Doug Ford and the contradictions of right-wing populism
The challenge for progressives is to show that better public services serve the interests of all, while a focus on tax cuts will mainly benefit the most affluent.
Rights and Democracy
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Pierre Trudeau, the Liberals and the social democratic left
Aivalis’ argument that Pierre Trudeau was a “Constant Liberal” is subtle, and acknowledges that organized labour and the NDP were not always consistently advocating policies well to the left of the Liberals.
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The historical keys to a modern industrial democracy
Canadian social democrats, simply put, need to re-embrace the value in challenging private property’s dominance over the state.
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Laytonian social democracy: one small practical action at a time
What was innovative was the way Layton talked about social democratic ideas as pragmatic solutions to everyday problems that bring hope and optimism to average Canadians.
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Reconciliation and human rights for Indigenous peoples: the path ahead
The federal government’s distorted version of reconciliation is incompatible with the calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and domestic and international human rights law.
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A progressive perspective on the 2017 German federal election
The 2017 federal elections in Germany confirm and continue some key trends in contemporary politics.
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Why the Nordic social democratic model can’t be implemented from Ottawa
Creating the social partnership that is the core of social democracy—in the Nordic model, anyway—is a provincial undertaking which can greatly benefit from a strong federal ally.
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Race, oppression and social democracy
Social democratic visions of a “democratized” economy have too often paid scant attention to the enduring role and impact of European racism, imperialism, nationalism, and colonialism in modern capitalism and in social democratic reforms.
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Social democracy versus “populism”
What we urgently need is a recreation of the effective politics of post-War social democracy. But we can’t just return to the past.
