The Party and the Ballot Box
The role of elections in socialist strategy| Spirit of Contradiction
The purpose of NATO is to keep the US in, the Russians out, and the Germans down.| Spirit of Contradiction
On Sunday 15th December Israel announced that in response to the Irish government’s criticism of its conduct in waging war on the Palestinians it would close its embassy in Dublin. Following this, social media has seen wave after wave of anti-Irish sentiments from sources as varied Israeli journalists and British Jews – what business is it of theirs, anyway? – from high ranking ambassadors and lowly internet trolls. All choose to lazily repeat baseless allegations of anti-semitism in a ...| Spirit of Contradiction
The Balance of forces domestically: contradictions among the people and intra-elite competition.| Spirit of Contradiction
Introduction| Spirit of Contradiction
David Sloan Wilson describes himself as an atheist, but, he insists, he is a “nice atheist”. The proviso is made necessary by the often acrimonious nature of evolution’s forays into religious study. In contrast to writers such as Richard Dawkins who views religion as ‘a kind of mental illness’, Sloan Wilson thinks that the spiritual world has much to teach us about our grubby origins.| Spirit of Contradiction
Martin McGuinness, Political Strategy and the Civil Rights Movement| Spirit of Contradiction
This introduction and interview is from “On Our Knees: Ireland 1972” by Rosita Sweetman| Spirit of Contradiction
In 2012, there was substantial outrage about Russia placing restriction on foreign financing of NGOs and unions which was spurred by the fact that there was significant funding by the United States. The Western media were almost uniformly appalled that such restrictions would be placed. I remember reflecting at the time on what the media angle might be were the roles reversed. What if Russia had tried to interfere in US politics by funding opposition forces? I surmised there would be immediat...| Spirit of Contradiction
After a quick perusal of Daft.ie, it’s clear that the rental situation in Dublin is an absolute catastrophe. Rental prices have gone through the roof. Literally, garden sheds and one-car garages are now going for 900 Euro per month and more. Prices are up more than 30% from their lowest point, and they are now higher than they have ever been, even during the Celtic Tiger. To add insult to injury, you would be hard pressed to find a place to rent even if you could afford one, perhaps by pack...| Spirit of Contradiction
For a long time, neo-classical economics has been the economic orthodoxy. Neo-classical economics is a patchwork of theories all with a general aim of demonstrating how production and distribution takes place under mediation of supply and demand.| Spirit of Contradiction
This article is a response to an article posted on The North Star by Sophia Burns, a comrade and fellow member of the Communist Labor Party titled Don’t Run for Office. It can be found here: http://www.thenorthstar.info/?p=12742| Spirit of Contradiction
