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The ‘Longue durée’ of the Québec Spring
| April 29, 2015
As has been the case for several years, great mobilizations take place around the globe. We notice them when they are covered by mainstream media; although the coverage only occurs … Keep reading »
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Iran’s Nuclear Deal: Escape from Crisis
| April 27, 2015
Iran reached a preliminary agreement with the P5+1 or E3+3 (five permanent members of the UN Security Council, namely China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, plus … Keep reading »
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Green Cities Against Neoliberal Urbanism
| April 26, 2015
Toronto — 12 April 2015. Canada’s municipalities are collapsing, from both fiscal austerity and ecological pressures. Toronto, in particular, has been dealing with the enormous challenges of rapid population growth, … Watch video »
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The Greek Crisis: Syriza vs Europe
| April 25, 2015
On January 26, Greeks elected Syriza, the Coalition of the Radical Left, to form government in their country that has been ravaged by a toxic mix of economic depression and … Watch video »
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The Armenian Genocide: An Open Wound
| April 24, 2015
To the memory of Stepan Shaumyan, Armenian Bolshevik leader of the Baku Commune in 1918, and of Hrant Dink, Armenian socialist intellectual from Istanbul who, until his assassination in 2007, … Keep reading »
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Fortress Europe and a Mediterranean Cemetery for Migrants
| April 22, 2015
In the night between April 18th and April 19th a boat filled with up to 950 migrants sank in the Mediterranean Sea, 70 miles north of Libya, while trying to … Keep reading »
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Low-Wage Workers’ Struggles Are About Much More than Wages
| April 21, 2015
When fast-food workers first took the streets in New York City in November 2012 to protest for higher wages and a union, no one could have imagined how successful the … Keep reading »
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Economic Restructuring and the Politics of Low-Paid and Unwaged Work
| April 19, 2015
Introductions by Carlo Fanelli and John Shields (Ryerson University), co-editors of Alternate Routes. Presentations by: Stephen McBride and Jacob Muirhead (McMaster University): “Challenging the Low Wage Economy: Living and Other … Watch video »
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The Politics of Human Rights
| April 16, 2015
There has never been more talk about human rights than there is today. Social media is full of calls to sign petitions or send e-mails about human rights causes. Almost … Keep reading »
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Bolivia’s Voters Reaffirm ‘Process of Change’
| April 14, 2015
But Issue Warnings to the Governing MAS Up to 90 per cent of the electorate voted in Bolivia’s “subnational” elections March 29 for governors, mayors and departmental assembly and municipal … Keep reading »
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The Historic Feminist Victories of the 1980s
| April 12, 2015
on Reproductive Rights and Pay Equity: Looking Back and Forward This forum commemorates two of the greatest achievements of the modern Canadian feminist movement, when thirty years ago, working closely … Watch video »
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Neoliberal Violence and the Mexican state
| April 11, 2015
Toronto — 20 March 2015. Presentations by: Hepzibah Munoz Martinez is professor in the History and Politics department at the University of New Brunswick (Saint John campus). She has done … Watch video »
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