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Trade Wars: NAFTA, China and the World Market
| January 13, 2019
Global imbalances are once again in the news on a daily basis, as the American current account grows, with trade surpluses in other zones and capital and credit flows growing … Watch video »
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Sugarcane and Steelworkers’ Strikes in Iran
| January 11, 2019
A review of the strikes by sugarcane and steelworkers in Iran. #IranProtests @IASWIinfo Keep reading »
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A Tale of Two Toilets: Profiting from Necessity?
| January 10, 2019
Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities famously opens with the lines “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, … Keep reading »
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Resist Doug Ford!
| January 9, 2019
Michael Hurley, President of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions, Calls on Workers to Resist Doug Ford. Watch video »
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Nicaragua: The Other Revolution Betrayed
| January 8, 2019
The violent repression against demonstrators protesting brutal neoliberal policies, which resulted in more than 300 people being killed by regime forces since April 2018, is just one of the reasons why different leftist social movements have condemned the Nicaraguan regime. Keep reading »
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The World Turned Upside Down: Launching SR 2019
Join us for the launch of Socialist Register 2019: The World Turned Upside Down. Featuring presentations by Nicole Aschoff (“American’s tipping point? Between Trumpism and a new left”), Leo Panitch … Keep reading »
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NAFTA Renewed. Now What?
| January 7, 2019
Sam Gindin analyzes the political-economy of the new USMCA trade pact and its impact on the working class. Keep reading »
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Hotels vs Housing? Platforms, Rent and Resistance in Toronto
| January 6, 2019
Whether it is called the collaborative, platform, crowd-sourcing, or ‘sharing’ economy, the rise of peer-to-peer exchanges raises important questions for workers and unions. Watch video »
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NAFTA 2.0: Nothing for Workers
| January 4, 2019
The year 2019 begins with the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 2.0 already standing exposed as another corporate trade agreement with no one, including union leaders, having paid attention … Keep reading »
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FilmSocial: Sorry to Bother You
Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You was one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2018. Through a brilliant mix of satire, drama, and humour, Riley is able to capture the horror, … Keep reading »
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Seasons Greetings from France’s Yellow Vests: “We Are Not Tired”
| January 2, 2019
Is the Yellow Vest (Gilets Jaunes) rebellion, now in its seventh week, “petering out?” Such was the near-unanimous pronouncement of the mainstream media, when I returned home to Montpellier, France, … Keep reading »
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When “Green” Doesn’t “Grow”
| December 31, 2018
Facing Up to the Failures of Profit-Driven Climate Policy The onslaught of extreme weather and the increasingly stark scientific assessment leave no doubt that we face an ecological and civilizational … Keep reading »
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