-
Selling South Africa: Poverty, Politics and the 2010 FIFA World Cup
| March 23, 2010
Why is it that governments can find billions of dollars for global sporting events and little to deal with the grinding poverty that affects impoverished populations? Canada applauded itself for … Keep reading »
-
Notes on Israel’s Triumph to Disaster
| March 22, 2010
Who will stop Israel in its relentless expropriation of Palestine and from triumphing to disaster? Isaac Deutscher, from whom I borrow my title, believed that the occupation of 1967 would … Keep reading »
-
Haiti’s Earthquake Victims in Peril
| March 21, 2010
It’s been nearly eight weeks since the devastating earthquake in Haiti and familiar patterns of interference and neglect by the major powers that dominate the country are firmly entrenched. Notwithstanding … Keep reading »
-
Canada’s Long Embrace of the Honduran Dictatorship
| March 20, 2010
Peter Kent recently returned from a three day trip (February 17-20) to Honduras, proudly declaring the mission a success. As Canada’s Minister of State for the Americas, Kent is the … Keep reading »
-
Driving the Poor Deeper Into Poverty
| March 19, 2010
The Province and the City of Toronto Team up to Attack the Special Diet Since 2005, a large part of OCAP’s (Ontario Coalition Against Poverty) work has involved organizing to obtain … Keep reading »
-
Tour Builds Venezuela Solidarity in Canada
| March 18, 2010
Federico Fuentes and Kiraz Janicke concluded their ten-day tour of Canada on March 7, with a rally in Vancouver entitled “Change the System, Not the Climate.” Fuentes shared the platform … Keep reading »
-
Cadillac Fairview: Where was the Labour Movement?
| March 17, 2010
On March 5, 2010, after a conflict that stretched over almost 9 months, the maintenance and skilled trades workers of CEP (Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada) Local 2003 … Keep reading »
-
The Tekel Strike in Turkey
| March 16, 2010
The strike of Turkish workers across the winter of 2009-10 at Tekel, a former state enterprise in the tobacco and alcoholic beverage sector, has attracted the attention of the left … Keep reading »
-
Operating in the Obama Moment
| March 14, 2010
Toronto – 10 March 2010. Bill Fletcher Jr. is a longtime labour and international activist and the former President and chief executive officer of TransAfrica Forum. He is the executive … Watch video »
-
In and Out of Crisis
| March 13, 2010
The Global Financial Meltdown and Left Alternatives With the recent publication of their new book on the financial crisis and the crisis of the North American Left, In and Out Of … Keep reading »
-
The Newly Benevolent Harper
| March 12, 2010
Anyone who monitors Canadian media closely will recognize the recent and drastic shift in policy, or at least rhetoric, stemming from the PMO (Prime Minister’s Office) and Cabinet. It started … Keep reading »
-
Workers, Banking, and Crisis in Mexico
| March 11, 2010
A striking feature of the global financial crisis is the narrow and technical focus on banks and financial corporations without accounting for ordinary workers in these institutions and in society … Keep reading »
Search Results
Displaying 3709-3720 of 4107 results