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US politics: is America now an oligarchy? With Robert Reich
Robert Reich is an economist, professor, author, and political commentator who served as Secretary of Labour in the Clinton administration. Hugh talk…
6 years, 5 months ago
UK politics: how badly does the Cummings saga damage Johnson?
London editor Denis Staunton joins Hugh, Fiach and Jennifer to talk about the gripping story that has dominated UK politics for many straight days: D…
6 years, 5 months ago
How a legal challenge could unravel the EU - with Ronan McCrea
"Once taboos are broken, it's quite hard to reinstate them".A German court ruling challenging the primacy of European Court of Justice in EU matters …
6 years, 5 months ago
A Green Heave?
A move to challenge Eamon Ryan as Green leader is under way among a cohort within the party, with deputy leader Catherine Martin being urged to stand…
6 years, 5 months ago
Eamon Ryan's long road back to power
It's been a difficult path for Eamon Ryan and the Green Party since the dark period following 2011, when the party lost all its seats and state fundi…
6 years, 5 months ago
Relaxing the lockdown
Different countries are taking different approaches at different speeds as they move to reopen their economies. London Editor Denis Staunton and Berl…
6 years, 5 months ago
The end of the beginning
As Ireland moves into the next, more complex phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, how can we hold the authorities to account? Is the current government be…
6 years, 5 months ago
Can we reduce carbon emissions by 7% per year?
The Green Party has demanded that any government it joins implements cuts of 7 per cent each year to our national carbon emissions. Where does that f…
6 years, 6 months ago
Interview: Philippe Sands, author of The Ratline
Phillipe Sands is a barrister, author and broadcaster. His new book The Ratline tells the story of Nazi war criminal and fugitive Otto Wachter, about…
6 years, 6 months ago
Stark economic predictions for the year ahead - with Michael Taft
This week the Government published the worst economic projections since the financial crisis of 2008-11. Finance minister, Paschal Donohue, issued a …
6 years, 6 months ago