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May Day
| April 30, 2017
For more than 100 years, May Day has symbolized the common struggles of workers around the globe. Why is it largely ignored in North America? The answer lies in part … Watch video »
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NAFTA Redux
| April 28, 2017
The new Trump administration has made the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between Canada, Mexico and the United States, a major issue in its relations with its two neighbours. … Keep reading »
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Climate Struggles and Ecosocialism
| April 27, 2017
The hard right U.S. administration of Donald Trump has widened the terrain of struggle over climate change and, indeed, the entire array of environmental issues facing the ecology of North … Keep reading »
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Basic Income and the Left: The Political and Economic Problems
| April 26, 2017
Should the Left and labour support a demand for a Basic Income (BI)? This simple question has provoked a fervent and confusing debate. The discussion over BI touches on real … Keep reading »
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SAFTU – This Is What We Stand For
| April 25, 2017
Declaration of the Launching Congress of the South African Federation of Trade Unions The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has been born. We have passed a milestone in … Keep reading »
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In the Shadow of Social Democracy: Right-Wing Challenges and Left Alternatives
| April 24, 2017
We live in a paradoxical world. Much debate on the radical left revolves around multitudes of discontented groups – sometime lumped together as the 99%, sometimes rebranded as precariat – … Keep reading »
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South Africa, a Dream Betrayed
| April 23, 2017
Understanding the Political Crisis in South Africa Toronto – 20 April 2017. Since 1994, the political leaders of South Africa have attempted to solve the national question through the ‘de-racialization’ … Watch video »
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What Basic Income Means for Disabled People
| April 21, 2017
Disabled people in Ontario are much more likely to experience poverty than non-disabled people. Many have to live on sub-poverty payments under the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) or the … Keep reading »
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An Economic Policy for France
| April 19, 2017
Despite the fact that France is not yet out of the economic stagnation that followed the 2007-08 crisis, Emmanuel Macron and François Fillon want to continue and to intensify the policies … Keep reading »
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The Return of Commercial Prison Labour
| April 18, 2017
Prisons are seldom mentioned under the rubric of labour market institutions such as temporary work contracts or collective bargaining agreements. Yet, prisons not only employ labour but also cast a … Keep reading »
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John Clarke – Basic Income: A Way Forward for the Left?
| April 16, 2017
Toronto – 13 April 2017. The idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) has been championed by both progressives and conservatives. Not everyone on the left, however, is behind the … Watch video »
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The Return of Hope: For an Offensive Double Strategy
| April 12, 2017
The future has gone astray. The neoliberal utopia is exhausted just as are left alternatives. The decades of an initially conservative-orthodox neoliberalism from Margaret Thatcher to Helmut Kohl; its generalization … Keep reading »
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