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Approaching the Revolutionary Left
| December 19, 2015
This was Session III of the “Dissenting Traditions” conference to Address the Intellectual and Political Interests of Canada Research Chair, Bryan D. Palmer at Trent University, 23-24 October 2015. Moderated … Watch video »
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Two Essays on the Uber-Taxi Wars
| December 17, 2015
Uber and the Luddites Michael Rozworksi The fight against the sharing economy, and Uber in particular, can be disorienting. Opposition is often painted as techno-phobia. The good guys in this … Keep reading »
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How Emissions Trading at Paris Climate Talks Has Set Us Up For Failure
| December 16, 2015
The Paris Agreement has mostly been greeted with enthusiasm, though it contains at least one obvious flaw. Few seem to have noticed that the main tool mooted for keeping us … Keep reading »
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Perspectives on E. P. Thompson
| December 13, 2015
This was Session II of the “Dissenting Traditions” conference to Address the Intellectual and Political Interests of Canada Research Chair, Bryan D. Palmer at Trent University, 23-24 October 2015. Moderated … Watch video »
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Elections Theater
| December 9, 2015
For the past eleven years, since the coup and overthrow of the elected government in 2004, Haiti has been deemed so dysfunctional, so failed, a state, that the international community … Keep reading »
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Canadian Working-Class History
| December 6, 2015
As It Was, As It Is, As It Might Be This was Session I of the “Dissenting Traditions” conference to Address the Intellectual and Political Interests of Canada Research Chair, … Watch video »
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The Roots of the Current Situation in Venezuela
| December 5, 2015
The current economic, political, and social situation in Venezuela is very complicated, which makes it somewhat difficult for outsiders to make sense of. On the one hand there are many … Keep reading »
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China Sucked Deeper Into World Financial Vortex and Vice Versa, as BRICS Sink Fast
| December 4, 2015
On Monday November 30, the Chinese currency – the yuan – will join the dollar, euro, pound and yen as the world’s official reserve currencies, as recommended by the International … Keep reading »
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Our Fight for Survival
| December 2, 2015
The climate negotiations entered their final day, and we geared up for our most audacious action. Several buses brought four hundred activists to different locations near the conference hall. Adrenaline … Keep reading »
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COP21 Fossil Fuel Addiction
| December 1, 2015
A guide for intervention from the climate justice movement Author’s note: this article is meant to be both deadly serious and parody. It attempts humour and commits unforgiveable psychological reductionism … Keep reading »
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Socialist Wins in Seattle — Toronto Next?
| November 29, 2015
The headline in mic.com ran: “Meet the Most Important Socialist in America Not Named Bernie Sanders.” It was about the impact of open Socialist, Kshama Sawant, who had just been … Keep reading »
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The Tragedy of the Commons, the Pope, and the System
| November 27, 2015
There’s an old argument that common property inevitably leads to exhaustion of resources. In the parable of “the tragedy of the commons,” the story is told that, given the absence … Keep reading »
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