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Message to the U.S. – Blame the Wars, not China
There is a growing chorus of voices in the media and the academy singling out the actions of the Chinese state as central to the dilemmas of the world economy. … Keep reading »
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European Monetary Union: Muddling Through, Falling Apart, Going Where?
Springtime in Athens, Dublin in the fall. Lisbon next time or Madrid? The sparks of public deficits, foreign debt, and soaring risk premiums have lit a fire of fiscal and … Keep reading »
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Student Protests and the Emerging Discontent of Youth
The “iPod generation” have long been written off as apathetic, pampered wasters; a collection of illiterate Nathan Barleys draining their parents resources. Yet, from the storming of Tory HQ to … Keep reading »
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France: Not Victorious, But Not Defeated
It is now possible to begin to draw a tentative balance sheet of the vast movement against the reform (or more exactly, counter-reform) of the pension system in France over … Keep reading »
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‘Ask Afghans what would help them, don’t ask Karzai’
Mike Skinner, co-founder of the Afghanistan-Canadian Research Group and a researcher at the York Centre for International and Security Studies in Toronto, believes a simple question is being left out … Keep reading »
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‘Climate Capitalism’ Won At Cancun – Everyone Else Loses
The December 11 closure of the 16th Conference of the Parties – the global climate summit – in balmy Cancun, Mexico was portrayed by most participants and mainstream journalists as … Keep reading »
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Free Transit and Movement Building
The demonstrations surrounding the G20 summit in Toronto unfolded more or less as scripted. The state spent obscene amounts of public money to install security cameras in Toronto’s streets, build … Keep reading »
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Risks in Expanding Non-state Enterprises in the Cuban Economy
This article is intended to call attention to the most important negative consequences that the recently announced decision to permit free hiring of salaried labour could generate in Cuban society. … Keep reading »
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Thousands Protest Irish Nightmare Economy
Last weekend in Ireland, thousands of people demonstrated against austerity measures and against bearing the burden of the Irish crisis. Just how did the Irish miracle turn into the Irish … Keep reading »
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Climate Inaction Conference
“If Cancún delivers nothing, or not much, then the UN process is in danger.” So said Connie Hedegaard, the European commissioner for climate action, ahead of the UN-sponsored climate change … Keep reading »
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Extension of Afghan Military Deployment Stirs Debate and Protests in Canada
On November 11, Remembrance Day, Canada’s prime minister Stephen Harper announced that his government has unilaterally decided, without even a debate or vote in Parliament, to extend Canada’s military “mission” … Keep reading »
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Canadian Imperalism Stumbles Onward
Imperialism is obviously not always conducted with the frightening roar and unmistakeable destruction of shock and awe. In such moments does the power and horror of imperialism become crystal clear. … Keep reading »