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Financial Meltdown
Canada, the Economic Crisis and Political Struggle Over the last quarter century, the left in most of the developed world has been marginalized as a social force. The ‘culture of possibilities’ … Keep reading »
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Hand-Washing Is Not Enough
| October 6, 2009
Fighting the Spread of H1N1 And Other Deadly Infections Requires Permanent and Highly-Trained Workers The view of a former hospital cleaner With the worldwide emergence of H1N1 influenza and the World … Keep reading »
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Against Concessions: CAW – UAW Rank and File Solidarity
| October 2, 2009
In the spring of 2008, the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union, opened contract talks early to negotiate a concessionary contract in order to give the Detroit Three auto makers (Chrysler, … Keep reading »
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The German Federal Elections
| October 1, 2009
Centre-Right Wins Majority,Social Democracy Suffers Crushing Defeat,The Left Receives a Boost Conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel, who was leading a coalition government with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since 2005, will also … Keep reading »
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What’s in Play at Pittsburgh?
| September 14, 2009
The London G-20 summit last fall may go down in history as the meeting that saved the world. That’s a huge exaggeration of course, but leaders did agree to a … Keep reading »
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Down in the Vale: Sudbury Steelworkers Strike at Vale Inco
| September 13, 2009
For a valley so used to being torn up, spit out, and poisoned daily, everything is eerily quiet in and around Sudbury, Ontario these days. Beginning June 1st with a … Keep reading »
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Anti-Privatization Protests in Serbia
| September 11, 2009
Interview with Milenko Sreckovic,prepared by the Global Balkans Network The IMF recently concluded a one-week mission to Serbia, during which it extended the second-tranche of a EUR 4.3-billion loan package to … Keep reading »
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Workers of the World Unite!
| September 7, 2009
A New Message for Labour Day 2009? What is the significance of the way not only Keynes but even Marx has been brought back into fashion amidst the global economic crisis? … Keep reading »
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Artist Takes Up BDS Campaign – Pulls Out of TIFF in Protest
| August 29, 2009
John Greyson withdraws his film Covered from the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to protest the festival’s promotion of Israeli government’s strategy for cultural export. Keep reading »
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The ROM Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit
| August 16, 2009
Re/Mapping Identity, Culture, & Colonial Discourse “He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.” — George Orwell Even before the highly anticipated six-month, … Keep reading »
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The End of Retirement?
| August 13, 2009
The attack on private sector pensions is not new; while the process has been uneven across time and sectors, private pensions in the U.S. and Canada have been eroding for … Keep reading »
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Venezuela: Socialist Party Prepares for “Transition to Socialism”
| August 11, 2009
On August 1, United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) members across the country participated in 1556 local assemblies to discuss the reorganisation of the party’s base into local patrols. This … Keep reading »
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