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Harper’s Bunker: The State, Neoliberalism and the Election
| September 25, 2008
The manner of governing of Stephen Harper’s Conservative government might be characterized as a paradox with a purpose. A sharp centralization of authority over decision-making and political management in the … Keep reading »
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Poverty And Healthcare
| September 22, 2008
Presentations by: Natalie Mehra, Director Ontario Health Coalition; John Clarke, Organizer Ontario Coalition Against Poverty; Laura Cowan, Executive Director Street Health; Doris Grinspun, Executive Director Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. … Watch video »
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Canada’s Election and the Climate Crisis
| September 22, 2008
Five Parties, No Solutions For the environment, there’s good news and bad news in Canada’s current federal election campaign. Good news: for the first time ever, climate change is a central … Keep reading »
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Poetry and Socialist Politics
| September 21, 2008
Poet and painter Joe Rosenblatt (1933-2019) was a tremendously important icon of the Canadian cultural left in the 60s and 70s. Watch video »
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Crumbling Bloc?
| September 17, 2008
Watching the Bloc Québécois over the past decade is a little like watching a bullfight. You know that the bull is going to die, but not on what particular charge. … Keep reading »
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Bolivia’s Elites Seek A Media Coup
| September 15, 2008
Bolivia’s popular movements are attempting to use democracy and a legitimate government to advance an agenda of sovereignty, greater equality, and development. Their opponents, led by several governors of the … Keep reading »
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Venezuela and Bolivia – People Against Empire
| September 15, 2008
Toronto – September 10, 2008 Moderated by Carlos Torchia. Presentations by: Dr. Maria Paez Victor, Venezuelan sociologist with an MA from the University of Kent at Canterbury, England and a … Watch video »
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Labour Day 2008 and Canadian Workers
| August 31, 2008
Labour Day 2008 in Canada sees a number of longer term trends over this period of neoliberalism intensifying – downward pressures on real wages, growing precarious and marginal work, undermining … Keep reading »
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Out of Sight – Out of Mind
| August 27, 2008
Toronto’s ‘Streets to Homes’ Response to Homelessness The City of Toronto’s ‘Streets to Homes’ program is a finalist for one of two awards that will be presented during the celebration of … Keep reading »
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The Myth of the Tragedy of the Commons
| August 25, 2008
Will shared resources always be misused and overused? Is community ownership of land, forests and fisheries a guaranteed road to ecological disaster? Is privatization the only way to protect the … Keep reading »
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Raise the Rates: The Vital Struggle Against Ontario’s Sub-Poverty Welfare System
| August 22, 2008
A drastic reduction in the adequacy of income support payments is key to the neoliberal agenda. This is especially true in a country like Canada that had earlier seen the … Keep reading »
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Huge Stakes Behind War in Caucasus
| August 11, 2008
“Georgia is a sovereign nation and its territorial integrity should be respected.” Had George Bush said what he said about Georgia from Beijing about Serbia as well, this is how … Keep reading »
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