Sinopsis
All things lefty, Ireland and the world
Episodios
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111. The Coming Storm
16/02/2024 Duración: 40minA chat with Professor John Barry and Dr Amanda Slevin about what the future holds as we head past 2 degrees global heating above pre-industrial levels and what that means for human civilisation and life support systems...
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110. The Political Economy of 2024
31/01/2024 Duración: 45minThe usual suspects talking the geopolitics of US imperialism, Germany, China and the ongoing genocide in Palestine...
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109. An Anthology of Irish Marxism Part 2
15/12/2023 Duración: 37minSitting down with Dr Conor McCabe for another look at at Irish Marxist writings, this time from the 20th century....(coming soon to a decent bookshop near you and definitely not on Amazon)
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108. The Rise of the Extreme Right - La montée de l'extrême-droite
24/11/2023 Duración: 27minA talk given by Trademark at UNI IndustriALL Trade Union conference on the rise of the extreme right in Marseilles 13.11.23
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107. Economic Myths Debunked
13/11/2023 Duración: 49minA chat with Stewart McGill about his latest publication, 10 economic myths debunked with regulars Seán Byers and Stiofán Ó Nualláin
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106. The State of Capitalism - Costas Lapavitsas
28/10/2023 Duración: 42minCostas Lapvitsas, Marxist, economist and politician talking at Scoil Chois Claí 2023 on the island of Inis Oírr Co. Galway and giving a superb analysis on the transformation of global capitalism and the threat of imperialism, whose depredations we are being reminded of once more...
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105. Militarisation and the drive to war
06/10/2023 Duración: 40minClare Daly giving a rip roaring opening talk at the Leftbloc.ie festival 'Scoil Chois Claí 2023' on Inis Oírr, Co. Gaillimhe. Bainigí sult as!
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104. Scoil Chois Claí 2023
21/09/2023 Duración: 37minStiofán Ó Nualláin talks to Dr Seán Byers and Dr Médb MCDaid about their first reflections on the Leftbloc Festival 'Scoil Chois Claí' on the island of Inis Oírr, Co Gaillimhe.
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103. An Anthology of Irish Marxist Writers
15/09/2023 Duración: 39minTalking with Dr Conor McCabe about his work in identifying, collecting and eventually publishing An Anthology of Irish Marxist Writers.
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102. Houses, homes and profits
04/09/2023 Duración: 36minA chat between Stewart McGill and Stiofán Ó Nualláin about the history of housing under capitalism
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101. The 'Actual' Collected Works of James Connolly
11/08/2023 Duración: 39minA chat with researcher and activist Conor McCabe on his deep dive into the actually existing and lost works of James Connolly, Irish revolutionary and Marxist.
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100. Inflation as Class War
28/07/2023 Duración: 42minDr Seán Byers, Stewart Mac Giolla and Stiofán Ó Nualláin talk about the class dimension of inflation.
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99. Boycotts, Bans and Action
14/07/2023 Duración: 49minDr Médb McDaid of Trademark talks to Adie Mormach and Trade Unionist @Zeynmo about the British Governments boycott bill, campaigning and action.
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98. Understanding the Far Right - Part 2
30/06/2023 Duración: 38minThe very right reverends Dr Seán Byers and Stiofán Ó Nualláin continue their chat about the far right.
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97. Understanding the Far Right
10/06/2023 Duración: 38minTrademark chats about the far right, who are they? Why are they?
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96. A Fist Full of Dollars
16/05/2023 Duración: 42minThe usual contributors tackle the dollar, the gold standard, de-dollarization, and discuss whether the dollar as the global reserve currency is an instrument of US hegemonic power.
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95. The Ulster Workers' Council Strike 1974
28/04/2023 Duración: 41minSeán Byers speaks to Dr Stuart Aveyard about the UWC strike, Stuart is a historian of 20th Century Ireland and Britain with a focus on the troubles.
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94. The 2023 Banking Crisis
14/04/2023 Duración: 34minThe political economy nerds Stewart Mac Giolla, Seán Byers and Stiofán Ó Nualláin talk about the lesser spotted 2023 Banking Crisis (Ongoing)
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93. The Communist Manifesto
31/03/2023 Duración: 38minGuest host Conor McCabe talks with Stiofán Ó Nualláin about The Communist Manifesto on the 175th Anniversary of its publication.
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92. The Roaring Red Front
24/03/2023 Duración: 32minStiofán Ó Nualláin speaks to comrade Stewart McGill about his latest book, The Roaring Red Front, a book that looks at the emergence of a global network of left-wing, anti-fascist and anti-racist football fans, a shining light in a dark time... www.theroaringredfront.com