Author: Patrick Bond
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Vigorous Activism Can Defeat the Denialists
A lesson from Seattle for Copenhagen Preparations for the December 7-18 Copenhagen climate summit are going as expected, including a rare sighting of the African elites’ stiffened spines. That’s a great … Keep reading »
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When the Climate Change Center Cannot Hold
On a day that 350.org and thousands of allies are valiantly trying to raise global consciousness about impending catastrophe, we can ask some tough questions about what to do after … Keep reading »
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World Slump
The Financial Crisis and Emerging Class Struggles in the Global South Toronto, June 28, 2009 – The political period that has opened up since the financial turbulence of 2007 began to … Watch video »
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South African Political Power Balance Shifts Left
Though Not Yet Enough to Quell Grassroots Anger With high-volume class strife heard in the rumbling of wage demands and the friction of township ‘service delivery protests,’ rhetorical and real conflicts … Keep reading »
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After Bali: the Global Fight for Climate Justice
Toronto — 4 March 2008. Moderated by Ian Angus. Presentation by: Patrick Bond is director of the Centre for Civil Society and professor of Development Studies at the University of … Watch video »