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Beyond the Economic Crisis: The Crisis In Trade Unionism
Discussions on the left about the economy might be summarized as warning that things are going to get a lot worse before they get…worse. This is not just a matter … Keep reading »
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Contested Reproduction and the Contradictions of Socialism
This essay is from a talk given to the Centre for Political Emancipation in Belgrade, Serbia on 6 May 2013. It can also be seen on YouTube. Some Explanations About … Keep reading »
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Allende and 21st Century Socialism
September 11, 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the military coup in Chile, the 40th anniversary of the heroic death of Salvador Allende in La Moneda palace, and it will … Keep reading »
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September 11: Forty Years Later
On September 11, millions of Chileans commemorate 40 years since the coup d’état in which the Palace of La Moneda in Santiago was attacked by warplanes and President Salvador Allende … Keep reading »
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Win This Strike!
Following his election as President of Unifor, Jerry Dias, rallying the troops, argued: “Unifor is here because it’s time to stop playing defence and start playing offence. It’s time to … Keep reading »
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Blowing Up The CFS?
I would first off like to say that until very recently I have never been in a student union that was part of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS). I … Keep reading »
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Coffee Crisis in Central America
A major coffee crisis is brewing in Central America. Its impact has already been felt by the poorest workers and farmers, and things could get a whole lot worse. In … Keep reading »
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Turkey: Crisis at Home, Crisis in the World*
Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa and Turkey are encountering significant economic turbulence. Since late 2008, the U.S. Federal Reserve has been pumping liquidity into financial markets, amounting to $85-billion a … Keep reading »
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The Greek Neo-Nazis of Golden Dawn – No Pasaran?
The following interview with Dimitris Psarras, the author of the Black Book of Golden Dawn was conducted in Greek by Eleni Varikas and Michael Löwy and published in French at … Keep reading »
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Climate Change and Social Change
Lessons from the oil train disaster at Lac Mégantic, Quebec As the toxic oil from the July 6 oil train disaster in Lac Mégantic, Quebec seeps deeper into the town center’s … Keep reading »
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A New Type of Art: From Connective to Strategic Party
For some two decades, the anti-globalization movement and its successors have assumed that society contains within itself – and automatically throws up – political oppositions and organizational forms independent of … Keep reading »
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“Silence is complacency”: Against the Coup in Egypt
The following article is based on a speech given by Roger Annis to a rally in Vancouver on August 17 that was convened by Egyptian-Canadians in the city to condemn … Keep reading »