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Cost of living crisis: Trade unions have to act!
By Mick Barry TD “We are looking at three years of high inflation” – AIB Chief Economist Oliver…
Do wage rises fuel inflation?
By Michael O’Brien From the point of view of the bosses there is never a good time for…
“We can’t afford to live” — what’s needed to end the cost-of-living crisis
By Jonathan Diebold The cost-of-living crisis, or more accurately, the cost-of-surviving crisis, is here. Over three quarters of…
Global supply chain chaos worsens
By Tom Crean, Socialist Alternative USA Over 100 container ships unable to unload in the Port of Los Angeles. Auto…
Carphone Warehouse closure: latest casualty of retail jobs crisis
By Peter McGregor Carphone Warehouse has moved in recent days to shut down all of their Irish stores,…
Budget 2021: Corporate welfare over public need
By Finghin Kelly Budget 2021 has been heralded as the biggest in the state’s history. After a decade…
Capitalism & Covid-19: A socialist response to the economic crisis
By Katia Hancke The scale of the disaster working-class people on this island face is becoming clearer by…
A tale of two Covid crises – billionaire bailouts & bupkis
By Mike Murphy We’re all in this together apparently. But, like a ship that’s taking on water after…
From bad to worse: The student accommodation crisis
By Aindriú de Buitléir Every September students throw themselves back into another year of study and stress, particularly…
Explosive protests rock Hong Kong
By Adam Dudley On one side stand a sea of peaceful protesters struggling in defence of democratic rights.…
