Author: Leo Panitch
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The Financial Crisis and Democratic Public Finance
First let’s be clear about capitalism – and with it the character of the state under capitalism. There is a conventional assumption, a leftover of the cold war perhaps, that … Keep reading »
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The Current Crisis: A Socialist Perspective
‘They say they won’t intervene. But they will.’ This is how Robert Rubin, Bill Clinton’s Treasury Secretary, responded to Paul O’Neill, the first Treasury Secretary under George W. Bush, who … Keep reading »
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Movements, Debates and Struggles in Latin America
Toronto — 17 July 2008. A report by Leo Panitch on the International Seminar organized by the Brazilian Landless People’s Movement (MST) in honour of Che’s 80th Birthday. The last … Watch video »
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Perspectives on the U.S. Financial Crisis
It is time to take stock. The centrality of the American economy to the capitalist world – which now literally does encompass the whole world – has spread the financial … Keep reading »
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Putting the U.S. Economic Crisis in Perspective
It is time to take stock. The centrality of the American economy to the capitalist world – which now literally does encompass the whole world – has spread the financial … Keep reading »
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Decline of the Dollar, Decline of the Empire?
Toronto — 18 January 2008. Moderated by Leo Panitch. Presentations by: Chris Rude is a political economist with an interest in finance. He has taught economics at NYU and the … Watch video »
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Global Flashpoints: Reactions to Imperialism and Neoliberalism
Launching the 2008 Socialist Register: Toronto — 16 November 2007 Moderated by Leo Panitch. Presentations by: Aijaz Ahmad – visiting Professor of Political Science at York University Sabah Alnasseri – is … Watch video »
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Whose Violence?: Imperial State Security and the Global Justice Movement
Given the USA’s unique imperial status in today’s world, the re-election of George W. Bush inevitably has global as well as domestic implications, the direst of which is the readiness … Keep reading »