We’re one year into Justin Trudeau’s government of #RealChange, yet it’s mostly the rhetoric not the policies that have changed. Some of the shine is finally wearing off. Whether approving pipelines, settting electoral reform up to fail or privatizing airports and transit, the Liberals are showing themselves to be the good
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Michal Rozworski: Building a Corbyn majority: interview with Richard Seymour
My podcast interview with Richard Seymour on the roots and prospects of Corbynism appeared in Jacobin last week. While the United Kingdom has been reeling from political crisis to political crisis in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum, Jeremy Corbyn has never looked stronger. He showed his principles in apologizing for a war he opposed from […]
Continue readingMichal Rozworski: What is done: quick thoughts on Brexit
What is done is done regardless of where you were on the referendum—or like most of us, outside the UK. The two questions that grab me now are what lessons can be learned and how to salvage the moment for an anti-racist, anti-austerity coalition. Instead I’ve seen too many tears shed for the EU, which […]
Continue readingMichal Rozworski: Creative resistance: Interview with Andreas Karitzis
After Syriza accepted a third austerity memorandum for Greece and called early elections, much of its leadership left the party. Some formed Popular Unity, while others are still searching for a new home to continue the fight against austerity. Andreas Karitzis is among the latter. Until this summer, he was
Continue readingMichal Rozworski: Podcast: What’s next for anti-austerity in Portugal and Greece?
http://rozworski.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Podcast151028-Portugal-and-Greece.mp3 Two updates from Southern Europe this week: Catarina Principe brings us up-to-date on the situation in Portugal and Andreas Karitzis recounts the search for a new politics in Greece after (and under the rule of) Syriza. My first guest, Catarina Principe, is an prominent activist in Portugal’s Bloco,
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: What was the British Electorate Thinking?
An anti-government protest placard is seen outside Downing Street during a march to protest against the British government’s spending cuts and austerity measures in London on June 20, 2015. The national demonstration against austerity was organised by People’s Assembly against government spending cuts. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL Well, let
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Quebec police unleash violence on anti-austerity protesters [VIDEO]
Protesters hit the streets to protest the Quebec provincial government’s austerity policies. The police unleashed tear gas, sound bombs and rubber bullets, hitting some of the protesters in the face. The post Quebec police unleash violence on anti-austerity protesters [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
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