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The Lessons of Chile

11. March 2012

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The Lessons of Chile

In the early 1970s, Chileans fought for a democratized and inclusive National Health Service. Their experience can teach us much about the fight for health care as a human right.

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Hope for Life Beyond Capitalism

20. February 2012

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Hope for Life Beyond Capitalism

According to Michael Albert, past attempts to build socialism have failed, not because the capitalist class has been utterly ruthless in holding onto power, but because socialists have the wrong methods and goals.

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Whose World? OUR World!

17. November 2011

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Whose World? OUR World!

Whatever the shape, composition and demands of these movements, the common denominator is CLASS ANGER – the rage of the oppressed against their oppressors.

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“Civil Wars” ignores the political lessons

23. September 2011

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“Civil Wars” ignores the political lessons

"The Civil Wars in US Labor" does not explain why a generation of activists failed to democratize the unions and what the next generation of activists must do differently to avoid repeating that failure.

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“I got sick and tired of being treated like crap”

31. July 2011

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“I got sick and tired of being treated like crap”

by Jane Edgett - Hundreds of thousands of Canadian families have been plunged into poverty by a workers compensation system that denies them support.

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How Liberals Justify Torture

19. June 2011

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How Liberals Justify Torture

Just because medical professionals are asked to assist with torture does not transform the torture victim into a patient and the torture chamber into a medical consulting room.

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No More Dictatorships: Build the Social Revolution!

12. April 2011

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No More Dictatorships: Build the Social Revolution!

The American people are ruled by the biggest, baddest dictatorship of all – the US capitalist class.

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Support the Egyptian Revolution!

31. January 2011

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Support the Egyptian Revolution!

Revolutions that topple tyrants can transform themselves into revolutionary movements that challenge all tyranny. This is what the ruling class most fears, not only in Egypt, but also in the US and around the world.

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Hungry for Solutions

10. January 2011

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Hungry for Solutions

Gabor Maté’s books are commercially successful because they tap into popular awareness of social problems while avoiding the uncomfortable conclusion that social revolution is required to solve them.

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Madness, Power and the Media

3. January 2011

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Madness, Power and the Media

Author Stephen Harper explains how media images of madness and mental distress reflect and reinforce the unequal social relations of capitalism.

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