Category: International Relations
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A Revolution on the Periphery of Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina on Fire
On 7 February, government buildings were on fire all over Bosnia and Herzegovina. The people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, silent for a long time, finally decided to speak their minds. … Keep reading »
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Lineages of Revolt – Capitalism in the Middle East
Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book and what are its key themes? Adam Hanieh (AH): The book was written over the course of 2011 and 2012 and was … Keep reading »
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Mass Protests Grow as Military Drags Egypt Back to Dictatorship
The military-dominated regime that seized power in Egypt in July 2013 has escalated its attacks on freedom and democracy in the country. A series of pronouncements were issued in late … Keep reading »
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Fifteen Years of Postal Service Liberalization in Europe
The Precarization of Employment and Working Conditions In 2013, a fifteen year process of the liberalization of postal services in the European Union came to a preliminary end as the last … Keep reading »
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Warsaw Climate Talks Go Up in Smoke
“The smell of inaction” is how Dipti Bhatnagar, Friends of the Earth Mozambique’s international program director for climate justice and energy, summed up the atmosphere inside the giant Narodowy Stadium … Keep reading »
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Elections in Nepal and Questions for People’s Struggles
After a decade long insurgency with thousands killed, the Nepalese Maoist movement entered a new political phase of contesting the formal political process and promising peace and development. They entered … Keep reading »
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Belgium: Class Trade Unionism Seeks Political Expression
In the social and political history of Belgium, May 1, 2012, could mark a milestone. On that day the leaders of the Charleroi regional branch of the socialist trade union FGTB/ABVV publicly broke with the social-democratic party and called for a rallying of the left to the perspective of a new broad, anti-capitalist force to the left of the Parti Socialiste (PS) and the Greens. Keep reading »
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Toronto Transit Bans ‘Disappearing Palestine’ Ad Claiming Risk of Anti-Jewish Violence
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has rejected a group’s bus ad showing Israel’s expropriation of Palestinian land over time, claiming the ad could incite anti-Jewish discrimination and violence. The ad, … Keep reading »
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Understanding Globalization
Toronto — 19 October 2013. Presentations by: Sam Gindin, co-author with Leo Panitch of The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy of American Empire. David McNally, author of Global … Watch video »
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Prospects for a Continental Workers’ Movement: A Friendly Debate
The two articles that follow are part of a debate on the prospects and problems of building international working-class solidarity and struggle. They focus on these issues for the case … Keep reading »
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The Norwegian National Election
Europe’s Most Leftist Government Defeated by Right-Wing Coalition The red-green coalition government in Norway, whose political platform when it took power in 2005 was called the most progressive in Europe, experienced … Keep reading »
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The German Election, 2013
Interview with Katja Kipping, co-chair of Die Linke Stefan Huth (SH): The national election is in full swing – how has it been going for Die Linke so far? Which issues … Keep reading »