Caroline Hurley is a Degrowther and Fallibilist, who lives in a sustainable community in rural Ireland. Her range of poetry, fiction, reviews and other non-fiction has featured in a variety of publications including Books Ireland Magazine, ZNetwork, Ireland’s Own Magazine, Arena Magazine (Au), Village Magazine, Dublin Review of Books, and elsewhere.
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The Obscenities of Inequality: Trading Game, by Gary Stevenson
The link between income inequality and democratic erosion has been well established but little policy action taken to address it. Fortunately. Gary Stevenson has thought a lot about what’s more important than the few winning, and is among those doing something about the gap.
January 5, 2026
