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Planning the Next Six Years of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution
Planning the detail of the transition and revolution toward a socialist and more just society, from community and worker organization, to consciousness building, to production and distribution systems, to combating … Keep reading »
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The Fraser Institute’s Global Petroleum Survey
Near the end of June 2012 the Fraser Institute released their latest survey of the oil and gas industry. They reported that 623 managers and executives from 529 oil and … Keep reading »
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Haiti’s Earthquake Victims Step Up Demands For Housing
The plight of some 400,000 Haitians still living under tarps and tents since the January 12, 2010 earthquake has surged into the streets and headlines in recent weeks, highlighting one … Keep reading »
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A Brief Sketch of the Politics of Austerity
In view of the 2008-09 economic meltdown, some on the left felt that the global and neoliberal agenda dominant since the 1979-81 economic crisis would be jettisoned in order to … Keep reading »
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Egypt: Interpreting the Coup
The newly elected president of Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsy, began his national address by thanking God and the families of the revolution’s martyrs for granting him such a … Keep reading »
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Paraguay’s Parliamentary Coup and Ottawa’s Imperial Response
A soft-coup has ousted Centre-Leftist Fernando Lugo from the presidency in Paraguay and replaced him with Vice-President, but long-time political enemy, Federico Franco of the inaptly named Partido Liberal Radical … Keep reading »
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The RIO+20 U.N. Conference
An Ecosocialist Assessment Representatives of governments from all the world will be present at the Rio+20 U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development, June 2012. What can we expect from this so-called “Earth … Keep reading »
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One Divides Into Two — Nepal’s Maoists in Crisis
After ten years of Maoist insurgency and a coup d’état by the king in 2005, the Nepali people took to the streets in April 2006, forcing the king to hand … Keep reading »
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Greece and Our Illusions
Challenging the Tyranny of Corporate Rule While it may be premature to speculate on the legacy left by the various social upheavals that have occurred since early-2011, the electoral tide sweeping … Keep reading »
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The Economic Program of SYRIZA-EKM
I. Presentation of the Economic Program of SYRIZA-EKM Comrades and Friends, Alexis Tsipras, the president of the SYRIZA Parliamentary Group already presented a large part of our economic program and primarily … Keep reading »
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Spain: A Spiral of Crisis, Cuts and Indignacion
In March 2011 several regular Guardian columnists analysed the crisis in the Spanish state and the response to “austerity” by the population. All agreed that young people were “apathetic” and … Keep reading »
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Quebec: Making War on Our Children
“On ne lâche pas” (We’re not backing down) — slogan of the student mobilization. A society at war with its children is a society in deep crisis. Quebec’s student strike … Keep reading »