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Hi everyone and welcome back to Rupture Radio! This week we're reading Dot Com-monism by Cian McGrath. In this piece, Cian McGrath looks at the changing relationship between the left and the internet. The left has utilised the internet to develop consciousnesses, organise protests and effect change. This piece argues however that we need a deeper analysis and asks what an ecosocialist internet would look like?

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Today we have a reading of an old article from 2021 by Des Hennelly on the state of housing in Ireland and how we got here. As important now as it was almost 3 years ago when it was first written. Delving into the development of the housing market since the foundation of the state Des notes the impact neoliberalism and capitalism have had and what needs to happen if we are to tackle the housing crisis

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This week we're joined by 2 of our comrades across the Atlantic from the Reform and Revolution caucus in the DSA. We discuss the current state of the DSA, the recent R&R conference in Portland Oregon (with Rise correspondent Robin Koenig) and the upcoming 2024 US Presidential elections and what role the socialist left can play as we gear up for the worlds worst rematch.

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This week we're joined by freelance journalist Garrison Lovely to discuss his latest article in Jacobin Magazine 'Can humanity survive AI?'

Whos behind AI? Where is the development of AI going? What does this mean for workers? and what can a socialist future look like with AI?

These and more are the questions we discuss out, as well as the grim future that awaits us if steps aren't taken to combat the billionaires ...

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This week we're joined by Helena Sheehan, professor emeritus at Dublin City University, accomplished author and a life long activist on the left for over 50 years!

Nicole talks to Helena about her life, moving to Ireland and her history with the left in Ireland and the United States, her inspirations and more!

Helena's latest book Until We Fall: Long Distance ...

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This week we're joined by Ruairí Fahy, People Before Profit candidate for Limerick City North and recently announced as the People Before Profit candidate for the first ever directly elected mayor position in Limerick.

In this interview we discuss why Ruairí is running for mayor, what a socialist mayor actually looks like and the importance for socialists to run in local elections.

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Hey everyone and welcome back to Rupture Radio! This week we have a special episode for you with an interview with Costas Lapavitsas on his latest article in issue 11 of Rupture 'Making Sense of the Interregnum since 2007-9' , co-written with Nicolas Aguila

Costas walks us through the developments in the world economy before, during and after the financial crash, the growing internalisation of finance and production and gl...

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This week we have a reading of Sarah Frazer's article from issue 7 of Rupture where she makes the case for full legalization of drugs. Frazer challenges conventional thinking on the subject of drug legislation and argues that decriminalization does not go far enough to help drug users and wider society. If we are going to have a sensible, ethical and compassionate drug policy, we must topple capit...

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Today we have the first episode of our new series life on the left with our first ever guest Bríd Smith, People before Profit TD for Dublin South-Central and current candidate in the upcoming European elections for the Dublin constituency!

Nicole and Bríd sit down for a one on one discussion about Bríd's life in activism and lived experiences from childhood to the CIE strikes to repeali...

This week we sat down with Jess Spear, environmental scientist turned ecosocialist activist and Rupture regular to discuss her latest article in issue 11 of Rupture. 'Five reasons why agriculture should be central to our ecosocialist vision'

Jess dives deep into the relationship between industrial agriculture and the alarming decline of wildlife populations and ecosystems, and crucially, what measures need to be taken to ad...

As we all celebrate the new year, and make resolutions to break, we thought it would be a good opportunity to revisit the topic of burnout, including ideas for how to avoid it in the year ahead.

Following a new intro from Cian, meandering through new years day thoughts, we are re-run a previous interview with sociologist Laurence Cox to discuss the bane of every activist's existence - burnout. The pair outline where burno...

Rupture issue 11 is here! To celebrate this week have an interview with Rupture Chief Editor Cian Prendiville to discuss the theme, articles and the future of Rupture going in 2024.

The theme of issue 11 is land, find out why this theme matters and its significance for eco-socialists today, find out what goes into the making of Rupture magazine. Delve into the debates which concern the left around a left government and what r...

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This week our panel dissects the recent far right riot in Dublin, what does this mean for the city, the nation and what can we do to combat the far right's messaging and disinformation. This is an extremely important issue so don't miss out on this episode!

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Rupture Issue 11 is available to order now! This would make the perfect holiday gift for the eco-socialis...

On this episode we have a reading of Padraig Mac Oscair's article on Gig for Gaza which took place on the 28th November.

In this article Padraig gives his review of the recent ‘Gig for Gaza Fundraiser’ in the 3Arena, as well as highlighting the clear link between the cultural and the political in expressions of solidarity from Ireland.

This article was originally published on the 3rd December 2023 on the Rupture website.

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This week Diarmuid sits down to interview Patrick Bresnihan on his and co-author Naomi Millner's new book 'All We Want Is The Earth: Land, Labour, and Movements Beyond Environmentalism'.

They discuss the modern conception of 'environmentalism' and where it comes from, the interconnection or 'resonance' between movements for land, labour rights, and environmental struggles, and how the recent struggle for...

This week we have a reading of 'The Shell to Sea Campaign and its Legacy' by campaigner, freelance journalist and photographer William Hederman.

William takes us through the history of the Sheel to Sea campaign and draws a thread between this campaign and its successes and what we can learn from the campaign today.

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Rupture Issue 10 out - The theme of the issue is AN IRELAND FOR ALL and features articles on the cau...

Missed the live talk on November 7th in Dublin? No worries – we've got you covered! Join us this week for an exclusive recap of the engaging discussion with esteemed historian and author Paul Le Blanc. Delve into the insights from his latest book, "Lenin: Responding to Catastrophe, Forging Revolution."

Le Blanc, a distinguished scholar in socialist and Marxist history, provides unique perspectives on Lenin's lead...

In this episode we feature a reading of the article "Should we ally with 'green capitalists'? No'" by RISE member Diana O' Dwyer in which she explores the current climate crisis and the dilemma faced by socialists over whether or not to support reforms driven by capitalists in the fight against climate change, or is this a short sighted strategy that compromises long term goals for short term gains?

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If you're around Dublin next Tuesday November, drop in to Connolly Books from 7pm for an important talk on Lenin and why you should actually read about his life and ideas.

We have special gues US-based socialist activist and acclaimed historian Paul le Blanc on his new book "Lenin -  Responding to catastrophe, forging revolution", followed by an interview and Q&A session hosted by Rupture radio podcast. There wi...