Category: Social Movements
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Partners in Crime
Toronto — 12 December 2014. The Mexican state, North American Capitalism, and the 43 Missing Students The signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement came with the promise of prosperity … Watch video »
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Bolivia to Host 2015 Meeting of Social Movements to Fight Climate Change
In wake of UN’s COP20 Failure, ALBA Summit Backs Proposal to Draft Alternative Plan Meeting in Havana December 14, the 13th summit of ALBA leaders endorsed a Bolivian proposal to host … Keep reading »
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The 10th Asia-Europe People’s Forum Call to Action
The 10th Asia Europe People’s Forum (AEPF), representing citizens, people and social movements from Asia and Europe (which met on 10th to 12th of October 2014 in Milan, Italy), urges … Keep reading »
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Dining Out in Dinkytown
Remembering the Minneapolis Truckers’ Strikes of 1934 If you are in Minneapolis, after a hard day’s night, the place to go for a morning pick-me-up is Al’s Breakfast. Or so I … Keep reading »
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Crisis and Class-Struggle in Slovenia
The Growing Momentum of Socialist Politics For many liberal spectators, Slovenia was for a long time considered a success story of transition from a ‘socialist dictatorship’ into a ‘parliamentary democracy’ based … Keep reading »
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Neoliberalism and the Far Right
Toronto — 24 September 2014. Presentations by: Greg Albo is co-editor of Socialist Register. Bill Fletcher Jr is co-author of Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor.
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Students Unfurl the ‘Umbrella Revolution’ in Hong Kong
The largest student demonstrations and occupations in Hong Kong’s history is currently unfurling – what is increasingly being called the “Umbrella Revolution” in reference to the sea of umbrellas being … Keep reading »
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The Russian Far Right
The current crisis in Ukraine has, among other things, highlighted the issue of nationalism in the former Soviet republics, and in particular extreme right nationalism. The politics of the Euromaidan … Keep reading »
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Working Class Politics After the NDP
Introduction: Crisis in Labour Politics The issue that we can’t ignore this Labour Day is the disorientation in our movement’s politics. List the issues working people are most concerned about today … Keep reading »
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Understanding the Civil War in Ukraine
The Ukrainian conflict, like most political phenomena, is multi-dimensional and highly complex. As such, it calls for a holistic – dialectical, if you wish – approach. But to judge by … Keep reading »
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Not In My Name
I am proud to join more than 250 Jewish Holocaust survivors and descendants of survivors in condemning “the massacre of Palestinians in Gaza” and “the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian … Keep reading »
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If Palestinians Were Human Beings
Today the struggle for people of conscience appears to be less about convincing people that Israel is committing war crimes against Palestinians or grossly violating international law. Instead the struggle … Keep reading »