~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(((( T h e B u l l e t ))))~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Socialist Project e-bulletin …. No. 124 …. July 14, 2008 ______________________________________________________________ (Keep reading…)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(((( T h e B u l l e t ))))~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Socialist Project e-bulletin …. No. 105 …. May 6, 2008 ____________________________________________________________ (Keep reading…)

Special to Canadian Dimension, September 6, 2007

Today’s two most conspicuous global flashpoints – the Middle East and Latin America – have widely exposed the fact of US imperialism and highlighted some of its limitations. Adding the apparent cracks in US economic hegemony seems to indicate an empire in decline. Yet a more cautious assessment would recall that the earlier defeat in Vietnam did not derail US global expansion, while the new Vietnam has become a model member of the WTO. It is equally sobering to note that the four largest Latin America economies - Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Columbia which collectively account for some 80% of the continent’s GDP - are, in spite of significant jolts along the way, hardly considering any radical break with capitalism but in fact deepening their integration into global capitalism. As for the US trade deficit and falling dollar this is, as I’ll argue below, simply too economistic a measure of imperial strength. (Keep reading…)

March/April 2004 Issue

For many of us, it’s hard to get excited about another review of NAFTA’s economic successes or failures. It’s not that such an economic review is irrelevant — coping with the economic implications of NAFTA obviously remains central to anyone concerned with social change. But in itself, the economic debate is unlikely to move us much ahead. There are just too many Œwhat-ifs’ involved for any numbers to convince skeptics. (Would business investment in Canada have slowed down if the corporate sector were defeated on NAFTA? Would Canadian companies have been less productive if they didn’t face the pressures of free trade? Would U.S. retaliation against Canadian exports into the U.S. been worse?) (Keep reading…)