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• The Israel Advocacy Push to “Reclaim” York University

  Putting Current Events in Context Toronto’s York University, the third-largest university in Canada, is a politically contradictory place. On the one hand, what can in broad terms be described as left … Keep reading »

  Anti-Racism  •  March 3, 2009  •  Dan Freeman-Maloy

• Why We Should All Support Israeli Apartheid Week

  This is the fifth consecutive year of Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW). Launched in Toronto, this week-long initiative hosts a string of lectures, film screenings, panels, demonstrations, cultural performances and other … Keep reading »

  Anti-Racism  •  March 2, 2009  •  Shadi Chaleshtoori

• From Global Finance to the Nationalization of the Banks

  Eight Theses on the Economic Crisis 1. The current economic crisis has to be understood in terms of the historical dynamics and contradictions of capitalist finance in the second half of … Keep reading »

  Economy  •  February 25, 2009  •  Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin

• Exposed: University of Toronto Suppresses Pro-Palestinian Activism

  The last few months have seen a global surge in support for the movement of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israeli Apartheid. Important solidarity actions have occurred across the … Keep reading »

  Anti-Racism  •  February 19, 2009  •  Liisa Schofield

• Academic Freedom Threatened in Ontario Universities

  The last two years have seen increasing efforts to limit advocacy of Palestinian rights at Canadian universities, amounting to a pattern of the suppression of freedom of speech and freedom … Keep reading »

  Canada  •  February 18, 2009  •  Margaret Aziza Pappano

• The Financial Crisis and American Power

  An Interview with Leo Panitch What is your assessment of the relationship between this serious financial crisis emerging foremost in the U.S. and American power and economic decline? I don’t think … Keep reading »

  Economy  •  February 16, 2009  •  Leo Panitch

• Why the Venezuelan Amendment Campaign Is So Important

  Sunday, 15 February, Venezuelans vote in a referendum on a proposed Constitutional Amendment that will allow for any candidate to stand for the Presidency, or indeed for any elective office, … Keep reading »

  Latin America  •  February 14, 2009  •  Diana Raby

• Why the U.S. Stimulus Package is Bound to Fail

  Much is to be gained by viewing the contemporary crisis as a surface eruption generated out of deep tectonic shifts in the spatio-temporal disposition of capitalist development. The tectonic plates … Keep reading »

  Economy  •  February 12, 2009  •  David Harvey
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  The Crisis in Gaza – Interview with Gilbert Achcar

  Daniel Finn: What do you think are the chief goals of Israeli strategy at present in their assault on the Gaza strip? Gilbert Achcar: Well that’s a complicated question actually, … Keep reading »

  International Relations, War/Peace  •  January 23, 2009  •  Gilbert Achcar

• Israel’s Message to Iran

  On January 17, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced a unilateral ceasefire, where Israel will stop its attacks but continue its military presence. “We have met and even surpassed our … Keep reading »

  International Relations  •  January 21, 2009  •  Shadi Chaleshtoori

• Toronto Janitors Organize for Rights, Respect and Justice

  As darkness falls in Toronto and tens of thousands of office workers pour out of the downtown skyscrapers, another army enters the buildings, quietly and unperceived – the night shift … Keep reading »

  Labour  •  January 18, 2009  •  John Riddell

• “We are All Palestinian”: Gaza, the War, and Global Solidarity

  Across the world, the Israeli bombardment of Gaza has been viewed with horror and outrage. The massive loss of human life in the densely-populated occupied territory has sparked worldwide condemnation … Keep reading »

  War/Peace  •  January 15, 2009  •  David Wiebe