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February 13, 2019

The colonial secrets of Canada’s most racist city

In a global age of resurgent fascism, Trudeau brands Canada as the alternative. The persistence and denial of colonial violence in Thunder Bay tells another story.
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Published on February 13, 2019 05:08

February 12, 2019

Art, capital of the twenty-first century

Finance has always created reality out of beliefs and stories. It is a world that artists understand well, challenging its power with its very means.
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Published on February 12, 2019 05:01

Economic Update: Police and Policing in the US

Prof. Wolff discusses the public education crisis — teacher strikes, declining quality, insufficient resources — and how it undermines the economic future of the US.
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Published on February 12, 2019 03:18

February 11, 2019

Radio Hakaya — Abu Mohammed: From Revolution to War

Abu Mohammed, a former policeman from Homs, reflects on the impact of the war on the Syrian people and the regime’s crimes before and during the conflict.
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Published on February 11, 2019 08:24

February 9, 2019

Battling bankers: grassroots insights on financial power

Three inspiring activists — from Spain, UK and Kenya — share their experiences of taking on bankers and the lessons and insights from their ongoing struggles.
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Published on February 09, 2019 07:51

February 8, 2019

Offshore finance: how capital rules the world

The rise of offshore finance is not solely about capital moving to banks in exotic islands, it is also about the creation of a two-tier global system.
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Published on February 08, 2019 07:05

February 6, 2019

When workers ran the city: the 1919 Seattle general strike

Exactly 100 years ago today, workers in Seattle launched a general strike and ran their city for five days, placing it under direct-democratic control.
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Published on February 06, 2019 08:18

David Harvey’s Anti-Capitalist Chronicles: Ep.8

In his latest podcast, David Harvey continues his discussion of the exponential growth of the Chinese economy and particularly its effect on the labor force.
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Published on February 06, 2019 06:30

February 5, 2019

Economic Update: Socialism from Past to Future

Prof. Wolff reflects on socialism in the US — its broad appeal until 1945, the repression during the Cold War and its vigorous revival since the 2008 crash.
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Published on February 05, 2019 04:09

February 4, 2019

The gentrification of payments

The merging of finance and technology is gentrifying finance and advancing corporate control at the expense of informality and excluding the most marginalized.
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Published on February 04, 2019 08:39

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