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It’s Time to Decide: The Left, Austerity, and the People’s Assembly
The Peoples’ Assembly will meet in London on June 22, where thousands of those opposing the Coalition’s cuts will gather to work out a strategy to defeat austerity, and by … Keep reading »
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From the World Social Forum to the Arab Revolts
Tunisia, cradle of the revolts in the Arab world, hosts from today [26 March] and until Saturday the World Social Forum (WSF), the most important international meeting of social movements … Keep reading »
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Land For Those Who Work It
The land is a source of wealth for a few, here and on the other side of the planet. In the Spanish State, the housing boom has left a legacy … Keep reading »
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The World’s Debts Shall Not Be Repaid
“On the eve of the crisis, the bourgeois, with the self-sufficiency that springs from intoxicating prosperity, declares money to be a vain imagination. Commodities alone are money. But now the … Keep reading »
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The Cyprus Eurocrisis: The Beginning of the End of the Eurozone?
The Cyprus crisis is essentially a Eurozone crisis which threatens the very foundations of the European Union (EU). This small island economy, only 0.2 per cent of the Eurozone, is … Keep reading »
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The Crisis of the European Welfare State
An interview with Asbjørn Wahl Vladimir Simovic and Darko Vesic (VS and DV): Norway is considered as one of the most successful (economically, socially, etc.) countries in Europe and beyond. As … Keep reading »
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Ten Seldom Posed Progressive Demands for the Propertyless
And now for something completely different… The global economic crisis is into its sixth year. Every few months a new report details the continued growth in inequality between the haves … Keep reading »
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Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian Revolution: Legacy and Challenges
The death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has prompted the international left to acknowledge two key features about him and Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution. The first is Chávez’s commitment to fighting … Keep reading »
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Greece, Syriza and the Struggle Against Austerity
An interview with Dimitra Maragoudaki and John Milios,members of the Central Committee of SYRIZA Ingo Schmidt (IS): The economic and political crises in Greece were headline news for a couple of … Keep reading »
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Ending the Dues Check-Off: Forcing Union Renewal?
The spread of the notoriously misnamed ‘right-to-work’ legislation in the U.S. – most notably in Michigan, the home of the iconic sit-down strikes and effective birth of modern American-Canadian trade … Keep reading »
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Nepal’s Unfinished Revolution
“I just want to help children,” a voice called out in English from a clothing store in Thamel, a tourist area of Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital city. I saw a young … Keep reading »
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Portugal: “I Prefer the Horses in My Lasagne to the Donkeys in the Government”
On Saturday, 2 March 2013, “Que Se Lixe a Troika” (Fuck the Troika) demonstrations represented a qualitative as well as quantitative shift for the anti-austerity movement in Portugal. In more … Keep reading »