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Looking for Solutions: Labour and the Crisis of Neoliberal Capitalism
| October 26, 2008
The current financial turmoil besetting the world market and the Canadian economy has set in motion an intense struggle for solutions. The main policies that have come forward from the … Keep reading »
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After the Election: Neoliberal Crisis or Neo-Conservative Advance?
| October 21, 2008
Toronto, October 21, 2008. Presentations by: Tam Goosen, Research Associate, Asian Institute of the Munk Centre (University of Toronto). Judy Rebick, Sam Gindin-CAW Chair in Social Justice and Democracy, School … Watch video »
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Responses From The South To The Global Economic Crisis
| October 21, 2008
International Political Economy Conference Final Declaration Caracas, October 11, 2008 Academics and researchers from Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Mexico, Peru, Phillipines, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, United … Keep reading »
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The 2008 Canadian Federal Election: A Quebec Perspective
| October 14, 2008
Traditionally, federal elections in Quebec have always been a privileged time to reflect and debate on Quebec’s constitutional status within Canada. Is Quebec getting more autonomous? Is Canadian federalism becoming … Keep reading »
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Where’s Palestine in the Canadian Election?
| October 13, 2008
Many will certainly remember that incredibly friendly moment, during the otherwise acrimonious recent U.S. Vice-Presidential debate, when Republican candidate Sarah Palin reached out to her Democratic rival Joseph Biden, saying … Keep reading »
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The Canadian Election and the War in Afghanistan
| October 12, 2008
Conservative Party leader, Stephen Harper, attempted to remove questions about Canada’s role in Afghanistan from debate during the election campaign by announcing the combat role of the Canadian Forces will … Keep reading »
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Battling Harper: The Left and the Canadian Election
| October 11, 2008
Toronto — 11 October 2008 – A 10 Minute Production As the Canadian federal election moves into its final days, the Canadian electorate is again demonstrating its historical volatility in … Watch video »
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Wall Street Panic, Main Street Pain and Policy Choices
| October 6, 2008
Government Responses to the Financial Crisis: Meltdown and Bailouts Falling house-prices triggered a financial crisis in the summer of 2007. Increasing numbers of people who had borrowed against their property, whose … Keep reading »
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Canada’s Elections: What’s the Alternative to the Tories?
| October 3, 2008
Canada’s minority Conservative Party government has called a federal election for October 14. Serious issues confront voters – war in the Middle East and Afghanistan, the economic downturn that that … Keep reading »
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The Current Crisis: A Socialist Perspective
| September 30, 2008
‘They say they won’t intervene. But they will.’ This is how Robert Rubin, Bill Clinton’s Treasury Secretary, responded to Paul O’Neill, the first Treasury Secretary under George W. Bush, who … Keep reading »
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Comparing Crises: The 1930s, the 1970s, and Today
| September 28, 2008
Boom or bust, Wall Street keeps people busy. Everybody debates the U.S. government’s $700-billion bailout plan these days. After the bankruptcy of the Lehman Brothers investment bank, who’s next was … Keep reading »
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NDP or Bloc? Quebec Left Debates Election Tactics
| September 26, 2008
An interesting debate over federal election tactics has developed among socialists in Québec solidaire (QS), the new left pro-sovereignty party that confines its activity to contesting Quebec, but not federal, … Keep reading »
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