Category: Economy
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Climate Finance and the Limits of Market Fundamentalism
On December 18, 2024, we spoke with Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood, a senior researcher at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), a research institute that contributes to the debates across Canada … Keep reading »
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Trump’s Threats Expose Canada’s Utter Dependency On The US
The immediate task for Canada should be to delink from the United States and the American Empire. Keep reading »
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Das Kapital – A Cold Case
Das Kapital is one of those crime novels where readers know early on who the villain is. Whether or not he is caught remains an open question until the end. … Keep reading »
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The Two Faces of Government ‘Largesse’
Vulgar political partisanship and crass hand-outs to corporate welfare bums. Keep reading »
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A Prime Competitor: Understanding Amazon’s Market Power
A large body of scholarship has emerged in recent years attempting to assess if Amazon is a monopoly. Such accounts generally define monopoly in terms of the neoclassical “quantity theory … Keep reading »
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Short clip: Fall and Rise of American Finance
Authors Scott Aquanno and Steve Maher talk about: 0:00 The importance of analysing the financial system 0:40 The Fall and Rise of American Finance 1:00 Challenge the left – finance … Watch video »
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Book launch: The Fall and Rise of American Finance
With authors Scott Aquanno and Steve Maher. Moderated by Lenart Nici. Recorded in Toronto, 27 April, 2024. The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is proud to present the launch … Watch video »
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The Budget and the Canadian Housing Market: Another Ruined Dinner Party
Chrystia Freeland put on her best smile to introduce two new bonbons she hopes will sweeten the lives of Canada’s first-time home buyers. On 11 April, Canada’s deputy prime minister … Keep reading »
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The Power of Finance Is Inherent to Capitalism
Analysts of financialization often present it as a sign of capitalist decline, yet the rise of finance has actually strengthened capitalist domination. The only way to challenge this power is by converting finance into a public utility. Keep reading »
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Neoliberalism is Canada’s Real Productivity Problem
The left should not discount the importance of raising productivity, but more of the same economic policies is not the answer. Keep reading »
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Bidenomics and the Left
“There’s something happening hereBut what it is ain’t exactly clear.” – “For What It’s Worth,” Buffalo Springfield. The Other Crisis The go-to crises of the socialist left have been “American declinism” … Keep reading »
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Cementing Neo-Colonial Relations: the EU–Mercosur ‘Free’ Trade Deal
“EU and Mercosur leaders ignore the voice of the people to push forward with toxic deal,” declared the Stop EU-Mercosur campaign alliance, a coalition of more than 450 organisations from … Keep reading »