In a year of revolution, causes have been easier to identify than consequences. In 1989, following the end of the Cold War, the American political scientist Francis Fukuyama wrote in The End of History? of the…
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We have a dream: towards a Euro-Mediterranean social strike
The following was first published in Spanish by Madrilonia, a Madrid-based blog that writes about and participates in social movements. Madrilonia has been involved in the 15-M movement, which began with the mass protest organized by Real…
We have a dream: towards a Euro-Mediterranean social strike
We have a dream: towards a Euro-Mediterranean social strike This text was written by Madrilonia, a Madrid-based blog that writes about and participates in social movements. Madrilonia has been involved in the 15-M movement, which…
‘We will see many more Puertas del Sol’
Below is Hugh Green’s penultimate post on The Punishment of Sloth. Here’s the final one. We look forward to more words and translations from him where ever, and how ever they may appear. Many thanks…
Weed The Citizens
Let me recap on what I think is the effectiveness of the idea of Real Democracy Now / Democracia Real Ya element of the 15-M movement. When it works, it engages people as citizens – but…
J19 Against the Europact
As many are no doubt aware this Sunday will see demonstrations in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick in solidarity with the Real Democracy Now movement across Europe. June 19th or J19 is the day that…
Protesters Block Access to Catalan Parliament
The commenter Tamarind left this comment on Niamh Kelly’s June 2nd post Violence in Barcelona. See also Real Democracy Ireland about Sunday J19 Protests in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick. Also Hugh Green’s translated article…
Violence in Barcelona
Friday saw continuation of protests across Spain against the current political system in the country despite the ridiculous attempt by the Spanish government to place a ban on all protests coming up to the elections….
How Democratic is Democracy?
One of the most interesting aspects of the protests in Spain has been the emergence of the debate on democracy. Since September 11, democracy, or at least the Western capitalist conception of democracy, has been…
We have broken the silence: Fresh from Madrid, an interview with a member of the Communications team of Real Democracy NOW!
We have broken the silence: Fresh from Madrid, an interview with a member of the Communications team of Democracia Real YA! Interview with Beatriz Pérez, communications representative with Democracia Real YA, took place in the…
Castells on #wikiacampadas
Hugh Green continues his great service of translating articles that are responding intelligently to the Democracia Real Ya and Wikiacampadas demos in Spain. Most recently he’s put up one by communications maestro Manuel Castells (see …
Nobody expects the Spanish Revolution
They call themselves the ‘Indignados’, or the ‘Indignant’, and for more than a week they have been on the streets of major cities around the country voicing their dissent at the economical and social outlook…
Possibilities and the New Anarchism
Over the weekend, William Wall brought this 2002 article by David Graeber, which has recently been republished on the site Autonomy Against Barbarism, to my attention. It reminded me of John Green’s review of Graeber’s…
Sins of the Father
Dublin Opinion
- 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
- The Indo: Think I Know The Choice I’d Make.. May 9, 2013[…]Conor McCabe
- Alan Ahearne, Johnny Boy May 6, 2013Alan Ahearne, Central Bank of Ireland & NUIG, writing in 2006 that Ireland’s property bubble was caused by condoms. […]Conor McCabe
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