Category: Inequality
Turning away from ‘Authoritarian Populism’
Tiarnán McDonough 18/09/2025
For the last two weekends in a row, protests in central London have given rise to scenes that have been reported around the world and will trouble those concerned about human rights and democracy. Two weeks ago, over 850 peaceful protestors were arrested under the Terrorism Act (2000) in Parliament Square for holding signs in support of the direct …
Political Imagination and a Laboratory of Social Possibilities
Mary Murphy 28/04/2025
This short blog is an argument for civil society to grow its capacity to incubate alternatives and to promote the idea of a collective ‘laboratory …
Reviewing Inequality: Understanding Piketty’s Latest Insights on Wealth, Power, and Justice
Paul Sweeney 30/01/2025
Thomas Piketty, was dubbed the "rock star economist" after his best-selling book "Capital in the 21st Century" was published in 2014. It was …
Employment Rates, not Age, is a Better Predictor of Future Economic Dependency
Nat O'Connor 19/08/2024
Across the richer countries of the world—and increasingly across low and middle income countries too—there is concern expressed about the …
The Ways to Address Core Inequality - Market Inequality.
Paul Sweeney 16/04/2024
It was seen in the last blog on Market Inequality that there are a number of factors creating the problem. The first issue is that the distribution …
Addressing the Core Cause of Inequality
Paul Sweeney 21/03/2024
Ireland has the highest level of market inequality in Europe. However, this is alleviated by our tax and welfare system. Market inequality arises …
What Is The Point? The Difference The Left Can Make
Stella Creasy 16/10/2023
In his essay Ireland, Island of Saints and Sages James Joyce quotes Oscar Wilde saying ‘We Irishmen have done nothing, but we are the greatest …
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