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Economic Crisis Hits States and Municipalities
| November 2, 2009
Crises expose the system’s irrationalities and wasteful resource allocations. For example, Madoff and his many, smaller imitators reveal the tips of corruption icebergs. More important, the crisis-induced fiscal emergencies looming … Keep reading »
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Capitalist Crisis and the Global Division of Labour
| November 1, 2009
Toronto – 30 October 2009. Facilitator: Leo Panitch. Ursula Huws is the author of The Making of a Cybertariat: Real Work in a Virtual World, and the founder and editor … Watch video »
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Zionist Claims of Solidarity with the Iranian Protesters are Absurd
| October 29, 2009
On October 27, the Canada-Israel Committee (CIC) held a conference titled “Democracy in Action: The Protests in Iran” in Ottawa. The purpose, according to the CIC website, was to “mobilize … Keep reading »
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Ontario’s Budgetary Dilemmas: Exit Strategies and Neoliberalism
| October 26, 2009
The financial panic that consumed U.S. mortgage markets two years ago quickly became a global economic crisis of alarming breadth and depth. No country or sector has been able to … Keep reading »
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Venezuela: The Battle for Workers’ Control
| October 25, 2009
Caracas – 30 October 2007: Produced as part of Centro Internacional Miranda’s Transformative Practice and Human Development, directed by Michael Lebowitz. En Español: Gestión Obrera: Teoria y Experiencias: Construyendo el … Watch video »
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When the Climate Change Center Cannot Hold
| October 25, 2009
On a day that 350.org and thousands of allies are valiantly trying to raise global consciousness about impending catastrophe, we can ask some tough questions about what to do after … Keep reading »
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Challenges for Public Sector Unions: Thinking Big to Win
| October 21, 2009
How did we get to this economic crisis? — It’s common to point the finger at greedy bankers, irresponsible speculators and regulators who let the financial system spiral out of control. Each of them certainly deserves blame but we need to look deeper. The crisis wasn’t just about the excesses of our economic system; it was rooted in what had become the normal, everyday functioning of our economic system. Keep reading »
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The Caribbean and Latin America at the Rendezvous of History
| October 20, 2009
In 2004 two events sent shock waves across the Caribbean Sea, presenting us with two radically different blueprints for future hemispheric relations. In February a combined force of American, Canadian … Keep reading »
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Ford Canada Concessions: Could it Signal the End of an Era?
| October 19, 2009
While the CAW and Ford enter into another round of concessions bargaining – in the wake of concessions in the UAW – there is an argument to be made that … Keep reading »
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The Canadian Media Oligopoly Against Media Democracy
| October 16, 2009
To observe that the North American media is dominated by corporate oligopolies serving commercial interests and squeezing out critical voices is to state the obvious. Media concentration in Canada is … Keep reading »
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ALBA: Dawn of Solidarity in Latin America
| October 14, 2009
Toronto, September 30, 2009 Facilitator: Melanie Newton. Co-sponsored: Venezuela We Are With You, Center for Social Justice, Latin American Solidarity Network, Toronto Haiti Action, Louis Riel Bolivarian Circle/Hands Off Venezuela. … Watch video »
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What’s Wrong with Ontario’s Health Ministry and How to Fix It
| October 14, 2009
Health Minister David Caplan’s resignation is the right thing in the wake of scathing Provincial Auditor’s reports and repeated exorbitant salary revelations at the Ministry of Health (MOH). Undoubtedly in … Keep reading »
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