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Should we ‘take down’ the banks or try to save the best of capitalism?
If Canada is to rid itself of the destructive neoliberal Conservatives, perhaps the best that we can do, given present conditions, is to push the New Democrats and Liberals to embrace some aspects of traditional liberalism and combine those policies with some tough, new measures to protect the public.
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The Second Wind of the Worldwide Social Justice Movement
We have to think of the world struggle as a long race, in which the runners have to use their energy wisely, in order not to become exhausted while always keeping their eye on the end goal—a different kind of world-system, far more democratic, far more egalitarian than anything we have now.
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Debating our tactics in Oakland
In the aftermath of the Oakland general strike on November 2, a debate over tactics has emerged among supporters of the Occupy struggle. The discussion centers on the late-night attempt by a relatively small group of self-described anarchists to occupy a building that formerly housed the Traveler’s Aid Society, a homeless advocacy organization closed by city budget cuts.
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“The process is the message”
Mainstream analysis of the Occupy Together movement has been marked by a dramatic albeit predictable failure of the imagination.
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CD Conversation on the Occupy Movement
CD Collective members started a conversation about the potential of the Occupy Movement beginning with this question posed by Saul Landau. What’s your view? Join the conversation.
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The Ballerina and the Bull
For those of us who have long been labouring to expose the inherent perils and injustices of the neoliberal regime, Occupy Wall Street is undoubtedly the most exciting political development in North America in decades.
But it would be a mistake to read it as a revolutionary moment.
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2011: Reflecting on Social Movement Successes in Canada
Working through and across differences—while maintaining the diversity of an inter-generational anti-oppression and radical politics—has strengthened the terrain for inclusive, participatory, and revolutionary struggle in Canada for the upcoming year.
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No More Bubble Gum
The Occupy the World movement is still looking for its magic glasses (program, demands, strategy, and so on) and its anger remains on Gandhian low heat. But, as Carpenter foresaw, force enough Americans out of their homes and/or careers (or at least torment tens of millions with the possibility) and something new and huge will begin to slouch towards Goldman Sachs. And unlike the Tea Party, so far it has no puppet strings.
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What’s going on in the park?
I could tell you about day to day life in the park, or the marches that have taken place, or what the many people I have talked to have said about why they are part of this world wide show of frustration and displeasure. As for myself I’m seeing red flags and I’m not talking about the communists.
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Occupy Toronto - Day One
Although I do sympathize with the goals and spirit of the movement, I am seeing a lot of the activists and independent alternative media blindly throwing their support behind it even though they freely admit they have problems with the way things are being done, things being said and the transparency.
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