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The Ontario Mining Act, Political Prisoners and the Right to Say “NO”
| April 16, 2008
In February 2008, the leadership of the Ardoch Algonquins were sentenced for contempt because of their unwavering opposition to uranium exploration on their traditional territory in eastern Ontario. Bob Lovelace, … Keep reading »
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Interview with KI Political Prisoner Cecilia Begg
| April 9, 2008
Cecilia Begg is the Head Councillor of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation in Northern Ontario. She is the lone female community leader in what has come to be known as … Keep reading »
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The Left and Labour in Russia Under Putin
| April 7, 2008
With Boris Kagarlitsky, Institute For Globalization and Social Movements, Moscow. Since the collapse of the old Soviet Union in the 1990s and the end of the politically bankrupt regime of … Watch video »
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The Oaxaca Commune
The Other Indigenous Rebellion in Mexico This essay explores the extraordinary experience of the Oaxaca Commune in Mexico, an experience of grass-roots rebellion and self-government that has put forth an … Keep reading »
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Farmers Seek Defenses Against the Giants of Agribusiness
| April 4, 2008
Around the world, farm income is plummeting, pushing farmers off the land and into destitution. At the very same time, soaring food prices are putting tens of millions onto starvation … Keep reading »
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Canada’s Latest Political Prisoners
| March 31, 2008
On March 18, 2008, the Ontario Superior Court’s Judge Patrick Smith sentenced Chief Donny Morris and six other council members from the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (or KI) First Nation, a community … Keep reading »
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China and the World Market: Thirty Years of the ‘Reform’ Policy
| March 30, 2008
It is now thirty years since the People’s Republic of China announced its market reform policy at the Third Plenum of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party … Keep reading »
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The Poverty of Ontario’s Liberals: The 2008 Budget
| March 29, 2008
The 2008 Ontario budget is a particularly revealing political statement. Until now, the McGuinty Liberals have had a comparatively stable economy to contend with. Year after year since 2003, they … Keep reading »
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A New European Socialist Movement?
| March 25, 2008
The emergence of the Left Party (Linkspartei) in Germany is the most significant development of a new political party to the left of social democracy in decades in Europe. The … Watch video »
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The Credit Crisis in Canada: The First Six Months
| March 21, 2008
The 2007 credit crisis irrupted in Canadian financial markets in mid-August. The immediate backdrop to this was the growing concern in financial markets about the value of assets underlying commercial … Keep reading »
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Mayor’s Panel Dreams of White Shiny City by the Lake
| March 18, 2008
Ten years after Toronto’s amalgamation, a new report commissioned by Mayor David Miller signals consensus among city power-brokers, local politicians (progressives, social democrats, centrists and right-wingers alike), and Premier McGuinty … Keep reading »
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Afghanistan: Why Canada Should Withdraw Its Troops
| March 14, 2008
The Afghanistan Canada Research Group was formed in 2006 by a group of York University graduate students concerned with the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan. The focus of our work over … Keep reading »
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