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PQ’s rightward shift opens space for new left party in Quebec
Ten years after the 1995 Quebec referendum on sovereignty, with its razor-thin victory for the No side, and 25 years since the first referendum, mass media and academics alike have … Keep reading »
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The Suspension of Elections in Bolivia and Left Strategy
The small Andean nation hit the news again on October 31 with the announcement that elections originally scheduled for December 2005 are postponed indefinitely. This most recent political crisis has … Keep reading »
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BC Teachers’ Federation – On Strike
What should we make of the current teachers’ job action in British Columbia? The short answer: B.C. teachers are very courageous in taking a stand. A longer answer: Teachers’ actions … Keep reading »
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The Dirt of Pretty Things in Dirty Pretty Things (2003)
Review of Dirty Pretty Capitalism Dirty Pretty Things (2003), a film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Steven Knight, is a realist narrative set in the cosmopolitan global city-scape of London in the period following Thatcher’s neoliberal ascendancy. Keep reading »