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Mubarak’s Folly: The Rising of Egypt’s Workers
| February 11, 2011
Rarely do our rulers look more absurd than when faced with a popular upheaval. As fear and apathy are broken, ordinary people – housewives, students, sanitation workers, the unemployed – … Keep reading »
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Whither Egypt? Gilbert Achcar interviewed by Farooq Sulehria
| February 7, 2011
Farooq Sulehria (FS): Do you think that Mubarak’s pledge on February 1st not to contest the next election represented a victory for the movement, or was it just a trick … Keep reading »
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Assessing Current Struggles
| February 6, 2011
Toronto — 29 January 2011. The opening panel on Saturday includes key activists from different sections of the working class movement: representatives of non-union generally precarious workers, the public sector, … Watch video »
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The Great Recession and the Deficit
| February 3, 2011
The Great Recession will take a long time to come to an end. Even the most optimistic forecasters expect the official unemployment rate in the U.S. to stay above 9 … Keep reading »
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Hamilton Day of Action: Steelworkers United!
| February 2, 2011
Hamilton — 29 January 2011. – a SindicalistaTV, RabbleTV and LeftStreamed co-production. The People vs U.S. Steel USW Local 1005 and its 900 members and 9,000 pensioners are waging a battle … Watch video »
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Tomorrow’s Tunis and Egypt: Reform or Revolution?
| February 1, 2011
Arab uprisings are taking place with the historical speed of light. I began writing this piece following the downfall of Tunisian dictator Ben Ali and closed with the imminent downfall … Keep reading »
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Interview with Hossam el-Hamalawy
| January 31, 2011
Mark LeVine, professor of History at UC Irvine, managed to catch up with blogger Hossam el-Hamalawy via Skype to get a first-hand account of events unfolding in Egypt. Mark LeVine: … Keep reading »
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Launch of the 2011 Socialist Register: The Crisis This Time
| January 29, 2011
Toronto — 20 January 2011. Listen to audio on Radio4All website Introduced and moderated by Leo Panitch, co-editor of the Socialist Register: Sam Gindin, is a former research director of … Watch video »
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Key Union Struggles – Building the Fightback
| January 23, 2011
Toronto — 18 January 2011. Audio only: Your browser does not support the audio element. As the economic crisis continues, governments and employers are bringing in austerity measures, lowering our … Watch video »
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Night in Tunisia: Riots, Strikes and a Spreading Insurgency
| January 19, 2011
Popular upheavals always carry a distinct sonic resonance. The cascading chants that reverberate through the streets, the roar of the crowd as it drives back the riot police and seizes … Keep reading »
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Like We Said, It’s a Global Slump
| January 14, 2011
I have never accepted the postmodernist contention that contemporary capitalism is all about smoke and mirrors. The notion that ideology and illusion make the system go round strikes me as … Keep reading »
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Will U.S. Labour Challenge Austerity?
| January 12, 2011
Across the U.S., working-class people are struggling, scraping together meager sums in order to get by. In state and local governments throughout the country, workers are watching public services slashed … Keep reading »
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