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  • Austerity U: Preparing Students for Precarious Lives Alan Sears and James Cairns | January 29, 2014

    Almost everywhere you look around the world, policy-makers are introducing big changes to university systems and pondering deeper transformation. It isn’t surprising that these changes take different forms on campuses … Keep reading »

  • Ideology and Central Banking in the Crisis: The Canadian Experience Michal Rozworski | January 27, 2014

    ‘Privatizing gains and socializing losses’ could be the motto for the neoliberal era. Alongside this and ‘there is no alternative,’ few slogans better capture the ideology that has been so … Keep reading »

  • Book forum: Empire’s Ally: Canada and the War in Afghanistan Greg Albo, Todd Gordon and Angela Joya | January 26, 2014

    Toronto — 19 January 2014. This forum was part of the Canadian Peace Alliance convention weekend in Toronto. Moderated by James Clark. Presentations by: Greg Albo teaches Political Economy at … Watch video »

  • Lineages of Revolt – Capitalism in the Middle East Adam Hanieh | January 23, 2014

    Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book and what are its key themes? Adam Hanieh (AH): The book was written over the course of 2011 and 2012 and was … Keep reading »

  • What Drives Gentrification? Ronnie Flores | January 20, 2014

    The gentrification of a neighborhood often produces conflicting impressions on residents and non-residents. On the one hand, the area seems safer than in the past, houses are increasingly renovated, and … Keep reading »

  • Trade Unions, Pensions, Corporations, and the State | January 19, 2014

    Toronto — 13 December 2013. Pension Funds, Unions, and Working Class Strategies – session 6: Since the late 1960s, a certain number of progressives and trade unionists have dreamed that the … Watch video »

  • Mass Protests Grow as Military Drags Egypt Back to Dictatorship Roger Annis | January 15, 2014

    The military-dominated regime that seized power in Egypt in July 2013 has escalated its attacks on freedom and democracy in the country. A series of pronouncements were issued in late … Keep reading »

  • Two Transitions in Brazil: Dilemmas of a Neoliberal Democracy Alfredo Saad-Filho | January 13, 2014

    This article reviews the background and the implications of two transitions in Brazil: the political transition from a military regime (1964-85) to democracy (1985-present), and the economic transition from import-substituting … Keep reading »

  • The Rise of Finance Sam Gindin and John Peters | January 12, 2014

    Toronto — 6 December 2013. Pension Funds, Unions, and Working Class Strategies – session 5: What role for unions and pension funds? One of the emerging features of the neoliberal landscape has … Watch video »

  • Crucible of Resistance | January 10, 2014

    Class Struggle Over Ways Out of the Crisis Many commentators make Greece and other peripheral EU members responsible for the sovereign debt crisis. People in these countries would hav lived above … Keep reading »

  • The Elusive Recovery Prabhat Patnaik | January 8, 2014

    The world capitalist crisis which began in 2008 not only persists but is worsening. The second half of the current year [2013] was supposed to be the period when growth in the major advanced countries would gather momentum. The IMF had predicted in spring that activity would “gradually accelerate.” Keep reading »

  • First Nations Fight Against the Frackers Brian Ward | January 6, 2014

    After facing months of protest led by the Mi’kmaq people of the Elsipogtog Nation in New Brunswick, the frackers of Houston-based Southwestern Energy Co. (SWN) have left the province and … Keep reading »

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