Category: Social Movements
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From Protest to Disruption
Frances Fox Piven has spent decades writing about and participating in social movements in the United States. She was gracious enough to sit down for an interview with Chris Maisano, … Keep reading »
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Occupy Wall Street: Beyond the Rhetoric
One of the distinguishing features of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement is its apparent lack of central leadership. Not only does the movement seem leaderless; it does not appear … Keep reading »
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Occupy Wall Street: Why Bother the Bankers?
“Blood-suckers of Wall Street” When he ran for president in 1948, Harry Truman complained of the “blood-suckers of Wall Street,” an unkind characterization of the upstanding bankers and financiers who manage … Keep reading »
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The 99% Occupy Wall Street
The entrapment and arrest of 700 peaceful Occupy Wall Street (OWS) activists on the Brooklyn Bridge has created a huge wave of support for their movement. The number of daytime … Keep reading »
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Public Services, Good Jobs and the Ontario Election
Meeting chaired by Nancy Pridham; presentations by John Cartwright, Cathy Crowe, Deena Ladd, Sandy Hudson, Carolyn Egan, and Alan Sears. Recorded in Toronto, 28 September 2011. Watch video »
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Stop Ford’s Cuts
Toronto — 10 September 2011. The idea is simple: Torontonians meet in the park and lay out a People’s Declaration – a clear set of demands to deliver to City … Watch video »
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One World, One Revolution
Athens, Greece — 28 and 29 June 2011. New video on Greece and the European Union financial crisis, produced by RealDemocracy.gr. “Welcome to the civilization of fear. Where words have … Watch video »
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The Hope Bus Campaign: South Korean Workers Resist Layoffs
The Hope Bus Campaign is establishing itself as an icon of resistance to employment anxieties that are threatening worker and working-class livelihoods. The Hope Bus Campaign was launched with the … Keep reading »
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A People’s History of the Egyptian Revolution
No matter how it unfolds, the Egyptian revolution will go down in the history books as a defining moment in the 21st century. Millions of Egyptians brought down one of … Keep reading »
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How Do We Build a Bigger Left?
Toronto — 28 May 2011. Part 1: Monique Moisan is a leading member of Québec solidaire and a founder of À bâbord!, which is celebrating its 8th year of publication. … Watch video »
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A People’s Assembly: A Strategy for the Harper Years in Kingston
2011 is turning out to be ripe with paradoxes in Canada. The effects of the financial crisis of 2008 are now reverberating across Canadian society, as the financial crisis shifts … Keep reading »
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Radical Democracy and Popular Power
Ottawa — 5 March 2011. David McNally teaches Political Science at York University, Toronto and is a long-time activist in socialist and global justice movements. He is the author of … Watch video »