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Economic crisis
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Capitalism and the age of ‘permacrisis’
By Manus Lenihan Collins Dictionary has decided that the word of the year for 2022 is ‘permacrisis,’ because…
A tale of two Covid crises – billionaire bailouts & bupkis
By Mike Murphy We’re all in this together apparently. But, like a ship that’s taking on water after…
Covid-19, Disaster Capitalism & the Urgent Case for Socialism
By Eddie McCabe & Keishia Taylor, from the Summer 2020 edition of Socialist Alternative, the political journal of…
Global capitalism’s troubles will impact on recovery
In its recent World Economic Outlook report the International Monetary Fund (IMF) more than doubled its growth estimate for the Irish economy in 2014 – from 1.7% to 3.6%