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.
Social Democracy
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Welcome to Perspectives: a Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy
Perspectives is a new space for the Canadian progressive left to build on the ideas of political economy, governance and working-class political strategy.
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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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Progress vs. 2023: A Guide to the Fight Ahead – 2023 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture
The 2023 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture was delivered by economist Armine Yalnizyan—a leading voice on Canada’s economic scene.
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The 2021 federal election and the state of social democracy in Canada
Now that the election is behind us, the left should focus on developing and mobilizing for an even bolder policy agenda.
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Fire and Ashes: an insider’s reflection on Ed Broadbent’s social democratic NDP
Ed wanted to supplant the Liberals as the dominant party of the centre left, and very much saw himself, not as a “Liberal in a hurry,” as the old adage goes, but rather as an intellectually grounded democratic socialist.
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Reflecting on Ocasio-Cortez and a bold opportunity for democratic socialist organizing in Canada
People want to be given something to fight for, something that inspires them, that makes them go out and vote, that makes them believe in the political system again.
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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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Shifting to the centre is no way to fight right-wing populism
The problem with this narrative that elections are won by appealing to the mushy centre is that it fails to come to grips with the electoral appeal of Donald Trump and other right-wing populist.
