“The greatest anti-poverty program is a union” President Brian Lang speaking at The Boston Foundation’s release of “The Work of Leisure” report this morning Boston Foundation #unitehere

Just toured Port Isabel ICE Detention Center in TX. It was horrifying, shocking & very eye-opening. Thread to follow....

The economy may be booming, but nearly half of Americans can't make ends meet ow.ly/Axt030lQITt

(Whispers: It's kind of insane to have irrevocable lifetime appointments for *anything*.)

"It is not that the Gov cannot build social & affordable housing. It is that it will not. Wedded to a belief system in which a home is first & foremost a market commodity, a tradeable asset" irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan…

On this St. Patrick’s Day, lets take another #IrishStand against racism.

Why join #RaisetheRoof today in Cork? Push for Public land for public housing only. The State should build houses for affordable rental & affordable purchase — without profit or speculation. And — no means-tests. In other words, public housing for all! medium.com/@SIPTU/time-to…

More than 21 protest events are to be staged across the country on Friday coinciding with school strikes for action on climate change, which will be attended by thousands of pupils, according to some of the organisers. irishtimes.com/news/environme…

March is #WomensHistoryMonth! All month long we'll be celebrating women in history who helped make build better lives for hardworking people, as well as those who are breaking barriers and making moves today. #1u

A house that's only 2 meters wide would cost you almost €300,000. That means a nurse on €30,000 would have no hope of even buying this pathetic property. Pay them a decent wage - and build public housing. #HomesForAll #PublicHousing #Right2Housing irishtimes.com/life-and-style…

How would you react if you were confronted with a real "No Irish Need Apply" sign? bit.ly/2EQaM7T #Irish #Immigration #StPatricksDay #immigrant

We will protest your every footstep in Ireland Donald J. Trump - just as we’re protesting your racism on #StPatricksDay in Dublin. #BridgesNotWalls #IrishStand

The current top Breitbart comments for the story on the shooting, the website the president of the United States just tweeted

Touristing in Ireland SIPTU

Thanks to Rep Ilhan Omar for her support of the #PROact #1u

Hey remember when the Panama Papers came out 4 years ago and revealed that the rich are part of an enormous criminal conspiracy to dodge taxes and hoard stolen wealth in offshore accounts and literally nothing happened (except a reporter working on the story was assassinated).

with Sinn Féin's victory last weekend and the american left on the rise, it's probably time to revive this group, yea? 💚✅🥳✅💚

All Irish Americans should know empathy and solidarity to Native Americans in voting rights struggles, particularly where they concern traditional ways of living and property ownership. Similar (but different) battles were fought by our ancestors.