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Toronto Politics in the Year of the Lockout
| January 28, 2012
We are still very early in 2012 but so far it seems to be shaping up as the Year of the Lockout. A lockout is a labour disruption initiated by … Keep reading »
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Standing Up to Indiana’s Attack on Unions
| January 26, 2012
Some 10,000 angry workers swarmed around the Indiana State House January 23 to protest a pending anti-union ‘right-to-work’ bill that the Republican-controlled state Senate passed by a vote of 28-22. … Keep reading »
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Neoliberalism and the End of Shorter Work Hours
| January 25, 2012
While in previous crises shorter work hours were discussed as a measure to combat growing unemployment, an astonishing feature of the current economic downturn from 2007 on was that work … Keep reading »
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The Distinguishing Features of Latin America’s New Left In Power
| January 24, 2012
The Governments Of Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales And Rafael Correa Most political analysts place the governments of Hugo Chávez (Venezuela), Evo Morales (Bolivia) and Rafael Correa (Ecuador) in the same category … Keep reading »
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The Torture of Mumia Abu-Jamal Continues off Death Row
| January 23, 2012
Supporters Demand Transfer to General Population On December 7, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to consider the Philadelphia District Attorney’s final avenue of appeal, current DA Seth Williams announced … Keep reading »
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Strategizing the Resistance: A Conversation with Manny Ness
| January 22, 2012
Toronto — 13 January 2012. In 2012 workers in Toronto face a large coordinated attack on jobs and services. We must resist, again, as workers have resisted throughout history. In … Watch video »
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Tax Cuts, Privatization and Deregulation Disguised as Public Policy
| January 20, 2012
Where are we going as a society? We once proudly invested in our schools, pools, libraries, daycare, healthcare, roads, electricity, water and sewers. Today we’re busy slashing social services and … Keep reading »
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Canadian Labour At The Crossroads?
| January 17, 2012
A wage cut of fifty per cent. An elimination of pensions. Cuts to benefits. These demands have inevitably led to a major showdown at a locomotive factory in London, Ontario … Keep reading »
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A Poisoned Chalice: Liberation, ANC-Style
| January 6, 2012
There is good and obvious reason to celebrate the long history of the African National Congress (ANC): the organization’s marked dedication over one hundred years to the cause of the … Keep reading »
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Reclaiming the South African Dream
| January 2, 2012
During the 20th century, South Africa’s national struggle occupied an iconic place in the global political imagination. International opposition to apartheid came together in the heady days of socialist revolutions, … Keep reading »
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Contracorriente – discussion with Michael Lebowitz
| January 1, 2012
Michael Lebowitz is interview by Aurelio Alonso (Cuba, February 2010). Watch video »
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Talking About Dissent in Turkey? Hush, Hush!
| December 29, 2011
With the successes of the Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi or AKP) in three consecutive general elections in Turkey (getting 34% of the total votes in 2002, … Keep reading »
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