TASC - Think-Tank for Action on Social Change Blog
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The Progressive Economy is a respected and well-established forum for progressive economists and others commenting on the Irish economy. Most contributors are members of the TASC Economists' Network. TASC translates research into practice to sustain democracy and reduce inequality. It is an independent think-tank whose mission is to address inequality and sustain democracy by translating..
TASC - Think-Tank for Action on Social Change Blog
1w ago
On September 10th, TASC gathered a diverse group representing government, business, civil society, media, and community groups to discuss challenges to Irish democracy and actions we could take to address these threats. Following this engaging ..read more
TASC - Think-Tank for Action on Social Change Blog
1M ago
‘The imagination of the end is being corrupted by the end of the imagination.’ – Boaventura de Sousa Santos[i] The scientific evidence could not be clearer: we are in a state of planetary emergency that presents an existential threat to ..read more
TASC - Think-Tank for Action on Social Change Blog
1M ago
While there are many high-skilled and high-paid migrant workers, in low wage sectors, research points to migrant workers’ vulnerability to exploitation, such as wage theft where they are not paid for work performed. Migrants may have poor language ..read more
TASC - Think-Tank for Action on Social Change Blog
1M ago
Across the richer countries of the world—and increasingly across low and middle income countries too—there is concern expressed about the consequences of our populations' ageing. It should be a good news story. More people are surviving into ..read more
TASC - Think-Tank for Action on Social Change Blog
2M ago
In 2021 there were approximately 2,000 Ukrainians in Ireland; between early 2022 and September 2023 approximately 96,000 Ukrainians arrived in Ireland. As of June 2024, total arrivals were 107,000, of whom probably around 80% are still in Ireland ..read more
TASC - Think-Tank for Action on Social Change Blog
3M ago
On the 24th of May, I attended the end of project Connecting Communities with Peatlands End of Project Conference at the Athlone Springs Hotel. The event was both a celebration of the extraordinary achievements of the Connecting Communities with Peatlands project and the communities it engaged and ..read more
TASC - Think-Tank for Action on Social Change Blog
3M ago
Last Thursday the United States held its first general election debate, attended by assumed nominees former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden. For the first time in years, the American people were able to agree on something — both candidates’ performance was lackluster. Despite low ..read more
TASC - Think-Tank for Action on Social Change Blog
6M ago
It was seen in the last blog on Market Inequality that there are a number of factors creating the problem. The first issue is that the distribution of national income between capital and labour is increasingly unequal. A second factor is that the tax and welfare system can alleviate market ..read more
TASC - Think-Tank for Action on Social Change Blog
7M ago
Ireland has the highest level of market inequality in Europe. However, this is alleviated by our tax and welfare system. Market inequality arises because of the distribution of income and wealth in the market between firms and workers. The share of national income going to workers and self-employed ..read more
TASC - Think-Tank for Action on Social Change Blog
7M ago
The care referendum takes place on the 8th of March. It seeks to amend two clauses in the Constitution which situate the work of women and mothers in the home and replace this with text recognising the care provided by family members. From the initial insertion of this text in 1937, it has caused ..read more