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May 2015
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4 May 2015, by Sophia Reuss
Colonialism and Austerity: The Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada
The situation of missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada, Harper’s failure to respond to demands for a national inquiry into the issue, and intensifying federal and provincial austerity (…) -
4 May 2015, by James Patrick Cannon
Austerity on Trial? Much at stake for Spain in Electoral Year
2015 is a critical year for Spain’s progressive forces. The country is set to hold municipal and regional elections in May, and national elections by the end of the year, democratic exercises (…) -
4 May 2015, by Dylan Boyko
The Grexit Looms
The unfortunately named grexit looms unenviably. Caught between the hardline dictates of the IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and the uncertain plans of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and (…) -
4 May 2015, by Kyle Jacques
Case of Bolivia Offers Alternative Perspective on the Supposed Necessity of Fiscal Austerity
The Quebec Liberals and their supporters in the news media are relying on familiar and simplistic arguments regarding the need for fiscal austerity in the province. While budget cuts will harm (…) -
4 May 2015, by Noah Sutton and Sophia Reuss
Austerity and Environment: Interview
Roger Rashi is a long-time social and political activist from Montreal. He now works as Campaigns Coordinator for Alternatives. Since the fall of 2011, Roger was involved in organizing the Peoples (…) -
4 May 2015, by Aditya Adhikari
Watching A City Crumble
A first person account of the earthquake and its aftershocks in Kathmandu. In the evening of April 25, the day that the 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, I stood on the roof of my house (…) -
4 May 2015, by Asad Zaidi
Radical Storyteller
Six years ago, at the Summit of the Americas, Hugo Chavez, sprung a surprise on the unsuspecting Barack Obama by presenting him, with great fanfare, a copy of the original Spanish edition of Open (…)