NEWS AND ANALYSIS
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14 July, by B. Skanthakumar
Sri Lanka’s Crisis is Endgame for Rajapaksas
Sri Lanka’s citizens’ movement known as the Janatha Aragalaya (‘Peoples’ Struggle’), notched its most significant victory yet, when Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced through the Speaker of Parliament that (...) -
14 July, by Sam Gindin
The First Principle of Union Organizing: Spontaneity Isn’t Enough
If today’s unionization rate in the US was the same as it was forty years ago (already a low bar, as that number is significantly down from the mid-1950s peak), the number of union members would (...)
Alternatives International Journal
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1 July 2017, by Messaoud Romdhani
Leaving Maghreb Youth on the Sidelines
Whether they are in Tataouine (Tunisia) or in El-Houceima (Morocco), young people are facing the same problems: long-term unemployment, endemic poverty and deliberate marginalization. Instead of (...) -
1 July 2017, by Mouin Rabbani
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf Cooperation Council Crisis
It is tempting, and not entirely inaccurate, to dismiss the escalating crisis between Qatar and a number of its neighbors as a petulant princely playground spat. Extending this tempting logic, (...)