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Democracy and the Public University
| June 5, 2011
Ottawa — 8 April 2011. Rebecca Schein in Conversation with Noam Chomsky. Noam Chomsky received his Phd in linguistics in 1955 from the University of Pennsylvania. The major theoretical viewpoints … Watch video »
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Battling Austerity: CUPW Hits the Picket Lines
| June 3, 2011
June 2, 2011 — Negotiations Alert: Strike Begins Tonight in Winnipeg. Urban Postal Unit Negotiations (2011) / News Alert The strike will begin at 11:59 p.m. EDT in Winnipeg (10:59 … Keep reading »
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Learning from QuAIA’s Experience: Why Free Speech Matters
| June 2, 2011
In 2009, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QuAIA) kicked off the annual Pride season in Toronto with a public meeting about the continuities of queer solidarity organizing – from the Simon … Keep reading »
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Portugal: Left Bloc Fires up to Fight Austerity
| June 1, 2011
When the 548 delegates to the seventh national convention of Portugal’s Left Bloc came together in a vast sports hall in Lisbon over May 7-8, they had two big questions … Keep reading »
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Egypt’s ‘Orderly Transition’? International Aid and the Rush to Structural Adjustment
| May 31, 2011
Although press coverage of events in Egypt may have dropped off the front pages, discussion of the post-Mubarak period continues to dominate the financial news. Over the past few weeks, … Keep reading »
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Building Solidarity from Palestine to South Africa
| May 29, 2011
Part 1: Moderated by Iliam Burbano – Labour For Palestine. Part 2: Dr. Amjad Barham is the head of the Palestine Polytechnic University employees union and the President of the … Watch video »
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“Only the Names Have Changed”: The Continued Struggle for Democracy in Egypt
| May 27, 2011
Interview with Mamdouh Habashi, a Vice-President of the World Forum for Alternatives and an executive board member of the Arab-African Research Centre in Cairo, Egypt. On May 5, 2011, Constanze … Keep reading »
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Agreement Signed for Democratic Rights in Honduras
| May 26, 2011
On May 22, Honduran president Porfirio Lobo Sosa and former president José Manuel Zelaya Rosales signed an agreement “For National Reconciliation and the Consolidation of the Democratic System in the … Keep reading »
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Spain: The ‘Indignant’ and the Paris Commune
| May 25, 2011
Perhaps it’s one of history’s surprises that the popular uprising surging through Spain today (and which is beginning to reverberate throughout the rest of Europe) was sparked on the 140th … Keep reading »
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A New Working-Class, pro-Maori Political Voice
| May 24, 2011
Aotearoa/New Zealand: A New Working-Class, pro-Maori Political Voice MANA: (noun) prestige, authority, control, power, influence, status, spiritual power, charisma. Mike Treen is national director of the Unite Union in Aotearoa/New Zealand … Keep reading »
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The Tunisian Revolution Did Not Come Out Of Nowhere
| May 23, 2011
Interview with Sadri Khiari The Tunisian revolution has been the detonator of the wave of protests and uprisings which have spread across North Africa and the Middle East since January, 2011. … Keep reading »
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May Day 2011
| May 22, 2011
Toronto — 1 May 2011. The rallies started at two separate locations: May 1st Movement – Christie Pits Park. No One Is Illegal-Toronto – Queen and Jameson St. (Parkdale) – … Watch video »
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