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Profits, Coercion, and Resistance
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1385 .... March 20, 2017
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Profits, Coercion, and Resistance
An Introduction to the symposium on Blood of Extraction: Canadian Imperialism in Latin America
Todd Gordon and Jeffery R. Webber
An article published in Third World Quarterly in 2008 was our initiation into collaborative work on Canadian mining imperialism and the popular forms of resistance it systematically engenders in Latin America. The first seed. After a lengthy stretch of germination, this led almost a decade later to our new book, Blood of Extraction: Canadian Imperialism in Latin America. In the preliminary stages, when Blood of Extraction wasn't even yet a fully-fledged idea, Todd was working on the manuscript which would become Imperialist Canada (2010), and Jeff was trying to map out the cycle of left-indigenous revolt in early twenty-first century...
150 Years of Marx's Capital
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150 Years of Marx's Capital
It is 150 years since Karl Marx published the first volume of Capital: A Critique of Political Economy in 1867, with the two subsequent volumes coming out under the editorship of Friedrich Engels over the next decades. As its subtitle suggests, Capital is a masterful appraisal of the ‘vulgar’ defences of capitalism focused on exchange and markets and the more ‘scientific’ accounts of classical political economy highlighting the production of an economic surplus and its distribution between the social classes. Capital is, however, foremost a dissection of the historical social relations and mode of production of capitalism.
From its initial publication, Marx's Capital steadily gained prominence as the indispensable point of departure for understanding the inner workings of the capitalist system – its modes of exploitation and...
ACTIVlist Update - March 17, 2017
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10 Things You Need to Know about the Line 3 Pipeline
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The University of Winnipeg Students Association hosted a fantastic event on the Line 3 pipeline on March 11th.
London chapter hosts talk with Vanessa Gray on environmental racism
The Council of Canadians London chapter hosted a public forum last night featuring Vanessa Gray speaking on 'Environmental Racism in Canada: The Frontline Reality'.
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We're winning against Nestlé
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R&F.ca Weekly Update
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Ignoring Chicago, Toronto Has a Big, Stupid Idea
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- Published on Thursday, 16 March 2017 22:00
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1384 .... March 17, 2017
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Ignoring Chicago, Toronto Has a Big, Stupid Idea
Joyce Nelson
Two weeks ago, the good folks of Toronto, Ontario learned that their elected officials at City Hall are considering selling off the Toronto Parking Authority -- which operates dozens of municipal parking lots as well as on-street parking. It's a big, stupid idea that indicates our "city fathers" apparently don't read, but also that they can't see through the latest scam being sold by some corporate lobbyist. It's as though the Innocents in Toronto City Hall have never heard of the parking meter scandal that ate Chicago and has become an unmitigated disaster -- even though more press has likely been given to that fiasco than to any other public-private partnership (P3) undertaken in recent...
ACTIVlist Update - March 16, 2017
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Is Brian Gallant's Government dismantling our water protection behind closed doors?
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After 4 hours of waiting in the lobby of the Department of Environment and Local Government, it was clear that my written request to Minister Serge Rousselle to attend the March 14th meeting of the Water Strategy Working Group would not be granted.
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A promise.
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Hey Paov,
We believe in a better world. A world where a young girl can live her dream and go to school. Where a father fleeing war can offer a new life to his family. Where children can grow up healthy, and go to bed with food in their stomachs.
And believe it or not, there is a plan to make this world a reality. In 2015, 193 countries agreed to work towards 17 Global Goals to tackle...
Inside B.C.'s Natural Gas Resource Giveaway
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Nominate someone with courage today!
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Female genital mutilation
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Egyptian workers struggle to preserve rights won after toppling Mubarak - and need our help
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Reactionary Working Class?
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- Published on Wednesday, 15 March 2017 23:00
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1383 .... March 16, 2017
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Reactionary Working Class?
Asbjørn Wahl
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 UK out of the EU and to make Trump president of the world's superpower number one, and they vote so massively for the far right political parties that the latter have government power in sight throughout several of Europe's most populous countries.
Since working people traditionally are expected to vote for the left, this creates unrest, insecurity, and confusion among experts, as well as commentators and mainstream politicians -- particularly in the labour movement. There is no lack of condemnation and moralizing to those who go to the far...
ACTIVlist Update - March 15, 2017
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Trudeau government tries to sell the Canada-China Free Trade Agreement to workers
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The Trudeau government believes it has to sell a proposed Canada-China Free Trade Agreement to workers.
Trudeau government at trade meeting challenged by street protests
The Trudeau government was at a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) summit in Chile yesterday that was met with protests and arrests.
Regina chapter opposes privatization of Haul Wastewater Station
The Council of Canadians Regina chapter...
Breitbart's comment section
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Save the Date CoDev Dinner 2017
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TPP: Your Verdict
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- Published on Wednesday, 15 March 2017 06:30
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Paov,
The verdict is in: Canada should withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and ensure much greater transparency and public engagement for future trade negotiations.
That’s the big message we heard from you — and the message we deliver in our just-published Let’s Talk TPP Citizens’ Report, shaped by feedback from a remarkable 27,996 Canadians.1
You told the government that Canadians cannot accept trade deals made in secret, and that Canada needs to learn from the mistakes made while negotiating the...
Victory! No more whales in tanks
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Dear PAOV,
The Vancouver Parks Board made history last week when it voted to ban the Vancouver Aquarium from the cruel practice of displaying whales and dolphins. Amazingly, the vote was unanimous—all seven commissioners agreed to protect cetaceans from captivity!
Imprisoning smart, sensitive animals like orcas, belugas, and dolphins is cruel and unacceptable. This victory is an important milestone in the fight to save these creatures from living miserable lives and dying heartbreaking deaths in tiny tanks. We applaud the hardworking animal advocates who convinced the Parks Board to make history last week.
This new ban has created incredible momentum. Now, please join us in supporting Bill S-203, a Senate bill that would...
ACTIVlist Update - March 14, 2017
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Action Alert: Pull Canada out of the TPP! Send your letter by March 15
This daily ACTIVlist e-mail is a compilation of blog posts, media releases and action alerts from the Council of Canadians. For more information about our campaigns, how to get involved, and how to become a member, go to canadians.org. Please use this link to forward ACTIVlist to a friend and encourage them to join! Thank you for your interest and support.
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The Council of Canadians opposes "TPP 11" option at trade ministers meeting in Chile today
The Canada West Foundation and the Asian Trade Centre are calling on the Trudeau government to support "TPP 11".
Medicine Hat chapter organizes for World Water Day
The Council of Canadians Medicine Hat chapter is organizing for World Water Day.
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