Trademark Belfast

Part 2 of our chat to community activists Martin Treacy (Greencastle People's Office - The GPO) and Niall Bowen about their respective campaigns against oil exploration in the Lough Neagh Basin and Gold Mining in The Sperrin Mountain's.

As part of our 'Just Transition' Programme with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (London) here Trademark's Mel Corry talks to community activists Martin Treacy (Greencastle People's Office - The GPO) and Niall Bowen about their respective campaigns against oil exploration in the Lough Neagh Basin and Gold Mining in The Sperrin Mountain's.

More and better of what youse all heard last week you lucky lucky punters, Dr Steve Baker again attempts to wrest sense for the ramblings of a small trio of organic intellectuals.

Dr Steve Baker of Ulster University and member of the UCU is a guest host where he interviews us! I know it's all workers education and stuff....

As part of our Rosa Luxemburg 'Just Transition' programme we present a panel discussion with Saoirse McHugh - environmental activist,  Natasha Josette - climate justice organiser, Prof John Barry - Queen's University Belfast, Joe Guinan, Democracy Collaborative and 60 odd participants asking questions!

As part of our 'Just Transition' Programme in partnership with The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation we talk to environmental activist Seán Fearon and about the Just Transition framework developed by the trade union movement to ensure that a green and sustainable economy is a democratic one.

As part of our 'Just Transition' Programme in partnership with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation we chat with Seán Fearon, environmental activist and PhD candidate at Queen's University Belfast about the local renewables scandals of 'Cash for Ash' and how the transition to a post carbon economy will socialise the risk and privatise profits.

Part 2 of our delve into bits and pieces of Modern Monetary Theory.

A discussion with Stewart McGill (@UrbanKravMaga) and Professor John Barry in how to get your wee head around the challenges posed by Modern Monetary Theory. This podcast takes us through some of the basic concepts. Enjoy this journey through the most counter intuitive economic analysis around. 

Resources

This most excellent analysis by contributor Stewart McGill is your starting point! 

https://resistance666site.wordpress.com/2020/08/05/modern-monetary-theory-a-marxist-perspective/

https://tribunemag.co.uk/2019/06/for-mmt

http://www.billmitchell.org/

https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2020/08/12/mmt-a-uk-primer/

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/03/01/stephanie-kelton-explains-modern-monetary-theory.html

Stephanie Kelton (2020) The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and How to Build a Better Economy 

William Mitchell, L Randakk Wray & Martin Watts (2019) Macroeconomics

Talking with Dave Gibney, Emma Clancy, Professor John Barry, Clare O'Connor about 'Left Bloc Ireland' an exciting new media & political education project in Ireland. 

Alongside the Trademark Belfast podcast you can listen to the Week at Work, Nuall na nÓg, Offshore and The ABC's of Green Politics

https://anchor.fm/the-week-at-work - Reviewing the weekly news in Ireland and beyond from a left perspective, breaking through the overton window of what is 'acceptable' and challenging the establishments control of  'common sense' 

https://anchor.fm/nuall-na-nog - Tabharfaidh an gang aghaidh ar mhórcheisteanna sóisialta agus polaitiúla a bhaineann go mór leis an aos óg in Éirinn agus ar fud fad na cruinne. Beidh spraoi againn fosta ag plé an tsó agus an anró, uilig faoi anáil na heite clé agus na Gaeilge.