Inspiring the Canadian Left

Inspiring the Canadian Left

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Profits, Inflation and Survival in an Age of Emergencies: Why We Need a New Paradigm – 2024 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture
Profits, Inflation and Survival in an Age of Emergencies: Why We Need a New Paradigm – 2024 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture
The 2024 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture was delivered by economist Isabella Weber, demonstrating how economic shocks and corporate profits have affected our affordability crisis. From gas to groceries, this lecture provides valuable context and a policy toolkit for helping ordinary Canadians through economic crisis.
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Profits, Inflation and Survival in an Age of Emergencies: Why We Need a New Paradigm – 2024 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture
HOW CAN ALBERTA LOWER ELECTRICITY BILLS, CREATE GOOD JOBS, & ENSURE A STABLE GRID? | Diversify Alberta
HOW CAN ALBERTA LOWER ELECTRICITY BILLS, CREATE GOOD JOBS, & ENSURE A STABLE GRID? | Diversify Alberta
As workers and as citizens, we have the right to demand better. We urge you to read this report, share it widely, and join us in the fight for an electricity system that serves the public interest.
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HOW CAN ALBERTA LOWER ELECTRICITY BILLS, CREATE GOOD JOBS, & ENSURE A STABLE GRID? | Diversify Alberta
Democracy, Participation and Capitalist Crisis: An Interview with Nancy Fraser | Perspectives Journal
Democracy, Participation and Capitalist Crisis: An Interview with Nancy Fraser | Perspectives Journal
Fraser has argued that much scholarship in political science and democratic theory on these issues is hampered by “politicism”: an inclination to view the political in separation from other social spheres, which fails to appreciate the structural nature of contemporary crises. Fraser argues that the political arena is important because it is here that collective regulatory powers are exercised, however it needs to be situated within a broader understanding of the social totality to understand how it is affected by crisis dynamics in other spheres and how it might contribute to attenuating, or resolving, these.
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Democracy, Participation and Capitalist Crisis: An Interview with Nancy Fraser | Perspectives Journal
Capitalism Is Eating the Planet, Democracy, and You - Nancy Fraser Blows the Lid Off the System
Capitalism Is Eating the Planet, Democracy, and You - Nancy Fraser Blows the Lid Off the System
Why are so many people turning to right-wing leaders? Why is the planet burning while jobs disappear and families struggle? In this explosive UpFront intervi...
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Capitalism Is Eating the Planet, Democracy, and You - Nancy Fraser Blows the Lid Off the System