Look after our own?
LOOK AFTER OUR OWN The cry goes up on social media all the time, it’s like a growl, emanating from
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Author: CYM Committee
5 Reasons Capitalism is the Biggest Barrier to Tackling Climate Change
There has been no attempt to end the system of never ending consumption, because capitalism needs to continuously grow to sustain itself.
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The Failure of Environmentalist Politics
Capitalists will not act in the interests of all of humanity because it would mean acting against profit. Capitalists cannot act on the benefit of the earth because it means they would lose profit, and could potentially lose power to other capitalists. In order to maintain power, Capitalists will always put the interest of the company first.
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Sinn Féin’s Soft Touch
There appears to be a common theme among ‘leftwing’ parties who enter into mainstream politics; a soft approach which tends
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The Front Line in the Battle for Class Unity in Northern Ireland
Housing has often been the arena in which class consciousness and militant action has been instilled in the hearts and
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Veganism Will Not End The Climate Crisis – What’s Happening to Brazil is What’s Happening to Ireland
We can reduce our intake of meat, use energy saving lightbulbs, turn off the tap when brushing our teeth or re-use plastic bags, but unless the economic system changes it will all be in vein. Under a system that prides itself on the free-reign of corporations, the exploitation of the southern hemisphere, the growth of unregulated profiteering and wealth inequality, there will never be enough individual change to prevent the destruction of the planet. Collective action is our only option.
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The Hong Kong Protests
Irreconcilable Differences on the Left Foreign Policy issues occupy a peculiar position in Left-wing politics. In some cases, they
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What Connolly Teaches Us About Elections
The recent results of the local and European elections were a brief insight into how each political party is performing,
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Why Ireland Needs Public Housing
In the past, young people were able to receive a home from the local authority which led to localized construction
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The Spoiled Ballot
‘Spoiling a ballot’ is the act of defacing one’s electoral ballot so as to invalidate it, meaning that the vote
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