budget alternatives, political […]
With hundreds of thousands of people having taken to the streets in the great revolt over water charges and austerity as a whole and with a general election looming there is an urgent need for the left to unite its forces.
With hundreds of thousands of people having taken to the streets in the great revolt over water charges and austerity as a whole and with a general election looming there is an urgent need for the left to unite its forces. In this context the People Before Profit Alliance has issued an ‘Appeal for a […]
