Author: Leo Panitch
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To Renew Working-Class Resistance, the Labour Movement Must Be Democratized
Charting a course toward labour’s revival requires a socialist political project suited to the current historical and social moment. To build this renewed working-class politics, the labour movement must be democratized. Keep reading »
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Empire, Socialism and November /w Leo Panitch
Sanjiv Gupta interviewed Leo Panitch in early September 2020. They discussed two issues which Panitch has studied and written about for decades. First, whether the pandemic has fundamentally altered the geopolitical balance between the US and other great powers, specifically China. And second, how socialists in the US should approach the November elections. Watch video »
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How Can Socialists Help Stop Trump?
Eric Blanc interviews Leo Panitch about the upcoming presidential election in the US. Eric Blanc (EB): I would love to hear your take on the question of whether or not … Keep reading »
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Will Escaping Americans Test Canada’s Capacity for Sympathy?
When Donald Trump was elected in 2016, I started hearing from American friends that they were thinking of migrating to Canada. Sensing that most of them didn’t really mean it, … Keep reading »
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In and Against the Brazilian State
A study of Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement is rich with lessons for socialists who want to use the state without being captured by it. Keep reading »
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The Labour Party Machine versus Corbyn
In our new book Searching for Socialism, we noted the way the party’s general secretary, Iain McNicol, and his staff were involved in exploring the possibility of preventing Jeremy Corbyn … Keep reading »
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A Decade on the Left
Interview with Leo Panitch about the lessons learned from the last decade on the Left – from Occupy Wall Street to Syriza, Podemos, Corbyn and Bernie Sanders. Keep reading »
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The British Election and Political Crisis: Corbyn versus Johnson
Having recently returned from canvassing in the British election in Yorkshire and London, Leo Panitch addresses the strategic orientations, pitfalls and dilemmas faced by the Jeremy Corbyn leadership of the UK Labour Party. Watch video »
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The Vilification of Jeremy Corbyn
The vilification of the leader of the UK Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, as an antisemite has intensified in the run up to the December 12 election in Britain. What makes … Keep reading »
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Bringing SNC-Lavalin to Mind in this Uninspiring Federal Election
Who would have believed, just a few months ago, that the SNC-Lavalin scandal would scarcely have been registered so far as one of the key issues in the current Federal … Keep reading »
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States and Capitalist Society
Fifty years after it was published, The State in Capitalist Society remains indispensable for any socialist movement with ambitions of government. Keep reading »
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What you Need to Know About May Day
For more than 100 years, May Day has symbolized the common struggles of workers around the globe. Why is it largely ignored in North America? Keep reading »