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Worker Power in an Age of Uneven Austerity
Any time commentators speak of a new ‘age,’ powerful assumptions quickly become entrenched in our thinking. An ‘age of austerity’ now encompasses many western economies as governments launch fierce campaigns … Keep reading »
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Marching for Land, Dignity and the Proceso de Cambio
August 15th 2011, marked yet another historic event in Bolivia’s long and rich history of struggle. At nine in the morning, after a support rally from their allies, the Confederacion … Keep reading »
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One Year After the G20 Protests: Forms of Protest Reflect Our Power
In June 2010, leaders of the G20 countries gathering in Toronto were met with a large protest march organized by union officials as well as by a series of actions … Keep reading »
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Harper in Honduras: Left Solidarity and the Future of Coup Resistance
It must have been a struggle for Honduran coup-President Porfirio ‘Pepe’ Lobo to keep a straight face during his recent press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on August … Keep reading »
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The Size Of The U.S. Public Debt
Are The Rating Agencies Fools or Knaves? It is quite possible that you believe that the U.S. public debt is quite large. You may even think that it is dangerously large, … Keep reading »
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The Left’s Crisis
A common response of the left to the financial crisis that broke out in the USA in 2007-08 was often a kind of Michael Moore-type populist one: Why are you … Keep reading »
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Feral Capitalism Hits The Streets
“Nihilistic and feral teenagers” the Daily Mail called them: the crazy youths from all walks of life who raced around the streets mindlessly and desperately hurling bricks, stones and bottles … Keep reading »
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Eurozone Debt Crisis on the Road to Credit Crunch II?
The public debt crisis that is currently at its deepest in the Eurozone has its roots in the general crisis of capitalism. To attempt to solve capitalism’s crisis of the … Keep reading »
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Selling the City: Rob Ford’s Toronto
“We don’t have a revenue problem [at city hall], we have a spending problem, the City’s addicted to wasteful spending.” “I will assure you that services will not be cut…guaranteed.” … Keep reading »
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Nycole Turmel’s Induction in the Federalists’ Wonderland
Surprise, surprise! Belatedly, the Globe and Mail ‘discovers’ that an elected NDP member of parliament – in this case interim party leader Nycole Turmel – has been a member of … Keep reading »
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Public Sector Austerity: Why is Canada Leading the Way?
The major economic problem faced by Canadians is a very slow recovery and weak job market, not government deficits or rising debt. But public spending cuts at the federal and … Keep reading »
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Making Sense of the Federal Election in Canada
Making sense of the surprising outcome of the May 2nd federal election in Canada is a major challenge for everyone on the Left, especially among those who are engaged in … Keep reading »