The national question
If you remove the English Army tomorrow and hoist the green flag over Dublin Castle., unless you set about the organization of the Socialist Republic your efforts will be in vain.
- James Connolly
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Fianna Fáil: Off Malin Beg without a paddle
IRELAND: The Soldiers of Destiny are floundering out to sea far from
the coast of Donegal; or at least they don’t seem to be in the same
place as the voters. A report in the Irish Times today
quotes a RedC poll carried out on behalf of Paddy Power which indicates
that FF support in Donegal South West has collapsed from 51% to around
19% since 2007.
Pakistan: The Economic Catastrophe
The biggest crash in the history of
capitalism in 2008 has created a new “normality” across the planet. This
has led to vicious cuts and severe attacks upon the workers in most
countries. The welfare states in Europe and elsewhere are being
aggressively dismantled. After the failure of Keynesianism the
neo-liberal model of capitalism, known as trickle-down economics,
Thatcherism or Reaganomics, has been an even bigger disaster.
USA analysis: The Midterm elections
In the recent midterm elections, the
Republicans made a dramatic comeback after their electoral routing just
two years ago. They gained several governorships, seats in the Senate,
and took full control of the US House of Representatives. How was this
possible?