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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 »
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Where Next for the Quebec Mobilizations?
Debate Opens on Strategic Perspectives Despite massive mobilizations throughout Quebec in opposition to Law 78 and the Jean Charest government, the student struggle is once again at an impasse. At the … Keep reading »
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Soccer, Imperialism, and Resistance in Honduras
Never let them tell you it’s ‘just a game.’ Much is on the line, as the Canadian and Honduran national soccer teams prepare for their World Cup Qualifying match on … Keep reading »
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Political Crisis, the Left and the Possibility of a New Historical Bloc
The combination of economic crisis, social devastation and open political crisis in ‘weak links’ of the European Project such as Greece has raised the possibility of social and political change. … Keep reading »
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The Threat of Quebec’s Good Example
The extraordinary student mobilization in Quebec has already sustained the longest and largest student strike in the history of North America, and it has already organized the single biggest act … Keep reading »
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Mallku Khota
A Briefing on South American Silver’s Actions in Bolivia Prepared by Celia Garces in conjunction with CEDIB, Cochabamba The indigenous community of Mallku Khota is in a state of emergency for resisting … Keep reading »
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SYRIZA’s Proposals: The Exit From the Crisis Is On the Left
1. Creation of a shield to protect society against the crisis: Not a single citizen without a guaranteed minimum income or unemployment benefit, medical care, social protection, housing, and access … Keep reading »
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The Bipartisan Assault on Higher Education
Barack Obama and Republican Party Presidential nominee Mitt Romney agree that the Stafford loan program should be maintained at a 3.4 per cent interest rate, rather than being allowed to … Keep reading »
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Syriza’s Rise
The rise of Syriza, Greece’s Coalition of the Radical Left, in the May elections and in polls since has changed the political landscape of Europe. Michalis Spourdalakis, professor of political … Keep reading »