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An appeal for help from the world's largest working class
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- Published on Friday, 24 July 2015 12:00
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'Baka Beyond' play London benefit gig for Survival - News from Survival
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- Published on Monday, 01 June 2015 04:15
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The Class Logic Behind Austerity Policies In the Euro-Area
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- Published on Sunday, 31 May 2015 22:15
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1124 .... June 1, 2015
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The Class Logic Behind Austerity Policies In the Euro-Area:
Can SYRIZA Put Forward a Progressive Alternative?
John Milios
1. The Nexus of Economic Crisis and Austerity
1.1 Austerity as a cost saving capitalist strategy
After the outbreak of the 2008 global economic crisis, extreme austerity policies prevailed in many parts of the developed capitalist world, especially in the European Union (EU) and the Euro-area (EA). Austerity has been criticized as an irrational policy, which further deteriorates the economic crisis by creating a vicious cycle of falling effective demand, recession and over-indebtedness. However, these criticisms can hardly explain why this ‘irrational’ or ‘wrong’ policy persists, despite its ‘failures’.
In reality, economic crises express themselves not only in a lack of effective demand, but above...
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You made a real stink!
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- Published on Sunday, 31 May 2015 06:15
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Carbon Markets and Neoliberal Capitalism
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- Published on Saturday, 30 May 2015 22:30
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LeftStreamed — Recorded in Toronto, 24 May 2015
Carbon Markets and Neoliberal Capitalism:
What is Wrong with Ontario's New Climate Change Policy?
Why Should We Oppose it?
In April it was announced that Ontario would be joining Quebec in implementing a cap and trade system on carbon emissions. While the Ontario government has presented this development as a positive step for the climate, critics of cap and trade point out that the mechanism often does not lead to lower green house gas emissions. Instead, it creates another market to commodify nature and allows corporations to continue profiting from environmental destruction for a small financial fee.
Moderated by Lana Goldberg. Introduction by Greg Albo. Presentations by:
- Paul Kellogg is Associate Professor in the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies at Athabasca University. He was a founding member...
[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - May 29, 2015
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- Published on Friday, 29 May 2015 13:45
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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 www.canadians.org. Please forward this e-mail and encourage others to join our list! Thank you for your interest and support.
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Caribou Legs running across the country to demand federal protection of our lakes and rivers
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CETA's promise of 80,000 jobs doesn't add up
With every new free-trade agreement comes the promise of shiny new jobs and economic prosperity. CETA, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade agreement, is no different.
Internet Insider: Ending mass surveillance, Internet performance test, and Fast Track in the House
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- Published on Friday, 29 May 2015 11:00
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INTERNET INSIDER
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R&F.ca Weekly Update
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- Published on Friday, 29 May 2015 03:00
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[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - May 28, 2015
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- Published on Thursday, 28 May 2015 13:30
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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 www.canadians.org. Please forward this e-mail and encourage others to join our list! Thank you for your interest and support.
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Go vote! Cross country public forums come to Ontario
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WIN! Seismic testing off Clyde River cancelled for this year
The Council of Canadians has been working with the people of Clyde River, Nunavut and allied organizations to stop seismic testing for oil and gas exploration in Baffin Bay.
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We need to be heard
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- Published on Thursday, 28 May 2015 10:30
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Paov, tell your Rep to say NO to "Fast Track"
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- Published on Thursday, 28 May 2015 09:30
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Record Profits, Record Stock Buybacks: Another Looming Crisis?
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- Published on Thursday, 28 May 2015 04:15
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1123 .... May 28, 2015
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Record Profits, Record Stock Buybacks:
Another Looming Crisis?
Sam Gindin
Has the economy recovered or is it about to sink into another crisis? Do the shenanigans in finance that we regularly read about play a role in developing a stronger capitalism or do they cover up failures that will soon blow up in their faces? These can be mind-numbing questions, but they're questions that activists, in particular, can't ignore.
Profits are a particularly critical indicator of the state of a capitalist economy because they are generally understood to drive investment. Investment in turn has a determining effect on jobs, wages (to the extent that an increase in jobs increases workers’ bargaining power) and a growing tax base that can support social programs. Today, however,...
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[June E-News] Time for reconciliation
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 May 2015 18:45
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[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - May 27, 2015
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 May 2015 14:15
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‘Line in the sand’ drawn against Energy East as Red Head residents March to the End of the Line
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Harper government and UN discuss private sector funding for the SDGs
The United Nations is calling on the Harper government to increase its foreign aid spending to help finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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B.C. Plans to Cull Wolves for Next Decade
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 May 2015 13:15
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My shoulder is not inappropriate
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 May 2015 10:45
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IMF should stop attacks against pensions and workers rights in Greece - ITUC OnLine
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 May 2015 09:45
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Brussels, 27 May 2015 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has attacked the IMF over its hard-line stand on Greece, including its demands that the Greek government should dismantle workers’ rights. The global union body expressed its strong support to its affiliated organisation in Greece, GSEE, at a moment when unreasonable austerity and deregulatory reform demands could force the country to default to the IMF as early as next month. In June, the government will have to choose between maintaining vital public services and pension payments, and carrying out loan reimbursements to the international lender largely responsible for Greece’s current predicament.
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