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  • Quebec Left Debates Independence Strategy Richard Fidler | December 7, 2009

    LAVAL — Québec solidaire, the left-wing party founded almost four years ago, held its fifth convention in this Montréal suburb on November 20-22. About 300 elected delegates debated and adopted … Keep reading »

  • Roots of the Economic Crisis: Critical Perspectives Andrew Jackson, Justin Paulson and Toby Sanger | December 6, 2009

    This workshop explores alternative interpretations of the current economic crisis. The presentations are from organized labour, community activists and academics. The focus of this workshop is critical engagement, discussion and debate. Presentations by Andrew Jackson, Toby Sanger and Justin Paulson. Watch video »

  • Vigorous Activism Can Defeat the Denialists Patrick Bond | December 4, 2009

    A lesson from Seattle for Copenhagen Preparations for the December 7-18 Copenhagen climate summit are going as expected, including a rare sighting of the African elites’ stiffened spines. That’s a … Keep reading »

  • Canada Must Withdraw Troops From Afghanistan Immediately Malalai Joya | December 3, 2009

    I have just completed a two-week speaking tour across Canada, bringing a message to the great people of this country: The people of Afghanistan are fed up with the occupation … Keep reading »

  • Canadian Government Rocked by Accusations of Abuse, Torture of Afghan Prisoners Roger Annis | December 2, 2009

    The Canadian government’s war effort in Afghanistan has been shaken by new accusations that Afghans detained by Canadian forces were tortured and abused. The charges were made by Richard Colvin, … Keep reading »

  • Privatization of Public Services and Consequences for Labour | November 27, 2009

    Toronto – 19 November 2009. Facilitator: Bryan Evans. Experiences from Europe – with author and researcher Christoph Hermann, Working Life Research Centre, Vienna, Austria. Sponsored by Centre for Social Justice, … Watch video »

  • Maxico part 2: The Fightback Richard Roman and Edur Velasco Arregui | November 26, 2009

    Mexico: The Murder of a Union and the Rebirth of Class Struggle The Fightback: From Protest to Rebellion? The government’s blitzkrieg attack on the SME has failed to destroy the … Keep reading »

  • Mexico: The Murder of a Union and the Rebirth of Class Struggle Richard Roman and Edur Velasco Arregui | November 25, 2009

    Part 1: The New Assault “Brothers, companeros, comrades: we must convert the rage, the anger and the helplessness into superior organization, into unified and convergent projects, into cultivating unity without … Keep reading »

  • Museum Workers at War Priscillia Lefebvre | November 24, 2009

    Precarious Employment and the Public Sector Squeeze The casualization of labour has placed many workers in a position of precariousness forcing them into a state of perpetual insecurity characteristic of … Keep reading »

  • Realities Collide at Halifax “War Conference” Anthony Fenton | November 23, 2009

    While the world’s top military elites gather inside a fortified hotel to discuss NATO’s future, protesters question the organisation’s legitimacy, secrecy, and the lack of democratic debate about the increasingly … Keep reading »

  • Was the German Election a Turning Point? | November 21, 2009

    Toronto, November 13, 2009 – Facilitator: Leo Panitch. Featuring presentations by: Frederick Peters – Political Science, York, Ingar Solty – Political Science, York, Jan Fichter – Frankfurt University, Roger Keil … Watch video »

  • Morbid Symptoms: Current Healthcare Struggles Colin Leys | November 20, 2009

    Leo Panitch and Colin Leys have just brought out the 2010 annual volume of the Socialist Register, Morbid Symptoms: Health Under Capitalism, published by Merlin Press in London, Monthly Review … Keep reading »

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