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Stop the War in the Ukraine!
Antiwar Appeal of Left Forces in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus On June 7-8 a conference of antiwar left forces from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus was held in Minsk. Its purpose was … Keep reading »
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Brazil on Strike: Class Struggle in the Wake of the World Cup
Many labour unions are either in the process of negotiating with their respective employers (mostly municipal, state, or federal governments) in Brazil, while others are actively on strike. These include … Keep reading »
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Healthcare in Canada and the U.S. in an ‘Age of Permanent Austerity’
An interview with Robert Chernomas by Robin Chang In North American debates over healthcare, Canada’s universal public ‘single-payer’ system of health insurance is often celebrated compared to the private employer-delivered system … Keep reading »
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Revolutionary Activism in the 20th Century and Beyond
Not long ago, I overheard a prominent social democratic politician in British Columbia repeating an old saw sometimes attributed to Winston Churchill, “Any man who is not a socialist at … Keep reading »
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Aeration and the CLC Convention of 2014
When you are slowly suffocating due to oxygen deprivation, it’s a bit of a priority to breathe fresh air again. It helps if someone finally opens a window so air … Keep reading »
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Spanish State: After the Abdication of the King, It’s Time to Checkmate the Regime
The regime is collapsing, it is dying and in its last-ditch struggle to survive, the king has abdicated. Never has the regime resulting from the Transition [The Transition is the … Keep reading »
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Ukraine: New President Escalates Austerity, Civil War
Popular Resistance Deepens The newly elected president of western Ukraine is deepening the disastrous course to civil war of his interim predecessor. Within hours of his election on May 25, Petro … Keep reading »
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Continental Crucible: Workers and Unions in the Transformation of North America
A Book Review by Chris Schenk Continental Crucible, written by Richard Roman and Edur Velasco and published by Fernwood in 2013, examines the clash between what the authors term the “corporate … Keep reading »
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Left’s Debacle in 2014 Elections in India: Who’s Responsible?
The debacle faced by the CPI(M)-led Left Front (LF) in the 2014 general elections, especially in its erstwhile stronghold of West Bengal, has stunned supporters and opponents alike, and caused … Keep reading »
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Rather the Useful Idiot: Ukraine in Turmoil
The images from Odessa were truly horrific. Burnt corpses, a strangled pregnant woman, people jumping out of windows to their deaths. Yet perhaps the most disturbing of them all was … Keep reading »
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From Resistance to Hegemony
The Struggle Against Austerity and the Need for a New Historical Bloc Austerity has been the main battle cry on the part of the forces of capital. New cuts in public … Keep reading »
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Anti-Austerity Movements and the European Union
Elections for the European Parliament are underway (22-25 May). The previous elections in 2009 inspired only 43 per cent of EU citizens to make an effort in casting a ballot … Keep reading »