As the focus of Europe's debt crisis shifts from Greece to Italy, Italian economist and economic historian Stefano Agnoletto discusses the prospects for Italian workers' resistance to neoliberal Austerity.more
The Tories scapegoat Muslims to distract from their anti-choice policies
While attacking the rights of Muslim women and eroding abortion rights, Harper continues to insist he - won't re-open the debate" on abortion. But the debate is already open, and the pro-choice majority needs to stand up in support of abortion rights, and against Islamophobia.more
January 17 is a key date to oppose Rob Ford's Austerity
The level of anger and continuing protests by groups affected by the cuts speaks to the possibility of pushing back against Ford's Austerity agenda, but it will require a broad-based effort.more
The US strategy in Somalia is to escalate the 20-year old conflict to consolidate AFRICOM's military objectives of securing vital resources, countering China's strategy and confronting the revolutionary wave sweeping across the continent.more
NATO powers are using repression in Syria as a pretext for long sought intervention, which would hijack another part of the Arab Spring and undermine its potential, which has already produced defections in the army and organized a general strike.more