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Globalization’s Corroding Edifice
The World Bank’s World Development Report (WDR), published every year since 1978, plays a similar role to that of the state of the union address in the US, in which … Keep reading »
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Global Economic Volatility and Socio-Political Reactions
Trade and currency wars, financial volatility and economic turbulence are now the most important features of the world economy. The elements of a new international financial crisis are in place. … Keep reading »
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Stop Backing a Corrupt, Repressive and Illegitimate Haitian President
Open letter calling on the Canadian government to stop backing a corrupt, repressive and illegitimate Haitian president In recent months, Haitians have demonstrated their overwhelming opposition to President Jovenel Moïse. There … Keep reading »
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After the Federal Election: the Dangers and Challenges that Lie Ahead
It is still early to interpret fully the results of Canada’s October 21 federal election. But behind the immediate results some trends are clear. Canada’s Federal Election, 2019 2019 2015 … Keep reading »
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Revolution and Counterrevolution in Rojava
As I write, the revolution in Rojava is under existential threat. This threat was aggravated by a controversial roller coaster of recent events. After a late Sunday night phone conversation … Keep reading »
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Class Struggle in Chile: President Piñera At War With His Own People
Chile has been held up for decades as South America’s clearest example of the stability possible when neoliberal policies are adopted and implemented as if they were religious tenets. The … Keep reading »
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Bolivian Horizons: An Interview with Pablo Solón
Jeffery R. Webber interviews Pablo Solón about the recent elections in Bolivia. Keep reading »
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Rough and Plenty: A Memorial
Exploring the parallel processes of dispossession in the Scottish Clearances and Canada’s East coast fishery. Keep reading »
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Catalan Independence Leaders Sentenced to Heavy Jail Terms
The savage sentences handed down by Spain’s Supreme Court against nine Catalan independence leaders have been denounced by political leaders in Quebec, including Premier François Legault. In the forefront are … Keep reading »
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Free Public Transit is Key to a Green New Deal: Free Transit for Toronto
Expansion of public transportation must be central to a just transition, but the subject has been almost entirely missing from the election discussion. Keep reading »
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Indigenous Rising in Ecuador and International Solidarity
After 11 days of an indigenous-led national general strike and state repression, an agreement was achieved by both parties on the night of October 13th #SOSEcuador Keep reading »
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The Red Scare and the Death of Stalin
An excerpt from Holocaust to Resistance: My Journey by Suzanne Berliner Weiss (pp. 45-47). Weiss’s book, released this month by Fernwood Publishers, tells of her eight decades of engagement with … Keep reading »