America, the richest country in the world, is one of the most unequal in the distribution of its largesse, with the top one percent owning 70 percent of the wealth.
"Unintended Consequences: The Story of Irish Immigration to the U.S. and How America’s Door was Closed to the Irish" tells the story of how the 1965 Immigration Act slowed Irish immigration to the US down to a trickle.
Andrew McCarthy, who starred in "Pretty in Pink" and "St. Elmo's Fire", has spent recent years exploring Kilimanjaro and the wilds of the Amazon as a National Geographic writer.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rode the wave of support for his comprehensive “vaccinate now, ask questions later” policies in last week’s local elections in Britain, but he will have precious little time to enjoy the victory.
Veteran Dennis Hutchings is due to stand trial in September for the attempted murder of mentally challenged John Pat Cunningham in County Tyrone in 1974.
Ths shadow still falls over us five decades later. In his new book Unintended Consequences, author Ray O'Hanlon examines how and why and asks what can the Irish do next?
