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Is Ireland Set to Follow the Asian Tigers Over the Cliff of Globalized Capitalism?

Walden Bello, Foreign Policy in Focus. December 21, 2010.

With easy access to euro-market funds, banks like Anglo Irish lent huge amounts to prominent Irish developers, leading to a frenzy of overdevelopment.

Right-Wing Think Tank Praised Ireland's 'Economic Freedom' ... and Then Its Economy Crashed

Terrance Heath, Blog for Our Future. November 26, 2010.

Any time the Heritage Foundation holds up any country as an economic example, it should set off alarm bells.

Irish Aid Vessel Plans to Pass Through Israel's Gaza Blockade -- 'Most Serious Consequences' Promised If Passengers Harmed

Stephen Webster, Raw Story. June 2, 2010.

Reportedly due to land on Wednesday, Ireland's chief political leader offers stern warning to Israel.

Video: Irish Same-Sex Marriage Ad a Surprise Hit on YouTube

deleted, AlterNet. September 5, 2009.

Simple and sweet, this video from Ireland's MarriageEquality makes the best case I've seen.

As Ireland's Boom ends, Job-Seekers Revive a Well-Worn Path to America

AlterNetJuly 10, 2009.

The Irish, it appears, are coming to America again.

Grim Tales of Abuse Emerge from the Irish Catholic Church

PZ Myers, Pharyngula. May 21, 2009.

Can we stop equating religion and morality now? They never seem to have much to do with one another.

Over 100,000 Protest in Dublin Over Irish Economy

Lisa Derrick, La Figa. February 23, 2009.

100,000 people marched in Dublin, Ireland Saturday to protest the government's handling of inflations, job loss and economy.

Clinton Overblowing Her Role in Irish Peace Accords Says Historian

David Corn, MotherJones.com. April 15, 2008.

Hillary's assertion that she had played an "instrumental" part of the peace process in Ireland doesn't have basis in the facts.

Hillary's Ireland Story: Is It Experience or Just Proximity?

Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation. March 29, 2008.

Jill Deal believes what Hillary Clinton is doing "also demeans women like me who have built their experience ..on what they have done on their own."

Are Your Cell Phone and Laptop Bad for Your Health?

Stan Cox, AlterNet. July 31, 2007.

For years, opponents of cell towers and wireless technology have voiced concerns about potential health effects of electromagnetic fields. Once ridiculed as crackpots and Luddites, they're starting to get backup from the scientific community.