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Brazil and Coercion
One Step Further Into the Criminalization of the Radical Left If 2013 put popular protests back into the historical map of Brazil, 2014 is certainly prone to be even more essential … Keep reading »
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The Contradictions of Localism
Jordy Cummings (JC): Your book is called No Local and it is an immanent critique of inward looking reactions to neoliberal capitalism. One poignant episode you recount surrounds urban agriculture, … Keep reading »
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“Manifestos and Reality”
A Presentation to the Cape Town Press Club by NUMSA General Secretary I speak to you today with a powerful and united mandate from 341,150 metalworkers. They made their views extremely … Keep reading »
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NUMSA Rupture Could Mark New Start for Socialist Politics in South Africa
The resolutions adopted at the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa’s (NUMSA’s) congress in December mark an important rupture in South African politics. NUMSA, the Congress of South African … Keep reading »
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Spain: Popular Resistance Delivers Results
“Resisting is pointless,” we hear endlessly repeated. “So many years of protest but the crisis continues, why bother?” insist others, inoculating us with apathy and resignation. “Protests could lead to … Keep reading »
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Forging a New Movement: NUMSA and the Shift in South Africa’s Politics
The decision of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) to cut ties with the African National Congress (ANC) has received poor analysis. Comment has tended to focus … Keep reading »
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Austerity U: Preparing Students for Precarious Lives
Almost everywhere you look around the world, policy-makers are introducing big changes to university systems and pondering deeper transformation. It isn’t surprising that these changes take different forms on campuses … Keep reading »
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Ideology and Central Banking in the Crisis: The Canadian Experience
‘Privatizing gains and socializing losses’ could be the motto for the neoliberal era. Alongside this and ‘there is no alternative,’ few slogans better capture the ideology that has been so … Keep reading »
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Lineages of Revolt – Capitalism in the Middle East
Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book and what are its key themes? Adam Hanieh (AH): The book was written over the course of 2011 and 2012 and was … Keep reading »
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What Drives Gentrification?
The gentrification of a neighborhood often produces conflicting impressions on residents and non-residents. On the one hand, the area seems safer than in the past, houses are increasingly renovated, and … Keep reading »
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Mass Protests Grow as Military Drags Egypt Back to Dictatorship
The military-dominated regime that seized power in Egypt in July 2013 has escalated its attacks on freedom and democracy in the country. A series of pronouncements were issued in late … Keep reading »
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Two Transitions in Brazil: Dilemmas of a Neoliberal Democracy
This article reviews the background and the implications of two transitions in Brazil: the political transition from a military regime (1964-85) to democracy (1985-present), and the economic transition from import-substituting … Keep reading »