Alternatives International Journal

Articles

• 2 September 2015, by Amir Khadir

  Federal Leaders Must Come Up With a Substitute for Oil

  The longest election campaign in recent Canadian history is an opportunity to point to the contradictions of the major parties on the question of ecology. If there is one issue that touches (...)
• 3 August 2015, by Sophia Reuss

  Understanding the Greek Debt Crisis: Lessons from Structural Adjustment

  The Troika has once again tightened their debt shackles around Greece’s wrists, despite having already cut off the nation’s circulation. By forcing Alexis Tsipras to accept another round of (...)
• 3 August 2015, by René Charest and Roger Rashi

  A Few Observations on the Greek Crisis

  Democracy and Break in the Fight Against Austerity “Moreover, we have the same issues at stake as does Europe: how to combine the electoral process and the mobilization of the masses, how to (...)
• 3 August 2015, by Dylan Boyko

  Let Me Tell You A Story About Your Money

  Everyone loves to create debt narratives. From politicians to economists, local pundits to talking heads, the use of debt – loaded with historical baggage – refers pejoratively to the money spent (...)
• 3 August 2015, by Stefan Christoff

  News From Greece Must Spark a Challenge to Austerity in Canada

  Reflecting closely on both the crisis and movement against austerity in Greece here in Canada is clearly important, not simple due to the unprecedented nature of the latest events in recent (...)
• 3 August 2015, by Messaoud Romdhani

  Terrorism: The Great Challenge

  One essential observation is clear: terrorists struck a hard blow on this 26th June 2015, in Sousse, Tunisia, targeting the economy and the security of the country through slaughtering (...)
• 3 August 2015, by Sukumar Muralidharan

  A Deal That Raised Hell

  Israel’s querulous reaction to a nuclear deal that has won wide-spread acclaim underlines how far removed it is from world opinion A ‘historic mistake’ — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s (...)
• 3 August 2015, by George Monbiot

  Disinventing Democracy

  The assault on Greece is just the latest episode in a long history of shutting down choice on behalf of the financial elite. Greece might be financially bankrupt; the troika is politically (...)
• 3 August 2015, by Theodoros Karyotis

  Syriza Surrenders: Time For Renewed Popular Resistance

  Now that Syriza has caved in to the creditors, the need for grassroots mobilization is more urgent than ever. A new cycle of struggles is ahead of us. For two weeks now, political time has been (...)
• 1 July 2015, by Yiannis Bournous

  “After Five Years of Devastation I Am Finally Bringing A Message of Solidarity And Hope From Greece”

  Yiannis Bournous, member of the Political Secretariat of Syriza was invited by Alternatives to its Festival of Solidarity held in Montreal on June 13, 2015. This speech has been transcribed by (...)
• 1 July 2015, by Pablo Bustinduy Amador

  “In our Blood, We Have in The Memory of the Spanish Fighters, Who Were The First To Fight Fascism In Europe”

  Pablo Bustinduy Amador, International Representative of Podemos, Spain was invited by Alternatives to its Festival of Solidarity held in Montreal on June 13, 2015. This speech has been translated (...)
• 1 July 2015, by Caren Lay

  “Syriza’s Election Success Has Done Much To Stimulate Debate About The Future Of Europe”

  Caren Lay, member of the Parliament from Die Linke, Germany was invited by Alternatives to its Festival of Solidarity held in Montreal on June 13, 2015. This speech has been transcribed by (...)
• 1 July 2015, by Sean Sweeney

  How Climate Change Connects to Austerity

  Sean Sweeney from Trade Unions for Energy Democracy, USA was invited by Alternatives to its Festival of Solidarity held in Montreal on June 13, 2015. This speech has been transcribed by Sophia (...)
• 1 July 2015, by Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois

  With Referendum on Austerity, Greece Goes all-in on Democracy

  Within Syriza, tensions were reaching a fever pitch. The left wing of the party was growing impatient, and party activists openly confessed their disappointment with the government. Some went so (...)
• 1 July 2015, by Sophia Reuss and Jennifer Geleff

  Three Minutes To Midnight: Natural Catastrophes in the Anthropocene

  The 2015 Doomsday Clock reads 3 Minutes to Midnight. Since 1947, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has annually evaluated nuclear threats, climate change, biosecurity and other potential (...)

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