Category: Social Movements
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Whither Left Electoral Politics in Toronto?
Analysis of municipal elections and prospects for electing independent left candidates. Keep reading »
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Anti-Regime Protests in Iran
Three statements on the latest anti-regime protests in Iran. Mass protests in over 50 cities across Iran have been taking place since December 28th amid heavy security to raise people’s voices against massive poverty, skyrocketing cost of living, vast corruption and embezzlement by officials on all levels as well as brutal political repression. Keep reading »
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In South Africa, Ramaphosa Rises as Lonmin Expires
Monday night’s internal African National Congress (ANC) presidential election of Cyril Ramaphosa – with a razor-thin 51 per cent majority of nearly 4800 delegates – displaced but did not resolve a fight between two bitterly-opposed factions. On the one hand are powerful elements friendly to so-called “White Monopoly Capital,” and on the other are outgoing ANC president Jacob Zuma’s allies led by Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, his ex-wife and former African Union chairperson. Keep reading »
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Jeremy Corbyn’s Geneva Speech
British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaking in Geneva in honor of International Human Rights Day cited the need to: “Build a new social and economic system with human rights and justice at its core. Deliver climate justice and a better way to live together on this planet.” Keep reading »
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Election 2018: a Battle Over #Fightfor15
The 2018 Ontario provincial election will be fought over many issues. Liberal Kathleen Wynne’s unpopularity as Premier, Progressive Conservative Party Leader Patrick Brown’s flip-flopping on major issues, the election of … Keep reading »
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Doug Henwood and Hilary Wainwright – Insurgent Left, Resurgent Labour?
The relative success of the Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn campaigns have put left politics back on the political map. This panel seeks to explore the role that the labour … Watch video »
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Where to Begin?
Lessons from the Fight for $15 Beyond North America Jonathan Rosenblum lives in Seattle, Washington, and is a member of UAW 1981/National Writers Union. He is the author of Beyond $15: … Keep reading »
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Deena Ladd and Jonathan Rosenblum – The Fight for 15 – What Next?
For those of us in unions, the Fight for $15 and Fairness means using all of the tools at our disposal to defend what we still have – at the … Watch video »
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Toward a New Model Young Labour
Preface to Proposal Following decades of neoliberalism, where a massive redistribution of wealth and power has taken place in favour of the rich, the capitalist system now finds itself in serious … Keep reading »
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Thomas Sankara Commemoration
30th Commemoration of the Assassination of Thomas Sankara: Which way forward for Africa & the Caribbean? Thomas Sankara, Pan-African revolutionary and former President of Burkina Faso (1983-1987) had a vision … Watch video »
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Reinventing the World Social Forum?
The World Social Forum (WSF) met for the first time in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 2001. This was an event of extraordinary importance. It signaled an alternative form of globalization … Keep reading »
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There is no ‘Cult of Corbyn’ – This is a Movement Preparing for Power
Everyone sensed the new energy at Labour Party conference this year. More cynical pundits referred to it as “giddy with optimism” (the Guardian’s editorial), or “support bordering on hysteria” (Simon … Keep reading »