Tag: Social Democracy
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The Crisis of Social Democracy: From Norway to Europe
The crisis of social democracy is being debated throughout Europe. Several of the historically strong labour parties have almost been wiped out in elections while others seem unable to recover … Keep reading »
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UK Election: Labour Surge Gives Unions a Chance
For the vast majority of unions in Britain, the idea of the Labour Party fighting a general election with a dream leadership team of Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell was … Keep reading »
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‘Things are serious’: Update on the French Presidential Election
“C’est grave,” (things are serious) said the monsieur who sells me the papers every morning. A resident of Mantes-la-Jolie (a working class town at the western edge of the Paris … Keep reading »
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In the Shadow of Social Democracy: Right-Wing Challenges and Left Alternatives
We live in a paradoxical world. Much debate on the radical left revolves around multitudes of discontented groups – sometime lumped together as the 99%, sometimes rebranded as precariat – … Keep reading »
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The Return of Hope: For an Offensive Double Strategy
The future has gone astray. The neoliberal utopia is exhausted just as are left alternatives. The decades of an initially conservative-orthodox neoliberalism from Margaret Thatcher to Helmut Kohl; its generalization … Keep reading »
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Reactionary Working Class?
Large parts of the western working class now seem to gather around right populists, demagogues, and racists. They vote for reactionary and fascistoid political parties. They helped to vote the … Keep reading »
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Left Alternatives to Social Democracy
Toronto — 16 March 2014. Moderated by Abbie Bakan. Presentations by: Leo Panitch is member of the Greater Toronto Workers’ Assembly, is Canada Research Chair in Comparative Political Economy and … Watch video »
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The Rise and Fall of the Welfare State
Asbjørn Wahl argues that the welfare state should be seen as the result of a class compromise forged in the 20th century. Recorded ion Toronto, 15 November 2012. Watch video »