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A Political Instrument Appropriate for Each Reality
A. Why Is a Political Organization Necessary? 1. The recent mobilizations occurring in Latin America and in the world confirm what Lenin wrote in 1914: “Without organization the masses lack unity … Keep reading »
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For the University, For the Society
How the Student Protest in Albania Became the First Massive Resistance to Neoliberalism Early December 2018. It all started as a seemingly spontaneous explosion of student anger against the fees imposed … Keep reading »
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Markets Good, Public Bad: The False Promises of Market Populism
Ruling elites stand naked. No more hoping for a rising tide to lift all boats. No more waiting for the trickle down. Fears of drowning in the maelstroms of global … Keep reading »
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Fact-Checking the Jewish National Fund of Canada
My parents first met in 1945 on the subway cars of New York city. They were 16 years of age. Like many Zionist youth of the post-war era, they were … Keep reading »
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The Socialization of Society
One hundred years ago this month, on January 15, 1919, the great revolutionary thinker and anti-war activist, Rosa Luxemburg, was murdered in Berlin by the Freikorps paramilitary group, with her … Keep reading »
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Why Does No One Care That Neo-Nazis Are Gaining Power In Ukraine?
I can’t count the number of times I’ve been told Ukraine doesn’t really have a problem with its far-right. It’s all Kremlin propaganda; you’re personally helping Putin by talking about … Keep reading »
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A Tale of Two Austerities
The UK’s brutal austerity regime is acting as a template for similar programmes across the Atlantic in Canada, reports John Clarke. Keep reading »
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New Democracy Against Democracy
There’s only one country in the world where the decade long crisis of neoliberal global capitalism swept a radical left party into government: Greece. But in 2019, the capacity of … Keep reading »
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India General Strike 2019
A report on the #GeneralStrike in India from Bangalore by @jamie_woodcock Keep reading »
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A New Day for Mexican Workers
The López Obrador administration is changing the law so that workers can actually choose a union and vote on their contracts. Keep reading »
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Sugarcane and Steelworkers’ Strikes in Iran
A review of the strikes by sugarcane and steelworkers in Iran. #IranProtests @IASWIinfo Keep reading »
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A Tale of Two Toilets: Profiting from Necessity?
Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities famously opens with the lines “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, … Keep reading »