Category: Social Movements
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Mexico’s Left Turn?: Mexico’s Election and Beyond in the Trump Era
Despite fierce opposition from big business and the media, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) was elected by an overwhelming majority as President of México on July 1 and has won … Watch video »
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Changes and Continuity: Four Decades of Industrial Relations in China
China’s economic reforms started exactly forty years ago. Labour scholars today are debating the extent to which labour relations and the labour movement in China have changed, and where they … Keep reading »
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The Days of Action w/ Sam Gindin
Episode 3: Sam Gindin is interviewed about how the Days of Action came to be organized, what their impact was, and the lessons they hold for us. Listen to audio »
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Working Class Movement Must Be Independent
South African Federation of Trade Unions says workers are not at summit to moan but to announce a radical and revolutionary programme. Keep reading »
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Ontario Fights Back: Recalling the Harris years
Canada, and its industrial heartland and largest province of Ontario, is far from immune from the right-wing populist forces gaining electoral ground and organizational force around the world. The June … Watch video »
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Slovenia’s Parliamentary Elections: A Xenophobic Right, a Fragmented Centre and a Rising Left
The outcome of the recent Slovenian elections shows a fragmented political landscape, a worrying increase in support for right-wing populism and luckily, an electoral gain for the left’s Levica party … Keep reading »
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Reading Europe’s Fault Lines
Notes from Europe as hard-Right populism enters Queen’s Park The rapid marching of the right in electoral politics, intellectual circles, and on the streets has become an undeniable feature of European … Keep reading »
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The Nightmare of Neoliberal Fascism – An interview with Henry A. Giroux
Mark Karlin (MK): Why is it important to have an historical understanding of fascism to shed light on the age of Trump? Henry A. Giroux (HG): The conditions leading to … Keep reading »
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Democracy and Ecological Crisis
Last fall 15,000 scientists issued a second dire notice to humanity that we are on a collision course with the limits of our planet. They concluded, “To prevent widespread misery, … Keep reading »
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Letter to the People of Brazil
For two months now, I have been unjustly incarcerated without having committed any crime. For two months I have been unable to travel the country I love, bringing the message … Keep reading »
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Landslide Victory for Abortion Rights in Ireland
“A stunning victory” was how I described the results from the referendum on removing the constitutional ban on abortion in an Irish Times article on Monday 28th. The vote for … Keep reading »
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MST Letter to the Brazilian People
Brazil is experiencing a deep economic, political, social and environmental crisis as a result of the international crisis of capitalism and the inability of this system to solve the contradictions … Keep reading »