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So there's really no new model for how to run this economy, and nobody's even, I think, thinking about that question, much less an answer."

-Doug Henwood, of Left Business Observer, on The Real News Network

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Tepid GDP numbers released Tuesday by Statistics Canada confirm that Canada's economic recovery, such as it was, is sliding completely into the ditch.

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Financial sector plays no role in deficit reduction

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Ever since the 2008 financial crisis, Canadian banks have enjoyed almost heroic stature for not being like those bad Wall Street banks that collapsed, triggering a global recession.

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Defeating capitalist fanatics

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By now it should be obvious that American capitalism is not working for the benefit of its "middle" class let alone the minority who are being crushed by poverty, including the fast growing suburban poor.
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The Occupy movement's three essential messages

Occupy Toronto, day 26. Photo: John Bonnar

To me the most amazing aspect of the "Occupation" movement is its internationalism. For in an ever-shrinking world, it makes perfect sense for citizens around the world -- in fact in over 2,000 communities around the globe -- to join in common cause.

An international day of action has been called. Organizers have chosen Friday Nov. 11, 2011 (11.11.11) for an event called "Occupy the streets. Occupy the world."

So far the occupation movement is largely a success. Despite several unprovoked attacks by the authorities, it has been almost entirely peaceful. And it is the first permanent, real-time global movement, a direct result of the internet linking citizens to citizens.

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In Vancouver, Occupy was already alienated

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By Michael Stewart

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#Occupy Toronto Day 26

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Weekly Audit: Radical inequality fueled the wall street meltdown

By The Media Consortium
| June 30, 2009

Now that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner isn't going to impose pay restrictions on bailed out Wall Street executives, it's critical to remember that severe economic inequality was a major factor in the financial meltdown. Our tax code funnels money into the hands of our wealthiest citizens, which means that our financial system protects the interests of the affluent—not the the average citizen. The broad divergence between our core democratic values and the existing U.S. economic structure must become part of the public debate over financial reform.

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