Category: Social Movements
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The Egyptian Uprising and Workers’ Grievances
It is too early to give an explanation for the Egyptian revolt. Much still needs to be understood about the character and the driving forces behind this sustained mass mobilization, … Keep reading »
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From Cairo to Dakar to Durban, Another World Actually Is Possible!
Last week’s World Social Forum (WSF) in Dakar, Senegal, ended up riotously happy thanks to the eviction of a universally-hated Egyptian Pharoah, after near-debilitating logistical disasters at the event’s outset. … Keep reading »
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The Workers, Middle Class, Military Junta and the Permanent Revolution
Since yesterday (11 February 2011), and actually earlier, middle-class activists have been urging Egyptians to suspend the protests and return to work, in the name of patriotism, singing some of … Keep reading »
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Egypt’s Uprising: Not Just a Question of ‘Transition’
The events of the last weeks are one of those historical moments where the lessons of many decades can be telescoped into a few brief moments and seemingly minor occurrences … Keep reading »
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Whither Egypt? Gilbert Achcar interviewed by Farooq Sulehria
Farooq Sulehria (FS): Do you think that Mubarak’s pledge on February 1st not to contest the next election represented a victory for the movement, or was it just a trick … Keep reading »
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Assessing Current Struggles
Toronto — 29 January 2011. The opening panel on Saturday includes key activists from different sections of the working class movement: representatives of non-union generally precarious workers, the public sector, … Watch video »
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Tomorrow’s Tunis and Egypt: Reform or Revolution?
Arab uprisings are taking place with the historical speed of light. I began writing this piece following the downfall of Tunisian dictator Ben Ali and closed with the imminent downfall … Keep reading »
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Interview with Hossam el-Hamalawy
Mark LeVine, professor of History at UC Irvine, managed to catch up with blogger Hossam el-Hamalawy via Skype to get a first-hand account of events unfolding in Egypt. Mark LeVine: … Keep reading »
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A European Strategy for the Left
The global effects of the crisis have been made even worse by what is happening in Europe. For thirty years the contradictions of capitalism have been overcome with the help … Keep reading »
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Student Protests and the Emerging Discontent of Youth
The “iPod generation” have long been written off as apathetic, pampered wasters; a collection of illiterate Nathan Barleys draining their parents resources. Yet, from the storming of Tory HQ to … Keep reading »
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Austerity, Disabilities and Union Rights: Opposing Bill 83
On the twenty-eighth of October, a bill passed Second Reading in the Ontario Legislature, a bill that is a clear danger to the labour movement’s ability to win fair contracts … Keep reading »
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Capitalism and Confrontation
Ottawa — 19 March 2010. Keynote address by Bryan Palmer, Trent University. Recorded at the 2nd Annual Conference of the Critical Social Research Collaborative (CSRC).