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Authoritarian Brazil Redux?
On Sunday 7th of October, the Brazilian people will go to the polls to elect their next president. There has never been such a dramatic election since January 15th 1985 … Keep reading »
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Politicizing Public Transit in Toronto
Analysis of public transit in Toronto. Is it too political, or not political enough? Keep reading »
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Solidaires Score Important Breakthrough in Quebec Election
Analysis of the 2018 Quebec general election and the growth of the Québec solidaire party. Keep reading »
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Public Ownership for Energy Democracy
Opportunities for Publicly-run Energy Utilities to Revolutionize Generation and the Grid Energy democracy – a new idea from the ranks of community organizers, labour, and renewable energy advocates who see our … Keep reading »
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Participatory Socialist Economics
British Labour Party’s shadow chancellor and close Corbyn ally, John McDonnell, sets out a vision that breaks with the old bureaucratic state model. Keep reading »
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Accountable Capitalism or Democratic Socialism?
We need to challenge the logic of capital. Elizabeth Warren’s Accountable Capitalism Act only further entrenches it. Keep reading »
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The British Labour Party and Community Ownership Plans
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell MP has unveiled Labour’s plans for a new, publicly-owned water system, run by local councils, workers and customers and for “unprecedented openness and transparency” in how … Keep reading »
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A Manifesto for Socialist Development in the 21st Century
In early 2017, it was revealed that eight men owned as much wealth as half the world’s population (Oxfam 2017). This is in a world where, according to the most … Keep reading »
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Using Marx’s Capital as an Organizing Tool
Marx’s Capital: three volumes, 2,500 pages. A tome as an organizing tool? For leftists who really can’t do without Marx, there are a lot of his texts that are shorter … Keep reading »
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The Road Away from Fossil Fuels
President Andrzej Duda’s authoritarian government can expect a rough political ride in December, when politicians, diplomats and campaigners stream into Katowice, Poland, for the next UN summit on climate change … Keep reading »
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25 Years After the Oslo Accords, Independence Remains More Elusive than Ever for Palestinians
September 13, 2018, marks 25 years since the first of the Oslo Accords was signed by Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the … Keep reading »
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Working Together? First Nations Movements Respond to Liberal Government
Statement on Recognition and Implementation of the Inherent and Treaty Rights of Indigenous Peoples Framework Legislation Engagement Document This Fall, the Trudeau government is planning on unilaterally introducing into Parliament their … Keep reading »