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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. Results112 Connexions Library11 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 4 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 9 Sources Library 5 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAaron Swartz and the Assault on Open Information: Malicious Government Prosecution Geovanis, Chris Article 2013 The great corporate-supported push to hide essential, publicly funded information behind private firewalls and government secrecy, represents a breathtaking breach of the basic tenets of democracy. Aaron Swartz and the Fight for Free Information: His Blood is on the Hands of the US Government Martin, Abby Article 2015 It’s been just over two years since computer prodigy Aaron Swartz took his own life. He was the target of a merciless witch-hunt by the Department of Justice, ultimately choosing death over 35 years b... Aaron Swartz and the Fight for Information Freedom: They Can't Stop the Movement Lopez, Alfredo Article 2013 Aaron Swartz was a target of a deliberately vicious, sadistic government campaign in which the federal government wanted to make his pain an example to the entire progressive techie community. What's ... Abandoning the Public Interest  Diemer, Ulli Article 2000 The neo-liberal drive to cut red tape is costing lives. Exposing the hidden costs of deregulation and privatization. Alien Invasion: How the Harris Tories Mismanaged Ontario Cohen, Ruth (ed.) Book 2001 An examination of the devasting results of seven years of social and economic destruction inflicted the by the right-wing fanatics who ruled Ontario under the premiership of Mike Harris. Another world is possible if... George, Susan Book 2004 Susan George suggests that we can create a new and better world -- if we act together to bring about changes. She discusses the ifs and hows. An Anti-Capitalist Manifesto Callinicos, Alex Book 2003 An extended argument about what the anti-capitalist movement should stand for. Assaulting Public Education in Canada: Privatization Plague Spreads: Against The Current vol. 82 Plawiuk, Eugene Article 1999 For the past six years right-wing provincial governments across Canada have embraced the neoliberal agenda of “educational reform.” Four provinces in particular, Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia and New ... At the crossroads between 'Green Economy' and rights of nature Solon, Pablo Article 2012 Under the rhetoric of "green economy", capitalists are actually attempting to use nature as capital, proposing unconvincingly that the only way to preserve natural elements such as water and forests i... Beyond Banksters: Resisting the New Feudalism Nelson, Joyce Book 2016 Beyond Banksters explores how the powers of the Bank of Canada were appropriated in the 1970s, resulting in billions of dollars in public debt. From Milton Friedman to Justin Trudeau's Canada Infrastr... Blue Gold: The battle against corporate theft of the world's water Barlow, Maude; Clarke, Tony Book 2002 International tensions around water are rising in many of the world's most volatile regions.This book exposes the enormity of the problem, the dangers of the proposed solution and the alternative, whi... Blue Gold: World Water Wars Bozzo, Sam (director); Barlow, Maude; Clarke, Tony (writers) Film/Video 2008 A documentary, based on the book Blue Gold, by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke, which examines environmental and political implications of the planet's dwindling water supply, and posits that wars in the... 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... Carbon trading: privatising the world's forests Austin, Susan Article 2009 The World Bank sponsored carbon offset program has faced widespread criticism for, in effect, privatising forests and allowing rich nations to evade responsibility for cutting emissions themselves. Charter Schools Increase Fraud, Corruption, Chaos, and Anarchy Tell , Shawgi Article 2016 Charter schools, which barely make up seven percent of U.S. schools, are often accused of taking all the antisocial, antipublic, and antipeople practices of medieval autocrats and opportunuties to new... The Cochabamba Water War of 2000 in 2014: Today's Betrayers Will Not Erase Our Memory Olivera, Oscar Article 2014 Today's betrayers will not erase our memory: Fourteen years ago we won, today it seems like we lost, but we have to rise again to win, and we already know how to do it. From April 4 to 14 in the year ... Common Sense for Hard Times: The Power of the Powerless to Cope with Everyday life and Transform Society in The Nineteen Seventies Brecher, Jeremy; Costello, Tim Book 1976 Presents a vision of society as it is and as it could be. Putting the problems of contemporary daily life in historical perspective, it reveals that they have their roots in the way our society is org... Connexions Digest: Issue 51 - May 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 53 - January 1991- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1991 Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Culture Inc.: The Corporate Takeover of Public Expression Schiller, Herbert I. Book 1989 Schiller defends democratic expression and free access to information while demonstrating the ways in which public expression, public space, and public access to information are becoming increasingly ... Democracy's Oxygen: How Corporations Control the News Winter, James Book 1997 Winter shows that far from providing "democracy's oxygen," the news media legitimize a fundamentally undemocratic system. Instead of keeping the public informated, news organizations manufacture publi... Derailing Neoliberalism Haines-Doran, Tom Article 2016 Haines-Doran examines the British transit workers' stike against rail privitization with its lack of concern for safety, unions, and workers' rights. Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy McChesney, Robert W. Book 2013 The author argues that the sharp decline in the enforcement of antitrust violations, the increase in patents on digital technology and proprietary systems and massive indirect subsidies and other poli... Domestic Work and Rights in China: Against The Current vol. 133 Wong, May Article 2008 When China adopted the “open door” policy in 1978, south China, especially the Pearl River Delta area, was the first industrial area created to attract foreign investment, particularly from Hong Kong.... Earth into Property: Colonization, Decolonization, and Capitalism Hall, Anthony J. Book 2010 A broad exploration of the colonial roots of global capitalism and the worldwide quest of Indigenous people for liberation through decolonization.
Part Two of The Bowl with One Spoon. EducationSources.ca Website 2017 Web portal with sources of information about education and academia, including articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and imp... The End of Politics: Corporate Power and the Decline of the Public Sphere Boggs, Carl Book 2000 From the events of privatization, economic globalization, spread of violence and gun culture, and the end of the cold war, Boggs explores the depoliticization process in the United States. The Enemy of Nature: The End of Capitalism or the End of the World? Kovel, Joel Book 2002 We live in and from nature, but the way we have evolved of doing this is about to destroy you. Capitalism and its by-products -- imperialism, war, neoliberal globalization, racism, poverty, and the de... False God: How the Globalization Myth has Impoverished Canada Laxer, James Book 1993 Laxer argues that the neoconservative economic agenda is folly, and that the United States is caught in a downward spiral of limited government power and widening social divisions. He demonstrates tha... FLOW: For Love of Water Salina, Irena Film 2008 A critical expose of the privatization of water infrastructure. 'Flow' confronts the disturbing reality that our crucial resource is dwindling and greed just may be the cause. For the Reconstitution of the Movements from Below: Autonomy and Independence: A Reflection almost Ten Years After the Water War Olivera, Oscar Article 2009 Within the grassroots there are mixed feelings of dissatisfaction, sadness and anger. The demand of re-appropriating the commons and natural resources like gas, petrol, minerals and water has fundamen... GATS: How the World Trade Organization's new "services" negotiations threaten democracy Sinclair, Scott Book 2000 Examines closed-door negotiations to expand the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), which have the goal of commercialize every service sector in every WTO country, including essential servi... The Great Reversal: The Privatization of China Hinton, William Book 1991 In these essays Hinton argues that Deng XiaoPing and his privatization reforms destroyed the achievements of the Maoist Revolution of 1949. The Great Seed Piracy Shiva, Vandana Article 2016 A great seed and biodiversity piracy is underway and it must be stopped. The privateers of today include not just the corporations -- which are becoming fewer and larger through mergers -- but also in... How Deregulation Destroyed Canada's Airlines Skene, Wayne Book 1995 Skene links the deregulation of Canada's airline industry with layoffs, service disruptions, higher fares, privatization, and bankruptcies. How Not To Fund Infrastructure Rozworski, Michal Article 2016 Recycling is supposed to be a good thing, so when the federal Liberals quietly announced that "asset recycling" would be part of their strategy for meeting their much-ballyhooed infrastructure promise... How Private Prisons Game the Immigration System Fang, Lee Article 2013 With huge profits at stake, CCA and the Geo Group are pushing discreetly for enforcement-heavy immigration reform. How Private Prisons Profit From the Criminalization of Immigrants: Lobbying for Lock-Up Carlsen, Laura Article 2012 How a nation uses its power to deny a person’s freedom has always been a critical measure of authoritarian rule. Massive incarceration based on race, ethnic origin or nationality, political beliefs, c... How to Rig an Election Collier, Victoria Article 2012 Election fraud in the United States in the era of computerized voting machines controlled and programmed by far-right corporate executives. IMF World Bank More World Less Bank: New Internationalist March 2004 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2004 A look into the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and what they have done. 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. Indigenous Communities in Guatemala Fight Against the Privatization of Sacred Sites Abbott, Jeff Article 2016 In recent years, the popular tourist attraction of Semuc Champey in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz has become a point of social conflict for the indigenous Q'eqchi' Mayan communities surrou... Inside Iran: New Internationalist March 2007 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2007 A look at Iran from history to present. Discussion of women's rights and the youth of Iran. 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 102: What is neoliberalism? Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 The ‘free-market’ theory provides a pseudo-scientific justification for the greed and poverty endemic to the system, and the main beneficiaries are the global mega-corporations of neoliberal capitalis... Medicare Myths and Realities Diemer, Ulli Article 2012 Since medicare is an extremely popular social program, the media and right-wing politicians have learned that it is unwise to attack it directly. Instead, they propagate myths designed to undermine pu... Milwaukee League Comes to the Defense of Public Schools: Milwaukeeans vs. the Privatization Pandemic Price, Todd Alan Article 2009 The battle to keep the public in control of the public schools. Modern Capitalism and Revolution Cardan, Paul (Cornelius Castoriadis) Book 1959 For revolutionaries one central point must be grasped to understand how the system works: the struggle of human beings against their alientation, and the ensuing conflict and split in all spheres, asp... Moscow Gangsters Kagarlitsky, Boris; Simon, Rick Article 1992 A conversation with Boris Kagarlitsky, a Russian social activist. Museums, Art and the Rackets: Against The Current vol. 121 Rabinowitz, Paula Article 2006 In the late 1990s when it appeared that the laws of capitalism had been suspended temporarily and wealth could be accrued purely on speculation, the New York Times began an annual full-section report ... Nestlé: Malevolent Corporation Capitalizes on Global Water Crisis Barlow, Maude Article 2012 Demand for water is outstripping supply at an accelerating rate. Nestlé’s goal is to shift government policy away from providing public municipal water supplies to people, and toward a dependency on b... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - November 27, 2014: Climate Change Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2014 The theme for this issue, and the topic of the week, is Climate Change. Groups and websites engaged in the fight for action on global warming and climate justice are featured. Book of the week is Magd... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 21, 2018: Their Interent or Ours? Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2018 The Internet, which was at one time a free and open space for sharing information and ideas, has been privatized and twisted to serve the profit-making agenda of huge corporations, working hand-in-glo... Outsourcing racism: Bill C-31, Prison Expansion, and the Detention of Immigrants Darwish, Amy; Latham, Graham Article 2013 Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, CBSA may arrest and detain a foreign national or permanent resident they deem a threat to public safety, a potential flight risk, unable to substantia... A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster Solnit, Rebecca Book 2010 The most startling thing about disasters, according to Rebecca Solnit, is not merely that so many people rise to the occasion, but that they do so with joy. That joy reveals an ordinarily unmet yearni... Parasites in the Body Economic: the Disasters of Neoliberalism Hudson, Michael Article 2015 Michael Hudson discusses his new book, "Killing the Host: How Financial Parasites and Debt Bondage Destroy the Global Economy." Pensions Under Attack: What's behind the push to privatize public pensions Townson, Monica Book 2001 Townson discusses the forces behind the drive to privatize public pensions and its impact on the financial security of seniors. In doing so, she traces a history from Pinochet's Chile to Thatcher's Gr... Privatise Child Protection Services, Department for Education Proposes Butler, Patrick Article 2014 Experts sound alarm over UK proposal to outsource children's services to private firms. Privatising the Oceans: Fished out in our Lifetimes Mora, Jean-Sebastien Article 2013 Long-range fishing with the backing of the EU deprives countries elsewhere in the world of employment and a crucial food source. And it is depleting the seas to the point of ecological collapse. Privatization and Health Care: The Case of Ontario Nursing Homes Tarman, Vera Ingrid Book 1990 Tarman identifies many problems with privatization, among them, a basic contradiction between the profit motive and quality of care, poor accountability and lack of public input, less government contr... Privatization: Fiction Versus Fact Article 1992 The corporate sector is the big winner from privatization. Privatization in the Canadian Health Care System: Assertions, Evidence, Ideology and Options Stoddart, Greg L. Book 1985 Privatization is Killing Us: Dispatches from the Capitalist War on Society Wright, Chris Article 2018 A look at various sectors of society that are suffering under privatization in the United States- including education, the prison system, healthcare, and the environment. The Privatization Putsch Hardin, Herschel Book 1989 According to Hardin, privatization is the expression of the ideology of a right wing, corporate agenda: business wants to gets its hands on public funds and politicians are more than willing to hand o... Privatization The great privati$ation grab : New Internationalist April 2003 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2003 The effects of privatization on public services. Discusses who is responsible and why they are doing this. Privatizing Social Security: Who Wins?: Against The Current vol. 114 Prins, Nomi Article 2005 Over the years, there have been numerous attempts and proposals to privatize the social security system. It was a key Republican platform item in the 2000 election. The idea was subsequently thwarte... Privatizing the Public Realm Kressel, Shirley Article 1998 Public spaces are the arenas where the collective, common life which defines us as a society is acted out, and where we come into contact with those who are like and those who are different from ourse... Privatizing Water, The New World War: Against The Current vol. 108 Lake, Veronica Article 2004 Capitalism and corporate science have colluded to bring us the latest, most insidious crisis. According to the United Nations research, 1.3 billion people in the world today lack access to clean water... Public Disinterest: Information Commons Dismantled Morris, David Article 2010 Seventy-five years after the Federal Radio Commission declared there was no room on the public airwaves for “propaganda stations” and denied a license renewal to a station that attacked Jews and law e... Public Universities in Peril: Against The Current vol. 135 Wehrle, Cole Article 2008 It's hare to imagine that only a year ago the privatization of a public university would emerge as a major political issue in Bloomington, Indiana. That is not to say the topic took the community by s... Puerto Rico, The Oldest U.S. Colony: Against The Current vol. 132 Marzán, César F. Rosado Article 2008 When I was a high school senior, my history teacher promised the class that the Americans “would land” in Puerto Rico by the New Year. What he meant to tell us was that, different from most Puerto Ric... Puerto Rico's La Huelga del Pueblo Bernabe, Rafael Article 1998 AFTER FORTY DAYS on strike, several paros (one-day stoppages) in various government agencies and a two-day general strike, Puerto Rico's telephone workers have returned to work without attaining their... The Quick and The Dead: Brian Mulroney, Big Business And The Seduction Of Canada McQuaig, Linda Book 1991 McQuaig argues that since 1984, there has been a systematic transfer of power in Canada from the democratically elected government to the private sector. Radical Digressions Diemer, Ulli Website 2006 Ulli Diemer's website/blog featuring comment from a radical left-libertarian Marxist perspective.
The Real Expenses Scandal Monbiot, George Article 2009 One of the consistent features of Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) is that the projects are reverse-engineered to meet the demands of corporate investors. This, for example, is how the £30m public sc... Reclaiming the Commons Bollier, David Article 2002 Why we need to protect our public resources from private encroachment. Recolonization or Liberation: The Bonds of Structural Adjustment and Struggles for Emancipation Book 1990 According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, structural adjustment is the goal of the economic and social programs which they impose upon indebted Third World governments. Th... Russia's Crisis: Capitalism in Question Ticktin, Hillel; Weissman, Susan Article 1998 THE ECONOMIC CRISIS in Russia is a trigger for the world-wide decline in stock markets and currencies rather than its cause. Russia has been in a sharp economic crisis for a decade, since Gorbachev p... Second-class health care for immigrants, seniors? Diemer, Ulli Article 2006 A two-tier system means better care for the affluent, and worse or no care for the rest. Shooting the Hippo: Death by Deficit and Other Canadian Myths McQuaig, Linda Book 1995 An examination of how economic policies systematically favour the interests of the rich while pretending to be for the common good. Slamming the World Bank and IMF Wiseman, Robert Article Activists and NGOs converge on Washington. to protest the World Bank and IMF. Social Networking and the Death of the Internet: How Do You "Like" That? Lopez, Alfredo Article 2013 Social Networking is, by its nature, a capture environment. The companies that offer the services, particularly Facebook, host your site and control all the information on it. Facebook — a group of li... Social Security--Why It's Under Attack Perry, Hayden Article 1998 A CHILD BORN in a middle-class family in Europe or America today has a fair chance of living to 85. In one way his/her life will be divided into three periods: First, twenty to twenty-four years grow... The Socialist Register 1969: Volume 6: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1969 The Socialist Register 1987: Volume 23: Conservatism in Britain and America: Rhetoric and Reality Miliband, Ralph; Panitch, Leo; Saville, John (eds.) Book 1987 Socialist Register 1991: Volume 27: Communist Regimes the Aftermath Miliband, Ralph; Panitch, Leo (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1991 Socialist Register 1992: Volume 28: New World Order? Miliband, Ralph; Panitch, Leo (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Stephen Harper opens door to prison privatization Roslin, Alex Article 2007 Whatever Harper has in mind for the prison system, one thing is for sure: There's little chance he'll unveil any plans for privatizing prisons before the next federal election. Unless Harper wins a ma... Targeting Iran Barsamian, David Book 2007 A critical analysis of the Bush administration's policies towards Iran. Ten Health Care Myths Diemer, Ulli Article 1995 Medicare's opponents have launched a sustained ideological attack on medicare. Their propaganda relies on myths and misrepresentations. Their Internet or Ours?: Introduction to the April 21, 2018 issue of Other Voices Diemer, Ulli Article 2018 What happened to the Internet? The Internet, which was at one time a free and open space for sharing information and ideas, has been privatized and twisted to serve the profit-making agenda of huge co... The Third World Debt: The Comforts of Newspaper Pie Gardiner, David Article 1991 Canadians are unaffected by the Third World, since most of it arrives in the form of newspaper headlines. Trade Unions Bread & Roses The trade union revival: New Internationalist December 2001 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2001 A look at some of the facts and issues regarding trade unions and what they have done for people in various parts of the world. Twenty-First-Century Fascism: Private Military Companies in Service to the Transnational Capitalist Class Phillips, Peter Article 2015 Globalization of trade and central banking have propelled private corporations to positions of power and control never before seen in human history. Under advanced capitalism, the structural demands f... The University of Nike Unger, Ben Article 1997 Nike is just a piece of the bigger puzzle of private donors in public universities, but it is a perfect example of why private money is helping to erode the positive goals of public education. Unsafe Practices: Restructuring and Privatization in Ontario Health Care Browne, Paul Leduc Book 2000 Describes the process of healthcare privatization and its negative impact in Ontario. Wasting Away: The Undermining of Canada's Health Care System Armstrong, Pat; Armstrong, Hugh Book 1993 Reform has led to lower quality, diminishing employee rights, and more unpaid work for women in the home. The Water Front Miller, Liz Film 2007 Follows the heated struggle between residents, water workers and corporate managers in Highland Park, Michigan to spotlight what many of us take for granted - the right to affordable water. Water War in Bolivia: Against The Current vol. 117 Hearse, Phil Article 2005 ¡Cochabamba! is a window on the potential for liberation, and on the strategic challenges, of our times. Oscar Olivera, one of the key leaders of the struggle, and Tom Lewis, a member of the editorial... We are everywhere: The irresistable rise of global anticapitalism Notes from Nowhere Collective Book 2003 Global voices presenting alternative visions of democracy.
What is Neoliberalism?: A Brief Definition for Activists Martinez, Elizabeth; Garcia, Arnoldo Article 1996 Neo-liberalism is a set of economic policies that have become widespread during the last 25 years or so. Although the word is rarely heard in the United States, you can clearly see the effects of neo-... When Water is a Commodity Instead of a Human Right: The Agony of Detroit Dolack, Pete Article 2014 The shutoff of water to thousands of Detroit residents, the proposed privatization of the water system and the diversion of the system’s revenue to banks are possible because the most basic human requ... Whose Health Care?: Challenging the Corporate Struggle to Rule Our System Gindin, Sam; Armstrong, Hugh; Armstrong, Pat, Leys, Colin; et. al. Article 2005 Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesAgainst the Current Bi-monthly magazine oriented toward movements for social and economic justice; radical, socialist and feminist in orientation. Canadian Doctors for Medicare One of the chief aims of Canadian Doctors for Medicare (CDM) is to provide a counterpoint to organizations and interests advocating for two-tier medicine. Equally important, CDM's voice will complemen... Connexions Information Sharing Services Connexions provides information and services for advocacy groups, voluntary and non-profit organizations, and individuals, who are working for social and economic justice, environmental responsibility... Corporate Watch Corporate Watch is a not-for-profit co-operative providing critical information on the social and environmental impacts of corporations and capitalism. Since 1996 our research, journalism, analysis an... CorpWatch CorpWatch provides news, analysis, research tools and action resources to respond to corporate activity around the globe and also talks with people who are directly affected by corporate abuses as wel... Council of Canadians We believe that we Canadians should control our natural resources, our energy, our water, and our culture. We believe the important political and economic decisions that decide our future should be ma... Friends of Canadian Broadcasting An association of Canadians who share a commitment to expanding the quality and quantity of Canadian programming on our nation's airwaves.
News and Letters An organization of Marxist-Humanists standing for the abolition of capitalism, both in its private property form and ins its state property form. We stand for the deveopment of new human relations; wh... Parliamentary Names & Numbers Parliamentary Names & Numbers is your guide to governments in Canada. It's an invaluable resource, available online, for anyone who needs information about Canada's politicians, senior bureaucrats, an... Radical Digressions Progressive comment and analysis by Ulli Diemer, featuring articles, letters, photos and the Radical Digressions Blog.
This Magazine This Magazine tells you what's happening and why. News across Canada, award-winning investigations, columnists, fiction, poetry, comics, more! Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryThe airport malls Rekacewicz, Philippe 2013 An airport is a zombie zone between two worlds. The retail spaces are seductive, yet you didn't choose to shop here. You didn't choose to be here. They are controlling you, guiding you, harassing you:... Croatia's entry fee Dérens, Jean-Arnault 2013 The country has a long coastline and history of sailors, fishermen and shipbuilders, but EU membership will probably put an end to one of its oldest industries. The yards had to be completely privatis... A freedom that we can't afford Rightwing thinktanks profess a love of freedom, but their refusal to reveal who funds them is deeply undemocratic Monbiot, George 2011 Freemarket thinktanks vastly outnumber those arguing for public spending. The author suggests that these thinktanks allow corporations to exert influence on public life without showing their hand, he ... Gene wars: the last-ditch battle over who owns the rights to our DNA McKie, Robin 2013 A US biotech company is fighting to protect the patents it took out on a test for a cancer-causing gene. Scientists say a win for the firm would set back a growing ability to detect diseases. Google can't be trusted to look after our books Barron, Simon 2011 The author warns that Google's lack of accountability to the public could put its digital collection in jeopardy should it become too expensive to maintain. He argues that the protection of cultural r... Lockdown London The Olympics will see the UK's biggest mobilisation of security forces since the second world war Graham, Stephen 2012 The projected expense of security at the upcoming London Olympic Games is $867m -- part of the booming 'security industry'. 'Poison pill' privatisation contracts could cost £300m-£400m to cancel Travis, Alan; Syal, Rajeev 2014 Taxpayer stands to lose millions if probation contracts are cancelled. Privately run prisoner transport company kept detainees schackedl for 18 days Jan, Tracy 2018 The inhumane treatment of people by a prisoner transport company puts into question the use of privately hired companies, where incentive to pick up as many detainees as possible for financial gain su... Tory right-to-buy plan threatens mass selloff of council homes Boffey, Daniel 2015 Speculators circle as London councils could be forced to sell every new house they build, warns housing expert. From the Connexions ArchivesAgainst the Current Serial Publication (Periodical) 1986 Bi-monthly magazine oriented toward movements for social and economic justice; radical, socialist and feminist in orientation. Canadian Environmental Law Association Website Information on legal and policy aspects of environmental issues. Council of Canadians Website Promoting economic justicem safeguarding social programs, renewing democratization, asserting Canadian sovereignty, advancing alternatives to corporate-style free trade, and preserving the environmen... New Democracy Internet site Website Supports a democratic revolution to overthrow corporate capitalism, but opposes socialism. Features short articles on labour issues, the deficit, education. |
