Category: Public Goods
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Student Debt and the American Dream
This interview is part of a larger piece on the student debt crisis in America the author wrote as an assignment for one of his classes at the Graduate School … Keep reading »
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Labour in the Time of Cholera and Cancer
A recent book, The Body Economic: Why Austerity Kills, makes the reasonable point that, “the price of austerity can be measured in human lives.”[1] Austerity programs have obvious negative impacts … Keep reading »
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Health Care Spending In Ontario Continues to Decline
Contrary to the hysteria from conservatives, health care spending continues to decline as a percentage of the provincial budget. Last year, health care accounted for 38.5 per cent of total … Keep reading »
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Fare Increases to Pay for New Transit in Toronto
Punishing those who can least afford to pay Metrolinx, the Greater Toronto Area’s regional transit authority, has released a short list of revenue tools that they will consider using to help … Keep reading »
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European Trade Unions and the Struggle for Public Services
The public sector is a key battleground for a progressive trade union strategy and for an alternative to neoliberalism in Europe. On the one hand the existence of a public … Keep reading »
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New Occupational Breast Cancer Study Challenges the Cancer Establishment
As part of a team of international researchers, we have produced a new epidemiological study[1] on the causes of breast cancer. This study adds considerable weight to a growing body … Keep reading »
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The Crisis of the European Welfare State
An interview with Asbjørn Wahl Vladimir Simovic and Darko Vesic (VS and DV): Norway is considered as one of the most successful (economically, socially, etc.) countries in Europe and beyond. As … Keep reading »
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Privatization and Public Transit in Toronto
The 2012 Provincial Auditor’s Report on Metrolinx Metrolinx, a Government of Ontario agency, has a mandate to “co-ordinate and integrate all modes of transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area” … Keep reading »
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Beyond Toronto’s Transit Crisis
Toronto — 20 January 2013. How can our campaign contribute to Toronto’s transit movement and help transform the city? How could our demand for free and accessible public transit promote … Watch video »
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Bus Stewards Win More Routes Through Alliance with Riders
New York City transit workers ran a winning campaign when we turned to community organizing in our fight against cuts in service. The cuts to bus service were severe: 38 … Keep reading »
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Free and Accessible Transit Now!
Toward A Red-Green Vision for Toronto Transit is a critical issue for people in Toronto, as in all major urban areas. More is at stake than reducing traffic congestion and gridlock. … Keep reading »
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Think About the Transportation Sector
Superstorm Sandy has made it clear that no matter how hard some politicians try to ignore climate change, climate change will not ignore them – or any of us. More … Keep reading »