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Manitoba Métis Win Historic Ruling
Monday, March 11, 2013 – “Louis Riel must be smiling.” That’s the front-page headline in the Winnipeg Free Press two days ago. It’s taken from the response of the head … Keep reading »
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Dissent Brews in the OSSTF
Over a month has passed since Bill 115 was repealed by the Ontario Liberals, but the contracts imposed on the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) and Elementary Teachers’ Federation … Keep reading »
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Porter Airlines: The Little Strike that Could
On Saturday, 26 January 2013 tens of thousands of teachers and supporters rallied outside the Liberal leadership convention at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto in opposition to their Bill 115 … Keep reading »
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold: The Post-Chávez Venezuelan Conjuncture
On live television, Venezuelan Vice-President Nicolás Maduro choked on his words. Hugo Chávez, the improbable President, born in the rural poverty of Sabaneta, in the state of Barinas, in 1954 … Keep reading »
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A Posthumous Message to Hugo Chávez
Dear Hugo, Who would think that the man, full of vitality, who I met nearly 11 years ago in an airplane that flew us toward El Vigía, and who was … Keep reading »
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Occupation at the University of Sussex
‘Silent Grinding, Bit by Bit’ An interview with Maia Pal The last two years have seen an explosion of student strikes from Chile to Italy to Quebec. These do not yet account … Keep reading »
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No Sign of Peace or Reconciliation in France-Controlled Mali
France perpetrated two large deceptions in conducting its military intervention into Mali more than seven weeks ago. These have been universally accepted in mainstream media reporting. The first is that … Keep reading »
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A Ghost is Haunting Slovenia, the Ghost of Revolution!
At the moment that I am writing this text, the massive social uprising in Slovenia continues and enters, with even fiercer political determination, into a new stage of political maturity. … Keep reading »
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Privatization and Public Transit in Toronto
The 2012 Provincial Auditor’s Report on Metrolinx Metrolinx, a Government of Ontario agency, has a mandate to “co-ordinate and integrate all modes of transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area” … Keep reading »
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Working-Class Response to Devaluation Measures in Venezuela
We agree that the government decision to devalue the Bolivar can be an important step toward providing greater funds for social programs and the state budget at all levels, reducing … Keep reading »
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Reshaping Fiscal Policies In Europe
Enforcing Austerity, Attacking Democracy On December 9th 2011 the European Council announced a new Fiscal Compact, as part of the series of measures undertaken in order to resolve the Eurozone sovereign … Keep reading »
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Campus Fightbacks in the Age of Austerity
Learning from Quebec Students The 2012 Quebec student strikes delivered one of the few victories we have seen in anti-austerity struggles in the Canadian state. The mobilization, which at its high … Keep reading »