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Challenging Harper’s Imperialist Agenda
| November 17, 2013
It has become commonplace to observe that the Conservative government of Stephen Harper has been re-making the symbols and practices of the Canadian state. Canada, in this view, was once … Keep reading »
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Pouring Fuel on the Climate Change Fire
| November 14, 2013
The earth is on fire. If that statement sounds alarmist, it’s because you should be alarmed. Each month seems to bring new and more frightening proof of the effects of … Keep reading »
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The Philippines Typhoon: Climate Change and Political Disaster
| November 13, 2013
The Philippines is a country long wracked by political corruption, colonialism, military occupation and dependence and millions living in poverty. When natural disasters hit, such as Typhoon Haiyan, a category … Keep reading »
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The Scandalization of Politics: On FordLisi, HarperDuffy, and a Few Others
| November 11, 2013
We are gripped by scandal. In Ottawa, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is implicated in a top-level cover up of illegal expense claims by one his own foot soldiers: now-suspended Senator … Keep reading »
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The Hidden History of Workplace Resistance: U.S. Autoworkers Speak Out
| November 10, 2013
Three prominent UAW shop floor activists describe current life on American assembly lines and keeping resistance alive. Watch video »
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After the Evictions: The U.S. Occupy Movement Struggling at the Front Lines of the Crisis
| November 6, 2013
Three years after the financial meltdown of 2008, the U.S. Occupy movement opened the possibility for a left regroupment against resurgent neoliberalism. Yet the forceful eviction from the squares just … Keep reading »
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The Canadian Appointed Senate and the Drift to Authoritarian Rule
| November 5, 2013
Stephen Harper and his governing, Conservative Party hierarchy were hoping that the brawl they have picked with Canada’s appointed Senate would be wrapped up in time for the party’s two-day … Keep reading »
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Fiduciary Duty: A legal shield for corporate capitalism?
| November 3, 2013
Toronto — 25 October 2013. Pension Funds, Unions, and Working Class Strategies – session 3 A central feature of the debate about “pension fund activism” and so‐called “Socially Responsible Investment” (SRI) … Watch video »
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Belgium: Class Trade Unionism Seeks Political Expression
| November 1, 2013
In the social and political history of Belgium, May 1, 2012, could mark a milestone. On that day the leaders of the Charleroi regional branch of the socialist trade union FGTB/ABVV publicly broke with the social-democratic party and called for a rallying of the left to the perspective of a new broad, anti-capitalist force to the left of the Parti Socialiste (PS) and the Greens. Keep reading »
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Damage Control: Oil Train Derailment in Alberta and Gas Fracking Protest in New Brunswick
| October 30, 2013
Another oil train derailment and explosion in Canada has sent nearby residents fleeing from their homes in the middle of the night. It happened at 1 a.m. on Saturday, October … Keep reading »
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Toronto Transit Bans ‘Disappearing Palestine’ Ad Claiming Risk of Anti-Jewish Violence
| October 28, 2013
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has rejected a group’s bus ad showing Israel’s expropriation of Palestinian land over time, claiming the ad could incite anti-Jewish discrimination and violence. The ad, … Keep reading »
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Understanding Globalization
| October 27, 2013
Toronto — 19 October 2013. Presentations by: Sam Gindin, co-author with Leo Panitch of The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy of American Empire. David McNally, author of Global … Watch video »
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