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An Unconditional Citizen’s Income
In these straitened times, the idea of a basic income, granted unconditionally to every citizen, from cradle to grave, feels utopian. How on earth could it be paid for, we … Keep reading »
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Release of Cuban Five Opens New Chapter in Cuba-U.S. Relations
The release December 17 of the remaining three of five Cubans held for 15 years in U.S. prisons is an historic victory for the Cuban people, their government and supporters … Keep reading »
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After Chavez: The Maduro Government And The ‘Economic War’ in Venezuela
Nearly two years after the death of Hugo Chávez, the key question that many on the left are debating, in Venezuela and elsewhere, is whether his successors have been true … Keep reading »
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Bolivia to Host 2015 Meeting of Social Movements to Fight Climate Change
In wake of UN’s COP20 Failure, ALBA Summit Backs Proposal to Draft Alternative Plan Meeting in Havana December 14, the 13th summit of ALBA leaders endorsed a Bolivian proposal to host … Keep reading »
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From the TarSands to ‘Green Jobs’? Work and Ecological Justice
From deforestation, toxic pollution, to greenhouse gas emissions, there is no doubt that tar sands development has been and will be an immensely destructive force, first for the communities who … Keep reading »
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The 10th Asia-Europe People’s Forum Call to Action
The 10th Asia Europe People’s Forum (AEPF), representing citizens, people and social movements from Asia and Europe (which met on 10th to 12th of October 2014 in Milan, Italy), urges … Keep reading »
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43 Students and the Future of Mexico
Nearly two months ago, on September 26, a group of students from the Normal Rural Raúl Isidro Burgos – a boarding school for student teachers in Ayotzinapa, Guerrero – was … Keep reading »
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Partners in Crime: The Continental Capitalist Offensive and the Killing Fields of Mexico
State Terror and the Murder of 43 Students The Mexican government, welcomed as a partner of the Canadian and U.S. governments in continental economic development (North American Free Trade Agreement – … Keep reading »
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Dining Out in Dinkytown
Remembering the Minneapolis Truckers’ Strikes of 1934 If you are in Minneapolis, after a hard day’s night, the place to go for a morning pick-me-up is Al’s Breakfast. Or so I … Keep reading »
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How Can We Change the World, If We Can’t Change Ourselves?
The Challenges Facing the Anti-Capitalist Left in Europe The anti-capitalist Left in Europe is in crisis. From the crisis of the International Socialist Tendency, to the political implosion of the New … Keep reading »
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Crisis and Class-Struggle in Slovenia
The Growing Momentum of Socialist Politics For many liberal spectators, Slovenia was for a long time considered a success story of transition from a ‘socialist dictatorship’ into a ‘parliamentary democracy’ based … Keep reading »
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Harper’s Iraq War Plan: Save People by Killing Them?
The Harper government’s plan to send Canadian air power to help combat the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq, and possibly Syria, and for Canadian special forces to continue operating there … Keep reading »