Category: Theory
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Launching the Socialist Register 2013
Chaired by Leo Panitch. Panel discussion with book contributors: Joan Sangster teaches History and Gender and Women’s Studies at Trent University Meg Luxton is Professor and Director of the Graduate … Watch video »
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The Left in Europe: From Social Democracy to the Crisis in the Euro Zone
An Interview with Leo Panitch Leo Panitch is the Canada Research Chair in Comparative Political Economy and a Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science at York University in Toronto. He is … Keep reading »
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The Crisis and the Myth of Canadian Exceptionalism
Michael A. Lebowitz is Professor emeritus of Economics at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, and the author of, most recently, The Socialist Alternative: Real Human Development, and The Contradictions … Keep reading »
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The Rise and Fall of the Welfare State
Asbjørn Wahl argues that the welfare state should be seen as the result of a class compromise forged in the 20th century. Recorded ion Toronto, 15 November 2012. Watch video »
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The Left in Government — A Strategic Project
Latin America and Europe Compared To Be in Office, But Not in Power The experiences from having had left political parties in government in Europe in the era of neoliberalism have not … Keep reading »
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The Concept of ‘Fairness’: Possibilities, Limits, Possibilities
Critical Social Research Collaborative (CSRC) – the Fourth Annual Conference in Critical Social Research: Faultlines of Revolution! Keynote address by Michael A. Lebowitz: The Concept of “Fairness”: Possibilities, Limits, Possibilities. … Watch video »
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The Greek Left and the Rise of the Neo-Fascist Golden Dawn
For the past months there has been an intense debate both in Greece but also in international media regarding the rise of the neo-fascist Golden Dawn in Greece. The reason … Keep reading »
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Turning Despair Into Hate
Greece is in a grueling downward economic spiral with massive political and social ramifications. Aspects of Greek society are literally falling apart at the seams. Across the whole eurozone – … Keep reading »
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Occupy Socialism
Vancouver — 29 September 2012. Alternatives to Economic Inequality, Imperialist War and Ecological Destruction View complete playlist (in 3 parts) or watch individual parts here: Part 2 (20 mins) and Part … Watch video »
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Social Democracy After the Cold War
Edited by Bryan Evans and Ingo Schmidt, published by AU Press. Guest speaker: Leo Panitch. Offering a comparative look at social democratic experience since the Cold War, the volume examines … Watch video »
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Cockburn and Vidal: a Dying Breed
In just the last few weeks, the radical left has lost two of its most important, elegant and eccentric voices, Alexander Cockburn and Gore Vidal. Much (virtual) ink has already … Keep reading »
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Overture: The Conductor and the Conducted
The following is an excerpt from Michael Lebowitz’s new book, The Contradictions of “Real Socialism”: the Conductor and the Conducted, Monthly Review Press, 2012. It is posted with the kind … Keep reading »