As the climate crisis worsens, capitalists and their political representatives have put forward the “Green Transition” as the solution. The basis of this claim is that the market will find technological solutions for climate change and that capitalism can exist in harmony with the environment. Certainly the rise of green technology – electric vehicles (EVs), […]
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We are constantly told that democracy is synonymous with the West. Western media consistently places Russia and its president Vladimir Putin in opposition to core European values. We are told that Russia is a threat to the freedom of the Western world, that it is tirelessly plotting to subvert elections and create a new Russian
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Fine Gael councillor and general election candidate for Cork South-Central Shane O’Callaghan recently submitted a motion to Cork City Council regarding policing in the city. The motion blames increased anti-social behaviour and crime in the city on a lack of resources for Gardaí and lenient sentencing, and calls on the council to write a letter
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Last month, the US House of Representatives introduced the Semiconductor Technology Advancement and Research (STAR) Act, 2024. The legislation represents the latest attempt by US officials to rescue their chip manufacturing industry and compete with China. The act introduces a 25% tax relief for companies engaging in chip design in the US. The chip manufacturing
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So why does this mean that Britain must prepare itself for war? According to Walker, Britain has “an absolute urgency to restore credible hard power in order to underwrite deterrence”. Veiled in diplomatic language, the real reason for this commitment has been made clear in the above sentence – to reassert Britain’s interests, with an
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