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Death Spiral in Zimbabwe
Mediation, Violence and the GNU Would it not be easier In that case for the government To dissolve the people And elect another? — Bertolt Brecht, 1953. In March 2008 Zimbabweans … Keep reading »
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Pan-Africanists: Our Collective Duty to Zimbabwe
Experiences in Guyana, in Kenya and in Zimbabwe have taught us that it is a mistake to adopt western standards of victory as our own, write Horace Campbell and Eusi … Keep reading »
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‘Dare Anyone Say a Word?’: The CLC Convention of 2008
There is always something unsettling about people who say one thing and do another. There is for one thing the hypocrisy. Then, there is the uncertainty. It only takes a … Keep reading »
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Canadian Workers Demand Immediate End to War in Afghanistan
On 29 May 2008, the delegates at the national convention of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), representing more than three million workers from every region of Canada and Quebec, voted … Keep reading »
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Disaster in the Making: Canada Concludes Its Free Trade Agreement With Colombia
What’s the monetary value of a Colombian trade unionist’s life? As it turns out, it depends on how many are killed in a given year since the potential fines the … Keep reading »
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Falling Wages, High Prices and the Failure of an Export-Oriented Economy
In April 2008, after a wave of protests over low wages and high food prices, including an attempt to generate a general strike by many workers and social activists on … Keep reading »
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Building its Ties to Colombia: Canada’s Imperial Adventure in the Andes
On May 5th, 2008 Canada’s Trade Minister, David Emerson, proudly declared that Canada is “very close” to concluding free trade negotiations with Colombia. According to Foreign Affairs officials, a deal … Keep reading »
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Learning Some Lessons from Michigan’s Auto Jobs Crisis
The evidence of manufacturing job loss on a massive scale in Ontario where the Canadian auto industry is concentrated is clear and undeniable. Nonetheless a question must be asked. Is … Keep reading »
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Building Labour Solidarity with Palestine
In July 2005, over 170 Palestinian organizations urged the world to adopt a campaign of boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel in the manner of South Africa Apartheid. This … Keep reading »
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Food Crisis II – Capitalism, Agribusiness, and the Food Sovereignty Alternative
When food riots broke out in Haiti last month, the first country to respond was Venezuela. Within days, planes were on their way from Caracas, carrying 364 tons of badly … Keep reading »
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Race and Policing: Inquiry into Police Killing of Frank Paul Shows Power of Protest
On December 5, 1998 a Vancouver police officer dragged Frank Paul, a 47-year-old Mik’maq man, soaking wet and unconscious, from the downtown holding cells and dumped him in an alley … Keep reading »
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The CAW and Panic Bargaining: Early Opening at the Big Three
In the face of a deteriorating economic climate and concerns about the ‘investment competitiveness’ of Canadian plants, the CAW leadership made a startling move this spring. It had an air … Keep reading »