Emancipation & Liberation

Oct 26 2020

THE GREEN NEW DEAL – A solution to environmental destruction?

Category: Capitalism and Communism,Environmental Degradation/Sharing Our Planet,For Emancipation: Struggles against Exploitation,How they are organised,How we organise,The global economy — RCN @ 1:26 pm

This posting, originally from Socialist Democracy (Ireland) takes a critical look at the Green New Deals, which have been by adopted by various social democratic parties (most recently in Corbyn-led Labour’s 2019 general election manifesto). The article questions the economic viability of Keynesian inspired national New Deals, especially in a situation of an underlying capitalist crisis of profitability and global environmental degradation. In the drive for profits, disregard for environmental consequences is endemic to capitalism. Overcoming ongoing global environmental degradation requires a global solution. which can only be provided by the complete uprooting of capitalism.

THE GREEN NEW DEAL – A solution to environmental destruction?

Many Left groups now put forward at the centre of their programme a Green New Deal. What is the Green New Deal? Continue reading “THE GREEN NEW DEAL – A solution to environmental destruction?”

Tags: 'big pharma', agribusiness, Apple, Author: Socialist Democracy (Ireland), climate change, CO2 emissions, environmental degradation, European Central Bank, European Green Movement, Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, fossil fuels, Franklin D Roosevelt, Green New Deal, Irish Greens, Keynesianism, Norway, Paris Accord, public housing, recycling waste, renewable energy, Shell to Sea pipeline, Sinn Fein, solar energy, US New Deal, Whiddy Island

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Sep 22 2020

THE WEIMARISATION OF US POLITICS

Category: Capitalism and Communism,Elections,How they are organised,Political Campaigns,The crisis on the Left,US imperialism — RCN @ 12:08 pm

Daniel Lazare makes a comparison between pre-Hitler Germany and politics in the USA today.

THE WEIMARISATION OF US POLITICS

Is the US nearing its Weimar moment?

At first glance, any such analogy seems over the top. The Weimar Republic was born amid imperial defeat, revolution and civil war – a period that began when sailors mutinied in the Baltic port of Kiel in November 1918 and did not end until the suppression of the Munich Soviet Republic the following May. After that, Weimar lurched from crisis to crisis, as the economy weakened and left and rightwing militias fought pitched battles in beer halls and the streets. It finally gave up the ghost when Hitler took power in January 1933 and inaugurated the Third Reich. Continue reading “THE WEIMARISATION OF US POLITICS”

Tags: 1807 Insurrection Ac, Aaron Danielson, Adolf Hitler, Anglo-Americans, Apple, Author: Daniel Lazare, Barry Diller, Bill Clinton, BLM, Breonna Taylor, Daily Beast, Democrats, Donald Trump, Facebook, Fox News, Gretchen Whitmer, Harrisburg - Pennsylvania, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Hndenburg-Bruning, ITV News, Kenosha - Wisconsin, Kiel Mutiny 1918, Kyle Rittenhouse, Lansing - Michigan, Louisville - Kentucky, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Forest Reinoeh, Munich Soviet Republic 1919, Nadia Ford, Portland Oregon, Raleigh- North Carolina, Republicans, Roger Stone, Third Reich, Tim Cook, US National Guard, Vietnam War, Weimar, Weimar Republic, white militias

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Jul 28 2020

THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN IRELAND AFTER THE FORMATION OF THE COALITION GOVERNMENT

Category: Against Imperialism,Against Unionism,Combined struggles for Emancipation, Liberation and National Self-Determination,Elections,Ireland — RCN @ 10:15 pm

We are posting two articles from Socialist Democracy (Ireland) about the political situation on Ireland since the formation of the Fianna Fail, Fine Gael/Grene Party coalition government.

WHAT IS A SHARED IRELAND AND IS A BORDER POLL THE ANSWER?

The new programme for government for the three party coalition in Dublin includes a commitment to a ‘shared island’. The proposals include a new unit within the Taoiseach’s office which will work towards; ‘consensus on a shared island’, a strategic review of the British-Irish relationship, the consolidation of North-South co-operation, strengthening of ‘Strand 3’ institutions like the British Irish Intergovernmental Council and a deepening of Ireland’s relationships with the devolved governments of Wales and Scotland. If you haven’t heard of these its because they are meaningless prinkles designed to decorate the renewed partition of Ireland contained in the Good Friday Agreement (GFA). Continue reading “THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN IRELAND AFTER THE FORMATION OF THE COALITION GOVERNMENT”

Tags: Apple, Author: Socialist Democracy (Ireland), Barry Cowen, Black and Tans, Brexit, British Irish Intergovernmental Council, Dail, Dara Calleary, European Court, Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Francie Molloy MP, God Friday Agreement, Ian Marshall, Irish Green Party, Leo Varadkar, Liam Campbell, Michael Martin, New Ireland Commission, People before Profit, Scotland, SDLP, Sinn Fein, Stormont, United Ireland, Wales

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Jul 28 2020

IRISH GOVERNMENT HYPOCRISY

Category: Against Unionism,Capitalism and Communism,Environmental Degradation/Sharing Our Planet,For Emancipation: Struggles against Exploitation,How they are organised,How we organise,Independent class organisations,Ireland,The crisis on the Left,The EU,UK state/British imperialism — RCN @ 7:39 pm

The following three articles from Socialist Democracy (Ireland) contrasts how the Irish government deals with mega-corporations, 12,000 Aer Lingus workers threatened with redundancy, and sacked Debenhams’ workers who have taken action

IRELAND BEATS THE RAP ON TAX FRAUD

We would sell out to anyone, claims defence!

Irish government assists Apple in $13B tax fraud

The announcement that the European Court had rejected a Commission fine of over €13 billion for a tax scheme with the Apple corporation was greeted with jubilation in Ireland.

The nervous hilarity was reminiscent of a bad melodrama where the Mafia clan escape a guilty verdict through the brilliance of their genius lawyer. The flaw in the European Commission’s case was that it was based on selective advantage. It failed to show that two rulings given by the Irish Revenue, in 1991 and 2007, afforded Apple a selective advantage. Continue reading “IRISH GOVERNMENT HYPOCRISY”

Tags: 'Double Dutch', Aer Lingus, Apple, Author: Socialist Democracy (Ireland), Bank of Ireland, Brexit, British imperialism, Clerys, Cork, Debenhams picketers, Debenhams workers blockade, Debenhams' workers, Dublin, European Court, FORSA, Gallaghers, GNI, International Airlines Group, International Financial Services Centre, Irish Green Party, Karan O'Loughlin, Mandate, Michelin, People before Profit, Richard Boyd Barrett, SIPTU, Social Partnership, Visteon Belfast, vulture funds, Waterford Chrystal

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Sep 09 2016

APPLE AND IRELAND – WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT?

Category: Capitalism and Communism,How they are organised,The EU,US imperialism — RCN @ 9:59 am

We are posting this article from Socialist Democracy (Ireland) about the conspiracy between the Irish government and Apple to avoid paying taxation.

APPLE AND IRELAND – WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT?

The details of the criminal conspiracy between Apple and the Irish government may be utterly shocking, as is the brazen defiance shown by Dublin and the computer giant in opposing the European ruling. We knew they paid little tax, but essentially zero? Who would have thought it?
Continue reading “APPLE AND IRELAND – WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT?”

Tags: "leprechaun economics", Apple, EU, IMF, Irish government, Shannon airport, Shell to Sea, Sinn Fein, Socialist Democracy (Ireland), tax avoidance, US imperialism

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