Category: Inequality
Wage Theft in Ireland (Part 2)
Michelle O'Sullivan 04/11/2022
A Progressive Economy blog earlier this year (14th April) highlighted the growing concern internationally with the phenomenon of wage theft, referring to situations where workers are not paid for work performed. Wage theft received some prominence here in recent years in union campaigns about tipping practices in hospitality. Other countries such …
Innovate for Ireland
Paula Tumulty 14/07/2022
Innovate for Ireland: Is this scheme an extension of privilege and elitism or a new opportunity to contribute to democracy and equality? PhD …
Ride-sharing services are not the answer to Dublin’s taxi problem
Michelle O'Sullivan 12/07/2022
This article originally appeared in The Irish Times, 8th July 2022. In response to concerns around the availability of taxis in Dublin, …
Taxing our 17 billionaires will not fix inequality
Shana Cohen 01/02/2022
First Published in the Irish Times 21 January 2022 The newly-released Oxfam report has asked governments to impose a one-off 99.9 per cent tax on the …
Only bold political vision will prepare the public for climate change
Shana Cohen 05/08/2021
The recent climate catastrophes and human cost, the revelations about Pegasus cybersecurity, and the billionaires’ space race all reflect the …
Tech Alone Won't Save Us
Tyler West 24/08/2020
Background: While the belief that technology will play an increasingly central role in 21st-century life is commonly accepted, the exponential …
An Academic Year Like No Other
13/08/2020
According to a USI report published in July, almost 3 in 5 students (59.72%) report being “concerned, very concerned or extremely concerned” …
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Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …