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Political Openings: Class Struggle During and After the Pandemic
For some on the left, the economic breakthrough brought on by the pandemic was the general consensus, not least among economists, for an astonishing increase in fiscal spending. Relative to … Keep reading »
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Socialism and Accountability
History teaches us nothing, so said Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Andrea Nahles, to justify discontinuing the SPD’s Historical Commission. Long ago, Rosa Luxemburg took the opposite position: “history is … Keep reading »
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Contradictions of the Belarus Protest: What We Can Learn
The crisis in Belarus is intensifying, and even if Alexander Lukashenko manages to retain his hold on power, his authority will remain precarious. In this country’s society, an understanding of … Keep reading »
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The GM Lands: Renaissance or Ongoing Catastrophe?
Since 2010, the site of the former GM components plant on Ontario Street in St. Catharines has sat idle. The facility that once employed thousands was sold in 2014 to … Keep reading »
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Augmenting the Left: Challenging the Right, Reimagining Transformation
The ongoing wave of action for the defunding and abolition of armed police has provoked a familiar yet unresolved series of questions for the left. Momentous though the movement may … Keep reading »
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Donald Trump: A New Emperor of the Lumpenproletariat?
In The Dangerous Class: The Concept of the Lumpenproletariat (University of Michigan Press, forthcoming 2020), I argue that US President Donald Trump should be understood as a “Prince of the … Keep reading »
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The MST on the Crisis in Brazil: Economy, Education and Politics
The pandemic has accelerated the consequences of the crisis on people, the forms of labor exploitation and natural goods. Keep reading »
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How We Move Is How We Survive
A Statement for Free and Just Transit Free Transit Toronto, Free Transit Ottawa, Courage, Climate Justice Toronto, and others The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected public transit in cities and towns across … Keep reading »
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On the Eviction of 450 families from Quilombo Campo Grande, Brazil
During the second week of August in Brazil, the ruthlessness of state violence by the government of President Jair Bolsonaro was on full display against the Quilombo Campo Grande community … Keep reading »
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Havana Once Again Under Quarantine
Introduction Last month The Bullet published a report on Cuba’s remarkable success in meeting the threat of COVID-19, “Cuba in the Last Stretch of the Pandemic.” At the time there … Keep reading »
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Revolution Means Taking Care of the Future
Thinking a socialist future implies imagining what this future might look like, and then asking how we can get there. Utopia, as conceived by revolutionary theory, implies a pragmatic aspect … Keep reading »
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International Aid to Lebanon Must Not Enforce Neoliberalism
As activists in the international CADTM network we were deeply moved when hearing of the disastrous explosions that hit Beirut on Tuesday 4 August. In this press release we want … Keep reading »