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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Connexions LibraryAge of Austerity: Capital, the Financial Crisis and the State in Canada McCormack, Geoffrey; Workman, Thom Article 2016 The financial and economic crisis of 2008 has left a continuing legacy on social welfare, showing up in slow economic growth, unemployment and underemployment, and increasing social conflict. In the d... An ageing population isn't the reason for stunted economic growth - austerity is Vollman, Carolin Article 2015 In the 2015 World Economic Outlook, for example, the IMF says: "Potential employment growth is expected to decline further in advanced and emerging market economies compared to pre-crisis rates. This ... Analyzing the Failures of Syriza Dolack, Pete Article 2017 Examines the failture of Syriza, The Coalition of the Radical Left, since their election in Greece. Austerity Against Democracy: An Authoritarian Phase of Neoliberalism? Albo, Greg; Fanelli, Carlo Article 2014 Austerity and Resistance: Lessons from the 2012 Quebec Student Strike Garneau, Marianne Article 2012 The student strike in Quebec has ended, in a rather clear victory. After a seven month-long struggle — the longest of its kind in Quebec history — students have won a cancellation of the proposed tuit... Austerity and U.S. Decline: Against The Current vol. 153 The Editors Article 2011 The full frontal assault on public workers and their unions in one state after another — stripping collective bargaining rights and dues checkoff, slashing wages and pensions and health benefits, abol... Austerity chokes Canada's down-and-out, as Harper, Flaherty look the other way Fillmore, Nick Article 2013 The exceedingly aggressive austerity cuts carried out by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty over the past seven years have come home to roost as millions of Canadians, dep... Austerity U: Preparing Students for Precarious Lives Sears, Alan; Cairns, James Article 2014 Policy-makers are introducing big changes to university systems under the banner of an austerity agenda. Globally common themes in this agenda include rapid increases in tuition fees, new models of u... Austerity vs. the Planet:The Future of Labour Environmentalism Kahle, Trish Article 2016 Last December members of the International Trade Union Confederation joined other civil society activists in a mass sit-in at the COP21 talks in Paris. Unionists and their allies, some 400 strong, fil... Australia: Socialist Alliance's 'International Political Perspectives' Resolution Socialist Alliance Article 2014 Resolutions adopted by the 10th National Conference of the Socialist Alliance, June 7-9, 2014. Burdened with Debt Reloaded: The Politics ofr Devaluation Article 2012 A series of defensive and sectional struggles at workplaces in the private sector reveal that the Greek industrial capital has already taken advantage of the new institutional framework of the “state ... California Is Not Dreaming Garvey, John Article 2010 Discussion of March 4, 2010 Day of Action in California. Canada After Harper: His Ideology-fuelled Attack on Canadian Society and Values, and How We Can Resist and Create the Country We Want Finn, Ed (editor) Book 2015 Essays documenting the breadth and depth of the Harper government's attack on institutions, policies, and programs that embody values and principles shared by most Canadians: education, health care, w... Crisis in the Eurozone Lapavitsas, Costas Book 2012 A controversial call to break up the Eurozone and stop the debt crisis. A Diet of Austerity: Class, Food and Climate Change Graham-Leigh, Elaine Book 2015 Deals with the reasons why the working class is blamed for climate change, and what it can actually do about it. Disabled People in UK Lead Fight Against Austerity Clarke, John Article 2018 In July 20,2018, John Clarke represented the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) at the International Deaf and Disabled People’s Solidarity Summit, in Stratford, east London that had been convene... Europe's Moment of Truth Patnaik, Prabhat Article 2015 Greek Premier Alexis Tsipras' acceptance of an "austerity package" on July 13, which contained measures rejected by the Greek people in a referendum barely a week before, represents not just an abject... From mobilisation to resistance: Portugal's struggle against austerity Principe, Catarina Article 2013 Portugal has been subjected to increasingly harsh austerity policies that have led the country into a recession of historic proportions, the result being mass impoverishment. GovernmentSources.ca Website A portal with information about government, Canadian and international, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and impor... Greece: A no vote against blackmail: Now is not the time for academic debates. It is time for struggle Red Network Article 2015 Our response to the blackmail of the lenders is that the struggle against austerity will not be governed by concerns about the euro system or by the consent of the rulers of Europe. the response shoul... Greece again Can Save the West Roberts, Paul Craig Article 2015 The 'Greek crisis' is not about debt. Debt is the propaganda that the Empire is using to subdue sovereignty throughout the Western world. Greece's solidarity movement: 'it's a whole new model - and it's working' Henley, Jon Article 2015 Citizen-run health clinics, food centres, kitchens and legal aid hubs have sprung up to fill the gaps left by austerity – and now look set to play a bigger role under a Syriza government. Greek Debt and the New Financial Imperialism Rasmus, Jack Article 2016 Describes how the Greek goverment is forced to extract income and wealth from its workers and small businesses resulting in a new form of financial imperialism that smaller states and economies, plann... How Inequality Kills Nasser, Alan Article 2017 The Global March of Neoliberalism: The World Inequality Report 2018 In Spain they are all indignados nowadays Ainger, Katharine Article 2013 The indignado protests that flared up two years ago have become a Spanish state of mind. Killing the Host: How Financial Parasites and Debt Bondage Destroy the Global Economy  Hudson, Michael Book 2015 In Killing the Host, economist Michael Hudson exposes how finance, insurance, and real estate (the FIRE sector) have seized control of the global economy at the expense of industrial capitalism and go... Manoeuvres from above, movements from below: Greece under Tsipras Jenkins, Gareth; Karayianni, Despina Article 2015 The Syriza left is at a crossroads. For all the belief that Syriza is a different kind of party, one that transcends the division between reform and revolution and therefore should be the home for the... A Marxist History of the World part 106: The Second Great Depression Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 Four years after the beginning of the crisis, the neoliberal elite is trapped by the contradictions of the system on which its wealth depends. Not Bad Policy, But Class Policy: Holes in the Keynesian Against G20 Austerity Plan Hossein-Zadeh, Ismael Article 2010 Liberal critics of the vicious austerity policies passionately argue against such policies as bad, misguided, or unwise as if the governments that make such policies do not know what they are doing. A... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - January 29, 2015: Land seizures and land take-overs Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 This issue of Other Voices focuses on the issue of land seizures and land take-overs. Also included: Greece's solidarity movement, and the challenges and opportunities it faces after the election of a... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - August 21, 2015: Canadian federal election, mining and the environment Diemer, Ulli (editor); Rickwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Featuring the Canadian federal election, mining and the environment, failure of Syriza in Greece, refugees, veterans of India's struggle for independence. People's Assembly: we need unity to beat austerity Snowdon, Alex Article 2013 Argues that the People's Assembly is not merely a nice idea or a worthwhile event, but the main basis for co-ordinating resistance to cuts for some time to come. A People's Manifesto: Let's Roll Back Austerity and Claim Real Democracy!: Urgent common priorities for a democratic, social, ecological and feminist Europe Article 2013 Europe stands on the edge of a precipice, looking into the abyss. Austerity policies drive the peoples of Europe into poverty, undercut democracy and dismantle social policies. Rising inequalities end... Poisoned Fruits of Austerity Editors Article 2015 The most dramatic advance of the far right is that of the National Front in France. It is not unusual that such forces prosper, with some working-class support, in the absence of well-articulated prog... Portuguese Workers vs. Austerity: Against The Current vol. 158 Mortágua, Joana Article 2012 The General Strike of March 22, 2012 was the second called by the Portuguese trade unions since the IMF/European Commission/European Central Bank (“Troika”) intervened a year ago to impose austerity m... The problem of Greece is not only a tragedy. It is a lie. Pilger, John Article 2015 According to John Pilger, the leaders of Syriza are revolutionaries of a kind - but their revolution is the perverse, familiar appropriation of social democratic and parliamentary movements by liberal... The Silence of the Left: Brexit, Euro-Austerity and the T-TIP Hudson, Michael Article 2016 The media in the United States have treated the British vote against remaining in the European Union (EU) as if it is populist “Trumpism,” an inarticulate right-wing vote out of ignorance at being lef... Socialist Register 1994: Volume 30: Between Globalism and Nationalism Miliband, Ralph; Panitch, Leo (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1994 Socialist Register 2012: Volume 48: The Crisis and the Left Panitch, Leo; Albo, Gregory; Chibber, Vivek (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2012 Spokes on the Anti-Austerity Wheel: Building Movements That Can Move Beyond Reform Article 2014 When it comes to fighting the crisis of austerity cuts and financial recession, we need to focus on how to build fighting communities rather than simply reacting to the attacks. Syriza and Sanders: "Just Say 'No'" to Neo-liberalism Rectenwald, Michael Article 2015 Hopes for Syriza's negotiations with the banking troika in the EU simmered and even boiled over among elements of the left, especially after the vaunted "No" referendum vote suggested that the Greeks ... The Syriza Wave: Surging and Crashing with the Greek Left Sheehan, Helena Book 2016 An account of the rise and fall of the Greek left party Syriza. The Syriza Wave: Surging and Crashing with the Greek Left - Book review Stauber, Peter Article 2017 A book review of The Syriza Wave: Surging and Crashing with the Greek Left by author Helena Sheehan. Toolkit for a New Canada - 2013 Edition Article 2013 A pamphlet providing a snapshot of what the contributors, brought together by Canadian Dimensionmagazine, believe are the big issues facing Canada in the second decade of the 21st century. The article... Trade Unions: The Difficult Path to Solidarity in One's Own Interest Lehndorff, Steffen Article 2013 In both the ideals and the rhetoric of trade unions international solidarity plays a major role. Trade union practice, however, is first and foremost focused on the context of those nation-states, in ... The unbearable lightness of Greek democracy: Greeks have abandoned all hope that their political leaders have the skills to rescue the nations economy. Polychroniou, C. J. Article 2015 The only certain thing is that a government will be formed by a grand alliance whose only mission will be to implement the most painful, humiliating measures ever attempted by a democratically elected... Us and Them Article 2011 To move beyond wishing and hoping, our self organization has to overcome and overwhelm the limits, the divisions, the separations of workers and poor by categories of “organized,” “unorganized,” “immi... What austerity has done to Greek healthcare: "What I witnessed appalled me - and brought tears to my eyes" Irvine, Louise Article 2015 The shocking 'austerity'-imposed destruction of Greece's once proud healthcare system is a key reason Greeks have turned to Syriza, finds London GP Louise Irvine in an eye witness account. Why Greece Doesn't Matter: We have to stop talking about Greece. What must emerge from the calamity of SYRIZA-ANEL is a renewed call for democracy Lazarou, Athanasios Article 2015 Change in Greece will not come from short-term strategies and tactics of seeking power, but from a long process of coordinated and planned immanent critiques. This political organization will not aim ... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesTom Wetzel's home page Wetzel's writing spans a range of topics... from libertarian socialism, anarcho-syndicalism and workers' self-management to unionism, social housing, environmental justice, philosophy, and Los Angeles... Sources LibraryBrexit, Jeremy Corbyn, and Contempt for Democracy Introduction to the July 2, 2016 issue of Other Voices Diemer, Ulli 2016 A constant theme in elite reaction to the Brexit referendum, expressed especially through the mainstream media, has been a visceral contempt for democracy. Ordinary working people are portrayed as stu... Canada's Austerity Agenda: It's About the Taxes Labonté, Ronald 2013 Austerity policies pose major threats to the public's health. Ronald Labonté argues that the austerity agenda in Canada stems not from a crisis in finances, but from a crisis in fair taxation. |
