Quebec students hold signs that say ‘For sale: Our education’ during a protest against tuition hikes in downtown Montreal. (CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/REUTERS) Quebec Students Send a Message Against Austerity by Linda McQuaig No wonder those Quebec student protestors have been spooking the English Canadian establishment. If they get their way, the same ideas could catch on here, [...]
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Review: 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism Sat, 03/03/2012 – 16:23 — Anarcho Printer-friendly versionHa-Joon Chang, while an economist, is not of the mainstream neo-classical brand. This becomes very obvious reading his extremely useful book 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism. It also becomes very clear that Chang is [...]
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UK children stuck in ’materialistic trap’ Unicef warns that children are being bought off with ‘branded goods’ because parents can’t spend much time with them. Photograph: Paul Sakuma/AP Unicef blames the fact that Britons are working longer hours and as a result parents are buying off children with ‘branded goods’ The perceived need to ‘buy [...]
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