The Fall and Riseof American Finance

With authors Scott Aquanno and Steve Maher. Moderated by Lenart Nici. Recorded in Toronto, 27 April, 2024. The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is proud to present the launch of the new book from Scott Aquanno and Steve Maher: The Fall and Rise of American Finance: From J.P. Morgan to Blackrock (Verso, 2024). Today, it is all but taken for granted that finance is parasitic on industry. Financialization, in this view, amounts to financial institutions capturing the state, hollowing out the ‘real’ economy, and hastening the decline of capitalism.…

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Rich Tribute to the Great Human Economist, Pioneer of Working Class Philosophy, 1st Philosopher of Communism Comrade Karl Marx on His 206 Birth Anniversary.

Born on 5th May 1818 Died on 14th March 1883.  Know why Karl Marx called Religion “The Opium of the People” and his dream of a communist revolution: The foundation of irreligious criticism is: Man makes Religion, Religion does not make man. Religion is, indeed, the self-consciousness and self-esteem of man who has either not yet won through to himself, or has already lost himself again. But man is no abstract being squatting outside the world. Man is the world of man – state, society. This state and this society…

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First Global Anti-Apartheid Conference for Palestine to be held in South Africa

A banner reads ‘Against apartheid, Boycott of Israel’. Thousands of people demonstrate in support of Gazans, in Toulouse France on November 18th 2023 [Alain Pitton/NurPhoto via Getty Images] The First Global Anti-Apartheid Conference for Palestine will be held in South Africa later this month in an historic move that aims to amplify the urgent need to address Israel’s ongoing genocidal actions against Palestinians – especially in Gaza. Organised by the South African Anti-Apartheid Steering Committee (SAAASC), the conference will be held from 10-12 May and reflects a collective aspiration to…

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A Working Peoples’ Pledge on May Day – 2024

On May 4th 1886, workers in Chicago staged a protest in the Haymarket Square, fighting for an eight-hour workday. Workers withstood brutal attacks by the police and sacrificed their lives and bodies to make the eight-hour workday a reality. All of us in Sri Lanka enjoy an eight-hour work day, which became one of our fundamental rights as working people as a result of the struggles and sacrifices of our predecessors. Today, we have come full circle where our government and employers are drafting a new labour law shredding sanctified…

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Long live the insurrection of U.S. students in support of Palestine! Long live the 3rd Intifada! 01/05/2024

La Marx International A real insurrection of the student movement in support of the struggle of the Palestinian people is shaking the United States and the world. Protests and occupation camps in solidarity with the 3rd Intifada of the Palestinian people have spread to 60 universities in the United States, and the protests have spread to high schools and high schools in Washington.  This movement is globalizing and becoming international with protests that extend to the student movement of other countries such as the Sorbonne in Paris, the Institute of…

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LAST CHANCE! Propose a session for Socialism 2024! 

LAST CHANCE! Submit your session proposal by May 1! The last year has changed us all. As global crises deepen, social movements the world over are striving toward new visions and experimenting with new strategies. From Palestine to the US and beyond, radical politics have re-emerged as necessary for both survival and full liberation. At this critical juncture, the Socialism 2024 Conference will be a vital gathering space for today’s left. Featured speakers at Socialism 2024 will include: Arundhati Roy, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Noura Erakat, Mohammed El-Kurd, Ilan Pappé, Roxanne…

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South Korea’s Election Outcome: Opposition Party Triumphs, PresidentYoon Faces Diplomatic and Domestic Challenges!

Opposition party wins in South Korea’s election, posing challenges for President Yoon’s governance and foreign relations, notably with China. Despite this, Yoon’s alignment with the U.S. and Japan is likely to continue, amid domestic concerns like inflation and medical strikes. By Pranjal Pandey The liberal opposition party of South Korea has secured a sweeping majority in the nation’s general election, maintaining control of parliament. The Democratic Party (DP), led by Lee Jae-myung, attained 175 out of 300 seats in the National Assembly. This election is widely interpreted as a midterm…

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Israel’s Defeat: Long Live the Triumph of the 3rd Intifada !! 17/04/2024

La Marx International  April 7, 2024 will remain as a historic day for the Middle East, and the world class struggle. On that day, Israel withdrew most of its troops from Gaza without having achieved any of the publicly proclaimed objectives. This military move is an acknowledgment of the defeat of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who suffered a beating by Palestinian militias in Gaza, lost thousands of soldiers, and dozens of officers and non-commissioned officers to Palestinian guerrillas. Israel’s defeat merited only a few lines in the capitalist mass…

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Editorial – Against all expectations, the first step towards the establishment of a universal drug insurance plan in Canada has been taken.

THE RED REVIEW: A journal of Socialist Action/Ligue pour l’Action Socialist MARCH 27, 2024 April 12, 2024 | Translation by Hugo Pouliot But the drug insurance stage is very fragile and has many powerful enemies. Capitalist corporations and politicians will wage war against it to prevent further progress. There is […] socialist Action IN Canada socialist Action In Canada Socialist Action CANADA

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