Category: Social Movements
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The Roots and Contours of Worker Rebellion in a Changing China
It is impossible to ignore the large and growing wave of worker strikes and protests now rocking China. Just last year there were over 2700 actions, double the numbers of … Keep reading »
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Austerity Gathers Pace in Volatile South Africa
A wedge is being quickly driven through Pretoria’s political elite, splitting even those who worked closely in the murky 1980s Durban spy scene during the fight against apartheid. Amongst the … Keep reading »
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An Iranian Classic: For the Continuation of the Dictatorship, Long Live Elections!
Iran’s parliamentary elections for the Islamic Consultative Assembly were held in parallel with the elections for the Assembly of Experts on 26 February. Iran is one of the main actors … Keep reading »
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Movement Intersections Across Palestinian, Indigenous, and Black Struggles Toronto — 8 March 2016. First launched in Toronto in 2005, IAW has grown to become one of the most important global events … Watch video »
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Is South America’s ‘Progressive Cycle’ At an End?
In this ambitious and compelling overview of the strategic and programmatic issues at stake in South America today, Argentine political economist Claudio Katz expands on many of the observations he … Keep reading »
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Launching the Socialist Register 2016: The Politics of the Right
It is becoming increasingly clear that we are at one of those historical moments that compel socialists to undertake a serious calibration of the political forces amassing on the right. … Watch video »
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Palestinian Popular Resistance: Building (BDS)/ Student Movement
Toronto — 12 January 2016. A new generation of Palestinians is marching on the footsteps of previous generations, rising up against Israel’s brutal, decades-old system of occupation, settler colonialism and … Watch video »
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The “New Turkey’s” Test With Freedom of Thought and Expression: Resurgent Fascism?
The petition by the “Academicians for Peace” in Turkey has resulted in an assault against the academic community of the country, which resembles the practices of the military junta of … Keep reading »
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A New Political Situation in Latin America: What Lies Ahead?
Two recent events – the second-round victory on November 22 of right-wing candidate Mauricio Macri in Argentina’s presidential election, and the December 6 victory of the right-wing Democratic Unity Roundtable, … Keep reading »
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After Paris: Unify Fights Against Austerity and Climate Change
The Climate Summit in Paris has once again reminded us of how vulnerable we are on planet earth. However, humanity is faced with a number of deep and challenging crises: … Keep reading »
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“What We’ve Achieved So Far”
An interview with Jeremy Corbyn Hilary Wainwright and Leo Panitch in conversation with Jeremy Corbyn, the new leader of the UK Labour Party. They talk about the meaning of ‘new politics’, … Keep reading »
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From Greece to Portugal to Corbyn’s Labour Party
Openings and Closures on the European Left Toronto — 1 November 2015. After decades of uninterrupted neoliberal austerity across Europe, in recent years a new left alternative has begun to take … Watch video »