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Left Alternatives to Social Democracy
| March 30, 2014
Toronto — 16 March 2014. Moderated by Abbie Bakan. Presentations by: Leo Panitch is member of the Greater Toronto Workers’ Assembly, is Canada Research Chair in Comparative Political Economy and … Watch video »
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The Deceptive Use of the Phrase “Peaceful Protests” in Venezuela
| March 29, 2014
The Venezuelan opposition and much of the media use the term “peaceful protests” to distinguish gatherings of protesting students and other young people from the more violent actions including vandalism … Keep reading »
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Hassan Husseini’s CLC Challenge
| March 28, 2014
This year’s Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) convention might be worth attending after all. With a presidential challenge in the air, labour leaders will have to trade in their silk shirts … Keep reading »
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Neoliberalism and the Decline of Democracy
| March 27, 2014
John Weeks In one of his last books Eric Hobsbawm argued that the conflict between capitalism and communism determined the course of the twentieth century (thus the title, The Age of … Keep reading »
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The Strategy of the Venezuelan Opposition and How it Works
| March 25, 2014
The strategy and tactics of the Venezuelan opposition is a replay of events that took place leading up to the coup against Hugo Chávez on April 11, 2002 and is … Keep reading »
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Turkish PM Erdogan Playing with Fire
| March 24, 2014
Three events that occurred in the space of three days create sufficient ground for suspecting that [Turkish Prime Minister] Recep Tayyip Erdogan is playing with the Syrian fire in order … Keep reading »
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Contra the Blasé Wisdom of Sober Old Men
| March 24, 2014
“When great hopes have lead in their wings,” writes the French revolutionary Daniel Bensaïd, “little ones spring up like mushrooms on the ground, in everyday resistance and miniscule conspiracies” (6). … Keep reading »
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Turkey at the Crossroads
| March 23, 2014
So it has come to this! As the whole world is aware, the Turkish government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken the step of banning Twitter! The government is probably … Keep reading »
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New Working Class Leadership and the Prospects for Socialist Politics in South Africa
| March 23, 2014
The dramatic upsurge of popular grass-roots protest in South Africa’s townships and rural areas in recent years has been well-termed as marking a virtual “rebellion of the poor” in that … Watch video »
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The Systemic Crisis of Financialization
| March 22, 2014
Toronto — 3 March 2014. Phyllis Clarke Memorial Lecture Costas Lapavitsas teaches economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has done research in the political … Watch video »
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Underestimating Capital, Overestimating Labour
| March 21, 2014
A Response to Andrew Kliman What caused the 2008 economic crisis? In an article published earlier this year, political economist Sam Gindin explained it “primarily as a financial crisis.” Writing for … Keep reading »
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Pink Wages and the Colour of Economic Exclusion
| March 20, 2014
The Politics of Wage-Setting in Ontario The current debate in Ontario over raising the minimum wage offers insights into the politics of wage-setting in the neoliberal era, which is based on … Keep reading »
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