By Johanna Brenner
The Great Recession has no doubt punctured US celebration of the unregulated market, generated anger at wealth disparities and shock at the loss of the American Dream. Yet three decades of conservative dominance and political drift to the right have taken their toll.
By Elena Zeledon
This overview article is dedicated to Companera Maria Teresa Flores, part of the leadership of the peasant council coordinating committee and former head of the Honduran Peasant Organization; and to Companero Jose Manuel Flores Arguijo, leader of the Honduran teachers and a founder and leader of the Socialist Party of Central America (PSOCA), both assassinated by the Honduran oligarchy.
By Ali Mustafa
Background
Public outcry continues to grow across Canada over the widespread abuse of civil liberties during the recent G20 Summit in Toronto. Over 1,000 people were rounded-up and arrested between June 26th– 27th, resulting in the largest mass arrest in Canadian history. While the majority of those arrested have since been released, at least 16 people remain under strict bail conditions and face a variety of serious criminal charges. Countless others who managed to avoid arrest were indiscriminately searched, detained for hours, and even violently attacked by police.
By Xavier Lafrance
On January 29, 2009, 85 days after it was launched, the longest strike in the Canadian university sector outside of Québec came to an end. This was a strike by some 3400 contract faculty, teaching assistants and research assistants employed by York University and unionized under the banner of CUPE 3903.
