Pirooz Daneshmandi interviews Tom McDonnell, economic policy analyst with TASC on the state of the economy, how we got here and what alternatives are available to the Government. In the interview Tom talks about the…
Posts By Pirooz Daneshmandi
Near FM Interview with Gideon Levy
Gideon Levy is a veteran journalist and columnist with the liberal Israeli daily, Ha’aretz. Along with Amira Hass, he is one of the few Israeli journalists – one of the few Western journalists – to…
Interview with Denis Halliday
Pirooz Daneshmandi talks to Denis Halliday, the Irish peace activists and former UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq (September 1, 1997 to 1998). A 34-year veteran of the UN, Halliday resigned in 1998 over the economic…
Interview with Professor Kathleen Lynch
Pirooz Daneshmandi talks to Kathleen Lynch, Professor of Equality Studies at U.C.D in an interview which was originally broadcast on Near FM on the 20th of April. Pirooz discusses the topic of Professor Lynch’s book…
Near FM Interview with Noam Chomsky
Here’s Pirooz Daneshmandi’s Near FM interview with Noam Chomsky, which aired on the 1st of March 2011. In it Chomsky explains his analysis of the causes of the current economic crisis and how to avoid…
The Irish Economy – A leftwing perspective from Leo Panitch
Following the Tsunami that hit the Irish economy, Professor Leo Panitch provides an analysis of the causes and consequences from a Marxist perspective. Leo Panitch is the author of many books, including the recent In…
Is Equality Simply a Luxury We Just Can’t Afford at this Time?
At least since late 18th century, equality has been formally one of the social, political and economic objectives on the agenda of any society that has any claim to “civilisation”. This has, of course, not…
Has the Left missed another opportunity to address the questions of equality and social justice in Ireland?
There is no doubt that the current crisis in Ireland, and internationally, has major implications not just for the economy but socially and politically as well. However, in Ireland at least, there are no signs…
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- In God’s Country May 12, 2013Working on the last few pages of a chapter for a book edited by Colin Coulter and Angela Nagle. I’ve just been rigid with anger over the last couple of weeks - more than usual - and I think the process of writing this chapter is the reason why. This little paragraph sums it up […]Conor McCabe
- Fishy Talks Galway, 13 May 2013 May 12, 2013Speaking tomorrow in Galway before Donal O’Kelly’s performance of Bat the Father, Rabbit the Son. The title of the talk is: All the Devils are Here - A Short History of the Irish Entrepreneur. All welcome. […]Conor McCabe
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