Communist Party of Ireland on the Irish Presidency of the EU: "There is simply not a better or more peaceful EU to be won" As the Irish government assumes the Presidency of the European Union from July our people will continue to be bombarded by over-exaggerated claims about the democratic nature of the EU and the extent of the Irish government influence on decisions, selling us the myth that we are at the heart of the EU power structures. This is simply untrue. The Irish government follows orders as a willing servant of the EU. It has intentionally abandoned all serious levers of national economic sovereignty and national political independence. Since the adoption of the Nice and Lisbon treaties, militarism has been baked into the structure of the EU. Economic and social policies favour big business and attack workers rights. These treaties cemented the “primacy of the market” over national social and economic policies. For example, the restrictions on state-led housing strategy and ensuring both housing and healthcare favours global financial institutions and mega-corporations.
https://www.idcommunism.com/2026/07/communist-party-of-ireland-on-irish-presidency-of-eu.htmlWhen the Personal Is Political — and When It Isn’tThis commitment to linking the subjective and the structural has shaped feminist theory and practice for decades. Feminists have often combined structural analyses of oppression with an interest in ethical conduct, personal experience, and self-transformation. Political emancipation has been understood not only as a collective project but also as a personal one. Feminism, in this sense, has never been concerned solely with changing the world. It has also been concerned with changing the self. Today, however, this relationship between ethics and politics has become increasingly complicated. Over the past four decades, neoliberalism has transformed not only economies and states but also the ways individuals understand themselves and their responsibilities. As many critics have observed, neoliberalism encourages us to see ourselves as autonomous, responsible subjects whose successes and failures are largely products of our own choices. Social problems are increasingly interpreted as matters of individual responsibility r
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