Scotland’s referendum: Some lessons for Quebec… and Canada
Superficially, the 55-45 victory of the No in Scotland’s referendum on September 18 was a clear rejection of independence. The Yes forces won a majority only in the four poorest…
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Front National wins seats in French senate for first time | World news | The Guardian
Front National wins seats in French senate for first time | World news | The Guardian. Marine le Pen hailed her party’s success as ‘an absolutely historic victory’ and a…
Who’s afraid of free trade with Europe?
The prospect of freer trade with European nations is generally popular among Canadians. And why shouldn’t it be? Doesn’t the Canadian left repeatedly point to the advantages of many European…
Free-market era in Sweden swept away as feminists and greens plot new path | World news | The Observer
Free-market era in Sweden swept away as feminists and greens plot new path | World news | The Observer. For a man who is a near-certainty to become Sweden‘s prime…
Shifting Centres and Dead-Ends: An Analysis of the Presidential Election in Turkey
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan became the first publicly elected President of Turkey in the history of the Republic, winning 52 per cent of the votes at the presidential elections of August…
Spain prepares for an autumn of discontent by buying €1bn of riot gear | World news | The Guardian
Spain prepares for an autumn of discontent by buying €1bn of riot gear | World news | The Guardian. The Spanish government is readying itself for an autumn of discontent,…
Banging the War Drum – Washington Post
It was earlier this month that the German financial newspaper, Handelsblatt, warned of the dangerous spread of war fever throughout Europe. The paper found that Europeans were being “mentally mobilized”…
Eurozone fears of stagnation grow as France and Italy suffer | World news | The Observer
Eurozone fears of stagnation grow as France and Italy suffer | World news | The Observer. Francois Hollande and Paris’s mayor, Anne Hidalgo, at a ceremony on 25 August marking…
An austerity revolt has broken the French government. Will the EU follow? | John Palmer | Comment is free | theguardian.com
An austerity revolt has broken the French government. Will the EU follow? | John Palmer | Comment is free | theguardian.com. If there were any lingering doubts about the seriousness…
Understanding the civil war in Ukraine
The Ukrainian conflict, like most political phenomena, is multi-dimensional and highly complex. As such, it calls for a holistic – dialectical, if you wish – approach. But to judge by…
The Beginning of the End
Sixty years ago, the end began. It would take almost a full year for the Allies to batter the Third Reich into submission, but in the summer of 1944, the…
EU Advisors Advocate use of Military Against Strikes and Protests | Global Research
EU Advisors Advocate use of Military Against Strikes and Protests | Global Research. Experts at a European Union (EU) think-tank are demanding that the EU prepare to put down strikes…
Upstart party Podemos emerging as third political power, says new poll | In English | EL PAÍS
Upstart party Podemos emerging as third political power, says new poll | In English | EL PAÍS. New party Podemos has taken a further step toward becoming the third power…
Italy in period of stagnation – Istat – English – ANSA.it
Italy in period of stagnation – Istat – English – ANSA.it. (ANSA) – Rome, July 31 – Italy’s recovery from its longest postwar recession is turning out to be harder…
Russia and the war in eastern Ukraine
This piece was originally published on A Socialist in Canada. The following article was written in the days before I departed Moscow on July 17, 2014 following a two week…
Important Challenges to Investor-State Dispute-Settlement
In my many years documenting and critiquing the overblown claims of free trade proponents about the supposedly self-regulating efficiency-promoting mutually-benefiting effects of globalization, I’ve encountered some real doozies. (My Ph.D.…
The Radical Left at the 2014 EP Election – Transform Network
The Radical Left at the 2014 EP Election – Transform Network. The publication of the final results of the 2014 European Parliament (EP) election of 22-25 May finally permits to…
Social movements in Spain – 15M
Social movements in Spain – 15M. From Revolution News Many things have changed and we need to know how to read reality and celebrate our triumphs. The emergence of the…
Paolo Pini: How Matteo Renzi’s Jobs Act Will Sink Italy
Paolo Pini: How Matteo Renzi’s Jobs Act Will Sink Italy. Italy’s new PM Matteo Renzi has pledged to slash the country’s record unemployment with his American-branded ‘Jobs Act’. But his…
Beyond the European elections, another left-wing force is growing in Europe | Red Pepper
Beyond the European elections, another left-wing force is growing in Europe | Red Pepper. Pascoe Sabido However you interpret them, the European elections have challenged the mainstream’s business-as-usual way of…