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Eurozone Debt Crisis on the Road to Credit Crunch II?
| August 10, 2011
The public debt crisis that is currently at its deepest in the Eurozone has its roots in the general crisis of capitalism. To attempt to solve capitalism’s crisis of the … Keep reading »
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Selling the City: Rob Ford’s Toronto
| August 8, 2011
“We don’t have a revenue problem [at city hall], we have a spending problem, the City’s addicted to wasteful spending.” “I will assure you that services will not be cut…guaranteed.” … Keep reading »
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Nycole Turmel’s Induction in the Federalists’ Wonderland
| August 5, 2011
Surprise, surprise! Belatedly, the Globe and Mail ‘discovers’ that an elected NDP member of parliament – in this case interim party leader Nycole Turmel – has been a member of … Keep reading »
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Public Sector Austerity: Why is Canada Leading the Way?
| August 4, 2011
The major economic problem faced by Canadians is a very slow recovery and weak job market, not government deficits or rising debt. But public spending cuts at the federal and … Keep reading »
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Making Sense of the Federal Election in Canada
| August 1, 2011
Making sense of the surprising outcome of the May 2nd federal election in Canada is a major challenge for everyone on the Left, especially among those who are engaged in … Keep reading »
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One World, One Revolution
| July 31, 2011
Athens, Greece — 28 and 29 June 2011. New video on Greece and the European Union financial crisis, produced by RealDemocracy.gr. “Welcome to the civilization of fear. Where words have … Watch video »
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The Grumpy Diplomats of the Rogue State
| July 27, 2011
The Israeli ambassador to Spain, Raphael Schutz, has just finished his term in Madrid. In an op-ed in Haaretz’s Hebrew edition he summarized what he termed as a very dismal … Keep reading »
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The Hope Bus Campaign: South Korean Workers Resist Layoffs
| July 20, 2011
The Hope Bus Campaign is establishing itself as an icon of resistance to employment anxieties that are threatening worker and working-class livelihoods. The Hope Bus Campaign was launched with the … Keep reading »
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The Deficit Battle
| July 18, 2011
The tension mounts as President Barack Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner appear locked in a battle over how best to slash the federal deficit. The Treasury Department … Keep reading »
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The Cartagena Accord: A Step Forward for Canada in Honduras
| July 13, 2011
Honduras entered a new political phase on May 28 with the return of exiled former President Manuel Zelaya. His repatriation followed the signing of the Cartagena Accord between Zelaya, Honduran … Keep reading »
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A People’s History of the Egyptian Revolution
| July 11, 2011
No matter how it unfolds, the Egyptian revolution will go down in the history books as a defining moment in the 21st century. Millions of Egyptians brought down one of … Keep reading »
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The Madison Moment: North American Public Sector Collective Bargaining
| July 10, 2011
Toronto — 23 June 2011. Over the last year or so there have been over 700 attacks in the United States upon public sector collective bargaining. This alarming trend is … Watch video »
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