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Nov 22, 2017

Is 'compassionate belt tightening' another sign of worldwide neoliberal derangement?

David J. Climenhaga

We have all been so conditioned by constant repetition of the nauseating nostrums of neoliberalism that it’s hard to think coherently any more.

Columnists

May 31, 2016

Pro-austerity organization finds austerity increases inequality

Duncan Cameron

According to some, austerity is supposed to promote growth, but the IMF team shows the inequality increases that result from austerity feed back into slower growth.

In cahoots

May 26, 2016

The 2016-2017 Newfoundland and Labrador budget's impacts on women

A new study released by the CCPA finds the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal government's austerity measures will cut wages and services to women the most.

News

Apr 29, 2016

Toronto library workers fight against austerity as strike looms

Teuila Fuatai

Library workers prepare for a looming strike deadline on Monday May 2 as key issues like job security and funding are negotiated this weekend. Teuila Fuatai spoke with two workers about the situation.

Columnists

Feb 4, 2016

The tragedy and injustice of the Flint water crisis

Amy Goodman

Denis Moynihan

In the city of Flint, lead-poisoned water has been piped into homes and offices since 2014, causing widespread illness and potentially permanent brain damage among its youngest residents.

Columnists

Jan 6, 2016

Arabian Nights film trilogy examines economic surrealism

June Chua

The stories we tell are often a reflection of how we survive as humans and that idea is no more evident than in Arabian Nights, the sprawling epic on austerity by Portugal's Miguel Gomes.

Blog

Dec 22, 2015

Welcome to the wacky world of collective bargaining in Nova Scotia

Stephen Kimber

Nova Scotia premier Stephen McNeil says Nova Scotia's 75,000 public sector workers are welcome to bargain collectively -- so long as they don't expect to negotiate wages.

Columnists

Jul 23, 2015

The absurdity of government austerity

Ole Hendrickson

Government austerity is an oxymoron. The responsibility of governments is to engage with what is happening in the external world and act as initiators of change.

Blog

Jul 16, 2015

Choosing austerity in Quebec and Canada: What's the price?

Eric Pineault

Disorganization, demobilization, and marginalization are the social impacts of the austerity economic experiment. Eric Pineault examines the reality of austerity budgets.

Blog

Jul 16, 2015

Welcome to a Harper recession

Louis-Philippe Rochon

Canada's current recession would have been avoided had Stephen Harper abandoned austerity in favour of a growth-oriented fiscal expansionary policy. Bottom line: this is a Harper recession.

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