How can progressive policies become more politically acceptable?
Shana Cohen 12/01/2021
In an address before Thanksgiving last year, President-elect Biden stated, “Our democracy was tested this year.” He added, “What we learned is this: The people of this nation are up to the task. In America, we have full and fair and free elections. And then we honor the results.” Biden was evoking the preamble to the American Constitution, …
Every Aspect of our Lives will be Impacted by the Coming Reform of the EU's Fiscal Rules
Paul Sweeney 18/12/2020
Last March in a blog I pointed out that the inane fiscal rules of the EU "the Stability and Growth Pact" (SGP) (also called the Fiscal Rules) were to …
Is Inflation about to take off again?
Paul Sweeney 04/12/2020
Irish Consumer Prices fell by 1.5% in the year to October 2020. Euro area prices also fell in the year, by -0.3%. Irish consumer price levels are the …
The decline in inequality:
Robert Sweeney 30/11/2020
The latest CSO SILC release makes for some interesting findings. It shows that income inequality has continued to fall. This makes Ireland unusual …
‘Degrowth’ in the North of Ireland – what is it, and why do we need it?
Seán Fearon 24/11/2020
What is ‘degrowth’? The language of economic growth is the language most of us use to speak about and understand our economy. A ‘growing’ …
Inequality, equal pay and the care economy
Robert Sweeney 10/11/2020
The distribution of both paid and unpaid care work in society is probably the single, largest factor affecting economic inequalities between men and …
An effective corporation-tax system for the EU
Paul Sweeney 07/11/2020
This blog post first appeared in Social Europe. The European social contract is broken. The largest companies are no longer contributing …
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Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …
Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …