Category: Social Movements
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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 »
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South African Student Protesters Win First Big Victory
Decolonization, Race and Class Politics Fused in Epic Battle The university students have been furious, as their cry “Fees must fall!” rang out on campuses and sites of political power across … Keep reading »
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Corbyn’s Labour
“Leaps! Breaks in Gradualness. Leaps! Leaps!” — V.I. Lenin, “Conspectus of Hegel’s Science of Logic,” Collected Works, volume 38 p.123. Lenin’s excitement at his rediscovery of Hegel as he grappled … Keep reading »
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Beyond Parliamentarism: Historical Bases and Prospects for Corbynism
Who would have thought? Britain, of all places – that island so often lamented to be devoid of revolutionary history and thought, the land of Fabianism without Marxism, the home … Keep reading »
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Fighting Class War While ‘Walking on Two Legs’
There’s an apartment building in Dorchester that used to be a safe and affordable place to live for working-class families in Boston. But after a corporate landlord bought it in … Keep reading »
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Can Jeremy Corbyn Redeem the Labour Party?
“Of political parties claiming socialism to be their aim, the Labour Party has always been one of the most dogmatic – not about socialism, but about the parliamentary system.” That’s … Keep reading »
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The Pope’s Message in Bolivia and to the World
Report by a Canadian participant In retrospect, it must be said that the College of Cardinals made an astute decision in 2013 when they chose Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina as … Keep reading »
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Democratic Rebellion: Some Lessons From the Municipal and Regional Elections in Spain
Barcelona and Madrid are won. With Ada Colau and Manuela Carmena, two women will now occupy the mayoralties of both metropolises. Barcelona en Comú and Ahora Madrid were the names … Keep reading »
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Spain: ‘Popular Unity’ Councils Sworn In Amid Huge Enthusiasm
The squares in front of scores of town halls across the Spanish state were jam-packed with enthusiastic crowds on June 13. Tens of thousands had gathered to celebrate the inauguration … Keep reading »
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Meet the Women of the HDP: Gender, Resistance and Radical Democracy
“We are women; We are youth; We are the rainbow; We are children; We are defenders of democracy; We are representatives of all identities; We are defenders of a free … Keep reading »
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Beyond the Criticism of Religion
“I think 9-11 [was] the first break in this planetary system. Now this is the second thing, which is the deep paradox. Where did [this break] come from? Maoism? Marxism? … Keep reading »
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France: Changes in the Political Landscape
The French situation has often been approached as an ‘exception’ in Europe. We speak of the French exception, referring to a history still marked by the French Revolution of 1789. … Keep reading »