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FIFA and the United States: The Russian Connection
| June 10, 2015
On May 27th the United States Department of Justice issued a 47-count indictment against nine International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) officials and five executives of FIFA-affiliated sports management firms. … Keep reading »
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Syriza, Podemos, Left Bloc, and the Left: A European Revolutionary Politics?
| June 7, 2015
The theme for the 2105 Left Forum was: No Justice, No Peace: Confronting the Crises of Capitalism and Democracy. The opening plenary focused on anti-austerity politics, alliances, and national and … Watch video »
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New World Re-Ordering
| June 3, 2015
What should we call the current era? Post-everything? Or perhaps, the interregnum? Whatever the name it should be given, the current period is characterized by neoliberal trans-nationalization. In addition, U.S. … Keep reading »
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The Class Logic Behind Austerity Policies In the Euro-Area
| June 1, 2015
Can SYRIZA Put Forward a Progressive Alternative? 1. The Nexus of Economic Crisis and Austerity 1.1 Austerity as a cost saving capitalist strategy After the outbreak of the 2008 global economic crisis, … Keep reading »
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Carbon Markets and Neoliberal Capitalism
| May 31, 2015
What is Wrong with Ontario’s New Climate Change Policy?Why Should We Oppose it? In April it was announced that Ontario would be joining Quebec in implementing a cap and trade system … Watch video »
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Record Profits, Record Stock Buybacks: Another Looming Crisis?
| May 28, 2015
Has the economy recovered or is it about to sink into another crisis? Do the shenanigans in finance that we regularly read about play a role in developing a stronger … Keep reading »
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Polarizing Development: Introducing Alternatives to Neoliberalism and the Crisis
| May 25, 2015
Taken from Polarizing Development: Alternatives to Neoliberalism and the Crisis (2015), edited by Lucia Pradella and Thomas Marois, Pluto Press. Available online at www.plutobooks.com. We thank Pluto Press for permission … Keep reading »
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From FAILURE20 to COP21
| May 24, 2015
Climate change is going on. Extreme weather conditions, storms, floodings, landslides, droughts and ice melting are reported ever more regularly from many parts of the world. Millions of people are … Keep reading »
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How UNITE Took on the Fast Food Companies Over Zero Hour Contracts and Won!
| May 22, 2015
Workers in the fast food industry in New Zealand scored a spectacular victory over what has been dubbed “zero hour contracts” during a collective agreement bargaining round over the course … Keep reading »
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A Disaster Waiting to Happen: Expanding the U.S.-led ISIS War to Other Countries
| May 20, 2015
According to a 29 April report in The New York Times, leaders from the U.S.-led coalition at war with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will meet in … Keep reading »
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Dissecting the Failure of Soviet ‘Socialism’
| May 19, 2015
Review of The Contradictions of “Real Socialism”: The Conductor and the Conducted, by Michael A. Lebowitz, New York: Monthly Review (2012). Excerpt from Lebowitz’s book, see Bullet No. 665: “Overture: … Keep reading »
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Shaking Off the Part-Time Blues
| May 18, 2015
Fighting for the Rights of Ontario College Workers We’ve all followed the news that part-time, insecure employment is growing. I work at an Ontario college as a full-time library technician. Every … Keep reading »
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