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Subjects of the New Corporate University: The Sabotage of Laurentian University
At about 10:28 p.m. on Sunday May 3rd, the other shoe dropped. Insolvency Court Justice Geoffrey B. Morawetz gave Laurentian University’s president what he had wished for: a ruling in … Keep reading »
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Understanding Development in a Global Value Chain World: Comparative Advantage or Monopoly Capital Theory?
The recent period of globalization – following the collapse of the Eastern bloc and the integration of China into the world economy – is in essence the period of global … Keep reading »
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India’s Pandemic Disaster: The Responsibility of Modi and the BJP
As infections and deaths mount at a terrifying pace in India, the prime minister’s culpability for the crisis has become startlingly clear. Keep reading »
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This May Day Even the Designation ‘Workers’ is Under Threat
Whenever it seems that corporations have gone as far as they can in expressing their disdain for workers and any degree of worker autonomy, they manage to come up with … Keep reading »
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Delivery Workers Rising Up Against Exploitation
Even before the crisis of the pandemic, food delivery companies have seen their profits skyrocket while their so-called ‘self-employed’ workers suffer rights violations and were banned from unionizing. Keep reading »
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Ukraine’s Practical Sabotage of the Minsk Accords
For several weeks and until very recently, Western media have sounded the alarm about a threatened Russian invasion of Ukraine. The stationing of Russian troops on Ukraine’s border, now ended, … Keep reading »
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Is Turkey’s MHP Really Against Military Coups?
Turkey’s history is littered with military coups and memorandums. Even when there is little danger of a coup, there is the continual propagating of the idea that a coup remains … Keep reading »
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The Imperialist Origins of Saudi Arabia
Why is Saudi Arabia, a Sunni absolute monarchy, enthusiastically supported by the West, considered a global promoter of ‘democracy’? This question is rarely asked. The apparent mismatch between liberal democracy … Keep reading »
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The Care Economy Statement
If COVID-19 has taught us nothing else, it is that we need a new approach to caring for each other in this country. And there is no better time to … Keep reading »
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Ecuador Election: From Rafael Correa to Guillermo Lasso via Lenin Moreno
On 11 April 2021, Guillermo Lasso, the right-wing candidate, defeated Andres Arauz, the candidate supported by Rafael Correa and part of the Left, by 52.4% vs 47.6% in the second … Keep reading »
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A People’s Public Transport Policy
Public transport is a vital service relied upon by millions of people all over the world. It is strategically important in the economic and social life of cities. Public transport … Keep reading »
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Solidarity with Kshama Sawant: Against the Seattle Elite’s Recall Campaign
A recall election allows citizens to vote out an elected official, after a process of garnering a certain percentage of names on a petition and clearing legal challenges. Recall elections … Keep reading »