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Statement and Call for the Elimination of Two-Tier Workplaces
| March 1, 2008
On Saturday, January 26, 2008, over 80 U.S. and Canadian auto industry worker/activists met in Flint, Michigan, birthplace of militant unionism in the Auto Industry in the late 1930s. The … Keep reading »
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Budget 2008: Taxes and the Forward March of Neoliberalism
| February 29, 2008
Budgets are fundamentally political instruments. They reflect clearly who in society is winning, who is losing, and who is left standing still. They are a kind of political scoreboard. Canada’s … Keep reading »
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Differences between 1982 and 2007-2008
| February 26, 2008
In 1982, the external public debt crisis of the developing countries was triggered by the combined effects of the rise in interest rates imposed by the United States two years … Keep reading »
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Two-tier Wages, Second-Class Workers
| February 23, 2008
When Autoworker President Buzz Hargrove makes new pronouncements, they carry weight within and beyond the labour movement – even when, as has recently been the case, they seem to undermine … Keep reading »
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Operation Independence Kosovo
| February 23, 2008
NATO and the New Step Toward “Greater Albania” The celebrations by the Albanian people of Kosovo upon the declaration of an “independent and sovereign” state were aired on television extensively. Two … Keep reading »
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Putting the U.S. Economic Crisis in Perspective
| January 31, 2008
It is time to take stock. The centrality of the American economy to the capitalist world – which now literally does encompass the whole world – has spread the financial … Keep reading »
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Decline of the Dollar, Decline of the Empire?
| January 20, 2008
Toronto — 18 January 2008. Moderated by Leo Panitch. Presentations by: Chris Rude is a political economist with an interest in finance. He has taught economics at NYU and the … Watch video »
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Neoliberalism, Financial Capital and Mexico under Calderon
| January 15, 2008
Still in Crisis? Toronto — 11 January 2008. Moderated by Greg Albo. Presentations by: Alejandro Alvarez is a political activist and Economics Professor at UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico) Tom … Watch video »
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Limited Horizons: Ontario’s Election and After
| January 11, 2008
There are two initial observations to be made of Ontario’s October 10th election. First and foremost, the voter turnout: the lowest voter turnout to date had been 54.7 per cent … Keep reading »
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Canadian Workers in Support of Bolivia and Morales
| January 1, 2008
In recent months, the process of democratic renewal and indigenous liberation in Bolivia, headed by president Evo Morales, has come under violent assault from rightist forces aligned with the U.S. … Keep reading »
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Ottawa hotel workers exercise their right to strike – and win
| December 18, 2007
Workers fought hard over many decades to win legal recognition of the right to strike. Most unionized workers now have this right, and most trade unions work hard to defend … Keep reading »
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Picking Up The Pieces
| December 15, 2007
Where We Go From Here After the Referendum Defeat in Venezuela Toronto — 12 December 2007. Introduction by Greg Albo. Presentations by: Suzanne Weiss and John Riddell Maria Paez Victor Nicolas … Watch video »
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