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Naked Neoliberalism: Canadian Foreign Policy under Harper
Since the Conservative government of Stephen Harper came to power in 2006, shifts in Canadian foreign policy have been a flashpoint of debate in Parliament, the media, and civil society. … Keep reading »
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Can Autoworkers Save the Climate?
At the UN Climate Change Conference COP 19, the even-more-depressing-than-usual climate summit that took place in Warsaw in 2013, one small ray of light made it through the dark corporate … Keep reading »
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The Search for a Political Practice: Venezuela 2000-2015
It is common to understand the diverse “processes” in Latin America – in the period marked initially by Zapatismo in the mid-1990s and later by the emergence of left or … Keep reading »
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Land Claims: An Indigenous People’s History of the United States
With a large part of Indigenous nations’ territories and resources in what is now the United States taken through aggressive war, outright theft, and legislative appropriations, Native peoples have vast … Keep reading »
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From Wounded Knee to the United Nations
Rob Albritton interviews Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s An Indigenous Peoples History of the United States (Boston: Beacon Press, 2014) presents a much needed history of the United States as a settler … Keep reading »
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The Struggle for South Africa’s Liberation: Success and Failure
This paper was presented at a seminar at the University of Johannesburg on Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Albie Sachs and Ben Turok served as discussants and a lively, disputatious but … Keep reading »
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SYRIZA’s Pyrrhic Victory, and the Future of the Left in Greece
In the wake of the September 20 Greek election SYRIZA has once again formed a coalition government with a small right-wing party, ANEL.[1] Both parties lost votes and seats but … Keep reading »
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The NDP and the Election
At this moment, it seems that Harper’s Conservatives are losing ground, headed for possible defeat or minority status, if recent polls are to be believed. If these trends continue, it … Keep reading »
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Let’s Develop a Plan B for Europe!
Many in Europe had put great hopes in the election of Alexis Tsipras as Greek Prime Minister. When, after long and exhausting negotiations, the Syriza leader signed the European diktat, … Keep reading »
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Syriza Before and After the Elections: To Fight Another Day
Michalis Spourdalakis interviewed by Pavlos Klavdianos Pavlos Klavdianos (PK): Will the elections bring about changes in the balance of power and on the political system? Michalis Spourdalakis (MS): The historical victory … Keep reading »
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Quebec Left Debates Perspectives in Canada’s Federal Election
Canada’s current federal election campaign is now at the half-way point in the lead-up to October 19. The three major parties are polling almost equally, with the ruling Conservative vote … Keep reading »
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Turkey and its Kurds at War
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Personal Quest for Survival The Kurdish town of Cizre, a settlement with a population of approximately 150 thousand souls in Southeastern Turkey, is now under siege by the … Keep reading »