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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 … 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, … 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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Germany and the Eurozone Sovereign Debt Crisis: the Lessons of History
| May 20, 2011
“The eurozone has decided that the losses of private sector creditors should be socialized and the ultimate burden fall on the taxpayers of deficit countries. The latter will then suffer … Keep reading »
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Killed for Demanding the Right of Return
| May 19, 2011
Thousands of unarmed Palestinian demonstrators came under fire from Israeli troops on May 15 as they marched on Israel’s borders from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Gaza as part of a … Keep reading »
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Universities in Crisis
| May 15, 2011
Ottawa — 4 March 2011. What Are The Problems & What Faculty And Students Can Do. James Turk, Executive Director, Canadian Association of University Teachers. Part of the “Post-Secondary Education … Watch video »
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After the Election 2011: Building Our Movements on Shifting Ground
| May 12, 2011
The federal election of 2011 drastically shifted the terrain of parliamentary politics in Canada. With 39.6% of the vote, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives won 167 of 308 seats in Parliament, meaning … Keep reading »
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The Federal NDP’s Electoral Breakthrough in Quebec: A Challenge to Progressives in Canada
| May 11, 2011
If Jack Layton’s election-night speech to his Toronto supporters is an indication of what lies ahead, the New Democratic Party (NDP) is going to have a hard time coming to … Keep reading »
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Unionism, Austerity, and the Left
| May 10, 2011
An interview with Sam Gindin Andony Melathopoulos (AM): Clearly these are not very good times for public sector unions, not only in Canada but worldwide. What characterizes the current situation? … Keep reading »
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