Yesterday’s parliamentary election results in Greece are the first sign that the entire political system in that country is in the process of recomposition. They signal the shattering and probably final destruction of the two…
Posts By Michael Youlton
Reflections on the Recent ULA Meeting
AGGRESSOR : in plain English a country or organisation(s) that begins hostilities provoking reaction (In the text below I will try to develop and share some of the thoughts and ideas generated by the podium…
Contours of the Developing Political Situation in Greece
The new transitional government in Greece was cobbled together for one and only objective: to attempt to put into operation the October 26th Brussels Agreement. It was assembled by those political forces that subscribe to…
A Big Opportunity
As every Radio, TV and social media outfit in Europe, including here in Ireland, is talking about Greece, the 50% haircut etc, I thought it would be useful for those of us who read the…
No to War – No to NATO Annual Meeting, April 15th – 17th 2011
“Foreign ministers have endorsed the basic outlines of an EU ‘military-humanitarian’ mission to Libya, amid concern about putting ground soldiers into a volatile situation. The meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday (12 March) saw ministers approve…
NATO, Europe and the Future awaiting
As the election campaign in the 26 Counties gathers speed, and TV debates show clearly how weak the politicians who aspire to be leaders are, a number of important events likely to have very serious…
After Lisbon: A Report on the No to War – No to NATO Lisbon Counter-Summit
The international network No to War – No to NATO was founded in Stuttgart in October 2008. More than 650 organizations from over 30 countries signed the establishing call, the “Stuttgart Appeal”. Our network conducted international…
The Final Bullet for the Social Functions of the Greek State
The new proposed budget for 2011 is the final bullet or the coup de grace for the already weakened social Greek State. It projects cut backs of €2.2 billion in health and education, € 700…
NATO counter summit November 20th
The countdown to our anti-war /anti-NATO activities has begun five weeks before the NATO summit Dear colleagues, dear friends, dear ILR readers Following a very eventful and productive peace-weekend in Lisbon, with the participation of…
Peace activists locate and film nuclear weapon shelters on military base of Kleine Brogel – Belgium
Peace activists called Bombspotters who campaign against nuclear weapons have filmed the nuclear weapon shelters on the military base of Kleine Brogel in Belgium. They visited most solid concrete aircraft shelters on the base and…
Far-Right Gains Ground in Sweden
An anti-immigration party in Sweden has won seats in parliament for the first time, in the latest sign that far-right parties are gaining ground in Europe. The Sweden Democrats (SD), which has described growth of…
Workers and the Left fight the government on the Pensions issue in France
Last Tuesday, Sept 7th, France virtually came to a standstill through large scale strikes and demonstrations against the intentions of the Sarkozy elit to increase the pensionable age from 60 to 62 !! For many of…
The Irish Independent Foreign Policy Conference: Sept 3-4 at the Teachers’ Club
The Irish Anti War Movement (IAWM) and the Peace and Neutraility Alliance (PANA) are organising a two-day Conference on Sept 3-4 at the Teachers’ Club, 36 Parnell Square, Dublin 1, with the title The Irish…
Greece is being asked to do what Latin America did in the 1980s
The Greek social-democratic government of PASOK is facing a massive general strike today and a crucial Parliamentary vote tomorrow Thursday (May 6th). One aspect of the Greek situation that has received very little attention in…
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- Notes for a Book on Money and the Irish State - The Marshall Aid Program April 2, 2016Ireland’s Economy: Radio Eireann talks on Ireland’s part in the Marshall Plan. Dublin: Stationery Office, 1949 [official/government publication] NLI: OPIE X 26.A Forward by the Taoiseach Mr. John A. Costello S.C., T.D. (pp.1-2) Since its inception European Economic Co-operation has done much towards restoring European economic solvency and has challenged the forces which have been […]Conor McCabe
- The Financial Crisis:What Have We Learnt? August 29, 2015I start teaching a level one (introduction level) module in UCD Monday Week on the Financial Crisis. As always, I’ll post what I can here to share it with activists and progressives. This is a short audio I’m putting up for the students to give them a sense of where the module is coming from. […]Conor McCabe
- Money in 35,000 Words or Less August 22, 2015I’ve been asked to write a short book on money. The manuscript is due in the end of April 2016. As with most things I do with political economy and education I’ll be posting stuff here as I go along. I just find it an interesting way of working through ideas, concepts and analysis. Anyway, […]Conor McCabe
- THE WRATH OF KANE: BANKING CRISES AND POLITICAL POWER January 30, 2015I’ll be writing more about this at the weekend but I think this is a good standalone clip from evidence to the banking inquiry given by Prof. Ed Kane on Wednesday 28 Jan 2015. He was asked by Deputy Pearse Doherty to elaborate on the statement below which was made in a paper that […]Conor McCabe