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Features by Conor Kostick Independent Left

Features by Conor Kostick Independent Left

Conor Kostick Independent Left

About Conor Kostick

Conor Kostick is a socialist and member of Independent Left. He is the author of 'Revolution in Ireland'.

How Farming Must Change to Save the Planet

12/08/2022 By Conor Kostick 11 Comments

How Farming Must Change to Save the Planet Animal rights Eco Socialism

Agriculture has to change if we are to save the planet. The depth and scale of that change is enormous, far beyond that being proposed in any current agriculture transition plan. Sustainable farming that does not contribute to global warming, nor the mass extinction of species, let alone that treats other animals with the respect […]

Filed Under: Independent Left Policies

The Carpet Crawlers: the Meaning of the Lyrics

06/06/2022 By Conor Kostick 3 Comments

Carpet Crawlers meaning. Meaning of Carpet Crawlers lyrics. Carpet Crawlers lyrics meaning.

What is the meaning of The Carpet Crawlers? The Genesis song, whose lyrics were written by Peter Gabriel, has a dense, religious imagery leading to considerable discussion over the years as to what is the meaning of the The Carpet Crawlers lyrics. Here I’ll offer an interpretation that it is, at heart, addressing a terrible […]

Filed Under: Reviews

Evasions on the Left over Ukraine

26/04/2022 By Conor Kostick 20 Comments

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE 05.04.2022 Russian BMP-2 burned by Ukrainian army

Wars are not light topics that can be dispensed of with simple formulas. I, for one, cannot imagine how the success of Russia would further the cause of democracy and socialism around the world. If you do, then say so, openly, so it can be debated in public. But don’t falsify tradition and history and […]

Filed Under: All Posts, Ukraine

The Western Left and Russian Imperialism

16/03/2022 By Conor Kostick 4 Comments

The left and Russian Imperialism: the people of Ukraine preparing Molotov cocktails.

Day and night, gunfire could be heard. There was no public transport. Knocked-out Russian tanks stood raggedly about the streets, while others rumbled continually up and down. Shattered buildings with gaping holes cast grotesque shadows across hundreds of bodies lying in the streets amid the broken glass, empty cartridges and other debris. Occasionally, a van […]

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Commemorating the 1916 Easter Rising

02/03/2022 By Conor Kostick 1 Comment

James Connolly Ireland's most famous socialist

Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising: commemorating revolution Commemorations of Ireland’s revolutionary years have been underway since 2016. In 2016, the Easter Rising was celebrated by the people of Ireland as having been essential to the establishment of the Irish Republic. Quite rightly, the events of 24 April 1916, Easter Monday, were seen as being a pivotal […]

Filed Under: Irish Socialist History

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