Category: Public Goods
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The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Exposing the Plague of Neoliberalism
In a time of crisis, capitalism reveals itself as a disimagination machine whose underlying message is that the market provides the only forms of agency left. Keep reading »
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Transport and the Climate Crisis: Lessons for the Left
Jens Holm invites the European Left to discuss the transition to sustainable transport: how can topics as diverse as the digital revolution, the climate crisis, the future of our cities and global value chains be integrated in one discussion? Keep reading »
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Why Can’t Everyone Get Free COVID-19 Treatment?
Access to COVID-19 treatment is key to helping Americans combat the disease, as well as containing its spread. To their credit, on March 29, Humana and CIGNA – the fourth … Keep reading »
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Marx in the Era of Pandemic Capitalism
How could Karl Marx (1818 – 1883) help us interpret the current crisis? His theory of history offers critical resources to interpret the unprecedented crisis which is shaking the world today, while indicating at the same time that ‘the world after’ so much mentioned could only be anti-capitalist. Keep reading »
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Alberta Government Turns Hard to the Right
The Alberta United Conservative Party (UCP) Premier and his Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange have announced they are redirecting $128-million of K-12 education funding to the province’s COVID-19 response, following their decision to close schools on March 15th. Ms. LaGrange said “COVID-19 has changed both how we provide student learning, and the operational needs of the education system.” Keep reading »
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The Left Reflects on the Global Pandemic
Left-wing scholars, intellectuals, politicians, activists speak with transform! europe on the social, political and economic implications of the current pandemic crisis. Watch video »
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The Cost of This Pandemic Must Not Bankrupt the People
The global pandemic of COVID-19 has spread to almost every country on the planet earth. The virus will take many lives, disrupt communities and institutions, and leave behind trauma and … Keep reading »
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Call of the Indigenous Peoples, Afro-Descendants and Peoples’ Organizations of Latin America
The crisis that COVID-19 has provoked globally presents a crossroads to the peoples of Abya Yala – Latin America. The popular organizations are the first line of resistance against the … Keep reading »
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What Wall Street Doesn’t Want You to Know About Hospital Emergency Rooms
Doctor Ming Lin is the first emergency room doctor to be fired for going public with his concerns about poor hospital emergency room safety practices and shortages of medical supplies … Keep reading »
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Open Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau: Order the Use of the GM Oshawa Plant for Essential Medical Production
We call on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to issue an immediate order for the production of essential medical equipment and supplies in the Oshawa GM complex and related parts supplier … Keep reading »
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Capitalism, Coronavirus and the Road to Extinction
The Godzilla-like image of the virus Covid-19 has been haunting the world. Not only has the virus unraveled nightmarish possibilities leading to the extinction of millions of people, but it … Keep reading »
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COVID-19 and the Future of Public Transit
Whether we are frontline workers or relying on transit to get our groceries, we need public transit to keep us moving. But with ridership falling, some transit agencies are cutting back on service because they depend on fares for operating funding. Watch video »