Author: Greg Albo
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Market Meltdown
Capitalism and the Crisis of Neoliberalism Toronto — 17 July 2008. Presentations by: Introduction Greg Albo, Professor of Political Economy, York University Jim Stanford, Economist, Canadian Auto Workers David McNally, Professor … Watch video »
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China and the World Market: Thirty Years of the ‘Reform’ Policy
It is now thirty years since the People’s Republic of China announced its market reform policy at the Third Plenum of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party … Keep reading »
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Neoliberalism, Financial Capital and Mexico under Calderon
Still in Crisis? Toronto — 11 January 2008. Moderated by Greg Albo. Presentations by: Alejandro Alvarez is a political activist and Economics Professor at UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico) Tom … Watch video »
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Limited Horizons: Ontario’s Election and After
There are two initial observations to be made of Ontario’s October 10th election. First and foremost, the voter turnout: the lowest voter turnout to date had been 54.7 per cent … Keep reading »
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Picking Up The Pieces
Where We Go From Here After the Referendum Defeat in Venezuela Toronto — 12 December 2007. Introduction by Greg Albo. Presentations by: Suzanne Weiss and John Riddell Maria Paez Victor Nicolas … Watch video »
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Canada and World Order After the Wreckage
The active imagining of an alternate global politics could hardly be more pressing. Mounting global inequalities, the turbulence of climate change, and recurring military interventions by Western powers have been … Keep reading »
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Empire’s Ally: Canadian Foreign Policy
Since the coming into power of the Stephen Harper Conservative government in January of this year, there has been much gnashing of teeth over the foreign policy stance of Canada. … Keep reading »
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Unionists, Canada and the Afghan War
This Saturday, tens of thousands of people across Canada will demonstrate in support of the demand to bring Canadian troops home from Afghanistan. This pan-Canadian day of action is being … Keep reading »
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Figuring out and Fighting Harper
The January 2006 Federal election results in Canada unexpectedly yielded a minority Conservative Government. The ‘great moving right show’ is having yet another run. In Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Canada … Keep reading »
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This Election will Not End the Impasse of Canadian Democracy
By a margin of 171 to 133, the united parliamentary forces of the Conservatives, Bloc Quebecois and New Democratic Party felled the federal Liberal Government of Paul Martin at 7:09 … Keep reading »