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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 … 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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