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Imperialism’s Junior Partners
On May 12, Brazil’s democratic government, led by the Workers’ Party (PT), was the victim of a coup. What will the other BRICS countries (Russia, India, China, and South Africa) … Keep reading »
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Federal NDP’s Pact With Satan Implodes
“No CCF Government will rest content until it has eradicated capitalism and put into operation the full programme of socialized planning which will lead to the establishment in Canada of … Keep reading »
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Mobilizing Workers at Toronto Airport
Sean Smith interviewed by Tim Heffernan Toronto’s Pearson International Airport is Canada’s busiest hub and is crucial to the economy. There are more than 40,000 employees working for over 400 employers … Keep reading »
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Transit Activism and the Urban Question in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
João Tonucci and André Veloso interviewed by Stefan Kipfer The current conflagration of the Dilma Rousseff government notwithstanding, Brazil has been an inspiring source of debate for the global left over … Keep reading »
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What Remains of All Our Outrage?
It’s been five years since the massive occupation of May 15, 2011 that gave birth to the movement of los indignados, known as the 15M movement, followed by five years … Keep reading »
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Zuma’s Denialism and Betrayal
South African President Jacob Zuma‘s budget speech delivered on 4 May 2016 was yet another missed opportunity to look the South African public in the eye and be frank about … Keep reading »
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Canada, Left-Nationalism, and Alternatives
Paul Kellogg interviewed by Robin Chang on Escape from the Staples Trap A concrete understanding of contemporary Canadian economic development depends in part on a grasp of the current institutional structures … Keep reading »
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Norway’s Unions Confront Neoliberalism
A Country Report from a Meeting of Left Trade Unionists in European For a long time, Norway has represented an exception in Europe and the word. The main reason has been … Keep reading »
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“Dilma’s Mistake Was to Promote Class Conciliation”
Interview With João Pedro Stédile The economist and leader of the Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) of Brazil, Joao Pedro Stédile, affirmed that left-wing forces won’t allow the Parliamentarian right to fulfill … Keep reading »
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The U.S. Empire’s Culture Industry, at Large
“U.S. Empire’s Decline”: Spectre or Social Fact? For readers immersed in the annals of Empire, it is well known that the United States is no ordinary country in the world system. … Keep reading »
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The Attack on Democracy and Secularism in India
There are things. And there are conditions of existence of things. In India, as in all countries of the world, many social problems exist. Close to 700 million Indians do … Keep reading »
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Austerity vs. the Planet: The Future of Labour Environmentalism
Last December members of the International Trade Union Confederation joined other civil society activists in a mass sit-in at the COP21 talks in Paris. Unionists and their allies, some 400 … Keep reading »