austerity
Support grows for striking Quebec students
May 29, 2012Police repression coupled with draconian measures to limit peaceful protest have failed to stop a student strike in Quebec.
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Traveling the road away from war
May 22, 2012A fascinating drama took place in the U.S. House of Representatives last week, as the Republican leadership refused to allow a vote on an amendment to the 2013 Defense Authorization Act.
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Greek coalition says anti-austerity left alliance necessary
May 21, 2012Dimitris Papadimoulis was re-elected as a deputy for Syriza, the left coalition in Greece, on May 6. He presents his analysis.
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In California, double the cuts, double the misery
May 15, 2012More misery loomed for Californians May 14 as Governor Jerry Brown delivered a revised 2012-13 budget projection doubling the already-deep cuts he called for in January.
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Controversial new president inherits changing World Bank
April 17, 2012Jim Yong Kim, the Korean-American president of Dartmouth College picked to lead the World Bank by President Obama, was confirmed today by a vote of the institution's 25-member executive board.
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