Category: Theory
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Marx and the Global South
Toronto, May 15, 2010. Moderated by Shahrzad Mojab. Part 1: Vijay Prashad: George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Professor of International Studies, Trinity College, Hartford. Prashad … Watch video »
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Visioning Otherwise
Toronto, April 18, 2010. This presentation and discussion address some of the lessons and limitations of historic and contemporary (Canadian and international) visions of a world without capitalism. The panel … Watch video »
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Is Marx Back?
Toronto – 19 February 2010. A public interview with Leo Panitch by Ian Morrison of the Platypus Affiliated Society. The economic crisis, as many commentators and critics are quick to … Watch video »
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Socialism: the Goal, the Paths and the Compass
[Presentation of “El Socialismo no Cae del Cielo: Un Neuvo Comienzo” at the 2010 Havana Book Fair, 18 February 2010.] There’s an old saying that if you don’t know where … Keep reading »
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The Path to Human Development: Capitalism or Socialism?
If we believe in people, if we believe that the goal of a human society must be that of “ensuring overall human development,” our choice is clear: socialism or barbarism. … Keep reading »
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Still a Marxist After All
Recorded in Toronto, 10 March 2009. Thanks to VE3SRE for the audio files. (18.5 MB.mp3) – (28 MB.ogg) Phyllis Clarke Memorial Lecture website
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The Capitalist Workday, The Socialist Workday
As May Day approaches, there are four things that are worth remembering: For workers, May Day does not celebrate a state holiday or gifts from the state but commemorates the … Keep reading »
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Michael Lebowitz and 21st Century Socialism
Venezuela under President Hugo Chavez has re-opened the discussion of political alternatives, in Latin America and beyond, in spectacular fashion. Based in Caracas, Michael Lebowitz has been intensively involved in discussion of the government’s political direction. Watch video »
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Human Development and Practice
The Bolivarian Constitution, in my view, is unique in its explicit recognition (in Article 299) that the goal of a human society must be that of ‘ensuring overall human development.’ … Keep reading »
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Canada and World Order After the Wreckage
The active imagining of an alternate global politics could hardly be more pressing. Mounting global inequalities, the turbulence of climate change, and recurring military interventions by Western powers have been … Keep reading »
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Is the Big Ship America Sinking? Contradictions and Openings
“There’s something happening What it is ain’t exactly clear” -Buffalo Springfield, 1966 Are we in the midst of a momentous turn in world politics? Donald Rumsfeld has been shuffled out … Keep reading »
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Canada, Quebec and the Left: Outflanked Again?
The surprise Conservative motion recognizing that the “Québécois form a nation within a united Canada” and the unexpected selection of Chrétien protégé, technocrat and Clarity Act point man Stéphane Dion … Keep reading »