“For All Mankind”: Address to the 1978 Socialist International Congress
As modern socialists we accept with pride and determination our historic and continuing struggle for liberty and equality, not simply for ourselves but for all mankind.
Ed Broadbent
Ed Broadbent was the Founder of the Broadbent Institute and was Chair Emeritus of the Institute’s Board of Directors.
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The Socialist Challenge and Beyond
“Our socialist challenge is to tackle what I have called the economic question. This fundamental question is about economic power, and who will wield it. It is about our national priorities, and who will decide them.”
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Canadian Socialism against US Domination
In 1967, responding to an open letter calling for an alliance of socialists and liberals to address growing American encroachment in Canada , Ed Broadbent argued forcefully that the two ideologies were committed to ends so radically different that cooperation on the basis of shared nationalism was both incoherent and impossible.
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Seeking Social Democracy Live: Ed Broadbent, Frances Abele, Jonathan Sas and Luke Savage
Ed Broadbent and his co-authors spoke at the Toronto Reference Library to launch their new book on Canadian social democracy.
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Social Democracy without Borders and the Good Society
To be humane, societies must be democratic — and, to be democratic, every person must be afforded the economic and social rights necessary for their individual flourishing.
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Seeking Social Democracy: An Interview with Ed Broadbent
“Coming back to the commitment by the state, instead, I say, we need an expansion of the role of the state through decommodification. This will lead to the real freedom of more citizens, in a way that simple political and civil rights cannot.”
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Globalization, democracy and Robert Kuttner
By decommodifying health services, pensions, the right to unions, and other social services, they showed that with political will in these aspects of life the power of the market could be and should be broken if real democracy is to be achieved.
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Ed Broadbent: It’s time to change the game
It’s not right for us to think that we Canadians are immune to a radical right wing fanning intolerance and hate. We cannot be complacent. We need to change the game.
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Ed Broadbent: Reflections on a life in politics, Donald Trump
“If a blind faith in unfettered markets continues to prevail, I believe the social foundation for our democracies will continue to be shaken.”
