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A ‘Palestinian Spring’? Not Yet
The ‘Palestinian Spring’ is the only one of the ‘Arab Springs’ to be announced from the General Assembly platform of the UN. “At a time when,” Mahmoud Abbas declared in … Keep reading »
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Occupy Wall Street, the Trade Union Movement and the Fight to Stop the Cuts and Concessions
Tens of thousands – if not hundreds of thousands – of people have taken to the streets over the past four weeks across the United States as part of an … Keep reading »
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Occupy Wall Street not Palestine!
We are part of the world’s 99% yearning for freedom, justice and equal rights! If a people one day wills to live fate must answer its call And the night … Keep reading »
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The Logic of Occupy Wall Street for Canada
The Occupy Wall Street Movement and the Occupy Together movements that are inspired by it actually have a simple premise: society shouldn’t be run for the unrestricted benefit of the … Keep reading »
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Ontario Election 2011: Hard-Right Rejected, But Neoliberalism Still On The Agenda
In a very uninspiring campaign, the Liberal government of Dalton McGuinty has been re-elected to a third term. The Liberals ended up just one seat shy of a majority government … Keep reading »
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From Protest to Disruption
Frances Fox Piven has spent decades writing about and participating in social movements in the United States. She was gracious enough to sit down for an interview with Chris Maisano, … Keep reading »
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Occupy Wall Street: Beyond the Rhetoric
One of the distinguishing features of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement is its apparent lack of central leadership. Not only does the movement seem leaderless; it does not appear … Keep reading »
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Occupy Wall Street: Why Bother the Bankers?
“Blood-suckers of Wall Street” When he ran for president in 1948, Harry Truman complained of the “blood-suckers of Wall Street,” an unkind characterization of the upstanding bankers and financiers who manage … Keep reading »
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The 99% Occupy Wall Street
The entrapment and arrest of 700 peaceful Occupy Wall Street (OWS) activists on the Brooklyn Bridge has created a huge wave of support for their movement. The number of daytime … Keep reading »
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The Coming Battle: Healthcare Privatization and the Ontario Election
In the past, capitalists had given many aspects of healthcare a pass in Canada and Ontario. There was a general preference to leave medicare intact from the lower costs it … Keep reading »
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Ottawa Tar-Sands Protest: Reports and Impressions
I participated in the demonstration against the Alberta tar sands outside the Canadian Parliament here in Ottawa on September 26. As was widely reported, the civil disobedience component of the … Keep reading »
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Internal Fractions and the Right in Bolivia
A month has gone by since the people of the Territorio Indígena Parque Nacional Isiboro Sécure (TIPNIS as they are referred to in Bolivia) departed from Trinidad in the province … Keep reading »