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Taking Liberties: Canada’s Growing Torture Infrastructure
| September 25, 2012
The ease with which self-described democratic states embroil themselves in torture continues to be illustrated by the manner in which agencies of the Canadian state, from spies to judges, have … Keep reading »
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Major Victory for Quebec Students, Environmental Activists
| September 24, 2012
Their demonstrations have shaken Quebec in recent months, and yesterday [September 20th] students and environmentalists won major victories. At her first news conference as premier, Pauline Marois announced that her … Keep reading »
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Social Democracy After the Cold War
| September 23, 2012
Edited by Bryan Evans and Ingo Schmidt, published by AU Press. Guest speaker: Leo Panitch. Offering a comparative look at social democratic experience since the Cold War, the volume examines … Watch video »
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Another NHL Lockout: An Alternative View
| September 22, 2012
Sport has always been a matter of deep social significance. In contemporary society there are few individuals who do not, directly or indirectly, encounter elements of sport in their daily … Keep reading »
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7 Days that Shook Chicago: The 2012 Chicago Teachers Strike
| September 21, 2012
On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly to suspend their first strike in 25 years, begun on the previous Monday, September 10 … Keep reading »
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‘Class’ Warfare: A Primer on the Chicago Teachers Strike
| September 19, 2012
An estimated 30,000 public school teachers in Chicago walked off the job on Monday for the first time since 1987, leaving 350,000 students in limbo. Chicago has the third-largest school … Keep reading »
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Funeral for Collective Bargaining Rights
| September 16, 2012
First We Mourn, Then We Fight Devastated by a far-reaching anti-worker Bill 115: Putting Students First Act (it was passed Sept. 11), rank and file education workers convened a funeral for … Watch video »
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Quebec’s Election — An Initial Balance Sheet
| September 12, 2012
The results of the September 4 general election in Quebec produce mixed reactions among supporters of all the major parties. The pro-sovereignty Parti Québécois becomes the government, and PQ leader … Keep reading »
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The Chavez Election
| September 10, 2012
“You pay back a favour with favours,” said Joanna Figueroa, a resident of El Viñedo, a barrio in the coastal city of Barcelona in eastern Venezuela. She had pledged to … Keep reading »
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The Marikana Massacre and the South African State’s Low Intensity War Against the People
| September 5, 2012
The massacre of the Marikana/Lonmin workers has inserted itself within South Africa’s national consciousness, not so much through the analysis, commentary and reporting in its wake. Instead, it has been … Keep reading »
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Right-Wing Populism and the Republican Party
| September 4, 2012
A Conversation with Ingar Solty and Max Bohnel on the Republican National Convention From August 27 to 30th, the Republican National Convention (RNC) took place in Tampa, Florida, where the party … Keep reading »
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Auto Manufacturing Workers at a Crossroads
| September 3, 2012
“The place is hot like hell, especially in the summer time at night, bad ventilation, a lot of humidity and of course machines emitting heat doesn’t help,” said Iain*, a … Keep reading »
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