economy

Occupy Spain: Massive Protests in Spain Against Austerity

CKUT News — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:01:26 +0000

Interview with Miguel Prados Rodriguez, from Coordinadora 25S

Over the last few days in Spain there were massive rallies against austerity. Thousands gathered in Madrid and other cities to protest against the government. The main critique: the goverment's handling of the deep economical crisis the country is facing.

Lighter Wallet? Low Wages, Not High Taxes, To Blame

bsichel — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:14:34 +0000

Analysts say 'bracket creep' much less of a concern than stagnant wages

Nova Scotians are going to feel their belts get a little bit tighter in the new year.

But according to some experts, stagnant wages – and not tax increases – are to blame.

“[P]eople can't make ends meet because wages are too low in this province,” said Christine Saulnier of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) - Nova Scotia office.

We Won't Pay For Their Crisis!

david parker — Mon, 18 May 2009 04:09:57 +0000

Subhead:

Capitalism - Meltdown - Collapse

Thu May 21

city:

Halifax

Venue:

Roberts Street Social Centre

Address:

5684 Roberts Street

Cost:

Free

organizer contact:

parker@resist.ca, 488-6071

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Presented by the NSPIRG Resist Atlantica! campaign

The food crisis of 2008. climate chaos. the debt crisis of the 1980s. Peak oil, the nuclear goliath, and the energy crisis of the 21st century. The social crisis that is neoliberal globalization.

The media often constructs images of the 'economic crisis', without providing the important context of previous crises throughout the last century that play important roles in the shaping of the current failure of global capitalism.

The modern-day financial meltdown has its roots in overaccumulation, financialization and global apartheid. It is fundamentally a failed logic that exists within an ecology, an environment, and a biosphere which cannot sustain it.

This workshop will highlight the root causes of current meltdown and collapse. The discussion will offer a space for participatory dialogue on anti-capitalist and anti-oppression approaches to system collapse, and for strategizing into the future.

For more information:
www.no-atlantica.org
www.nspirg.org