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Kill Bill 115: Where is the Ontario Labour Movement Going?
This week, Ontario’s teachers, education workers and students will be turning up the heat on the Liberal minority government and Bill 115, which imposes a concessionary bargaining agenda on teachers’ … Keep reading »
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Venezuelan Opposition Fails to Make Counterproposal
The Plan of the Nation for the 2013-2019 period, proposed by President Hugo Chavez last June in the context of his socialist platform for the 2012 presidential election, stopped being … Keep reading »
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The Left in Government — A Strategic Project
Latin America and Europe Compared To Be in Office, But Not in Power The experiences from having had left political parties in government in Europe in the era of neoliberalism have not … Keep reading »
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Why Carney’s Appointment as Bank of England Governor Should be Challenged
The appointment of Mark Carney as next Governor of the Bank of England has been greeted with universal acclaim. In the House of Commons Ed Balls was quick to congratulate … Keep reading »
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Free Transit and Beyond
Epochal crises allow us to see clearly the irrationalities of capitalism, notably its systematic inability to develop to the fullest human capacities and provide the basis for sustainable and respectful … Keep reading »
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Obama’s Second Term: Following Angela Merkel in the Oval Office?
A debt crisis in Europe, an electoral campaign in the United States, and Canada watching from the sidelines; this is how the trans-Atlantic world was depicted in the media over … Keep reading »
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The Campaign Against the Rand Formula
It has been widely reported that Pierre Poilievre, the Federal Conservative MP for Nepean-Carleton, has launched a campaign to change the rules regarding the payment of union dues [See his … Keep reading »
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Solidarity or Exclusion? British Columbia Unions and Chinese Mineworkers
It’s obvious why HD Mining is hiring workers in China to work at the Murray River Coal Project in Northern British Columbia. Because they are admitted to Canada on work … Keep reading »
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Goma Falls to Rwanda
Rebels, called the M23, have taken Goma, the main city of North Kivu, one of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s eastern provinces. Their plan is to march to Bukavu, … Keep reading »
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Toronto’s $8.4-Billion Light Rapid Transit Sell Out
It seemed all our transit woes in Toronto were finally behind us. Mayor Rob Ford’s cancellation of Transit City had galvanized the mushy middle. In February, Toronto Council ignored his … Keep reading »
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A Show of Determination on Black Friday
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the U.S., is traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year as retailers kick off the holiday season. But this year could begin … Keep reading »
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The Greek Left and the Rise of the Neo-Fascist Golden Dawn
For the past months there has been an intense debate both in Greece but also in international media regarding the rise of the neo-fascist Golden Dawn in Greece. The reason … Keep reading »