A talk with Radhika Desai, Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of Manitoba, and discussants Yasin Kaya in Toronto and Gary Porter in Victoria, B.C. Among the many ideas the pandemic has revived for reforming our broken economies, two have dominated. One is the idea of universal basic income and the other is Modern Monetary …
In this international meeting convened by No Cold War, leading analysts from China, the US, Britain, India, Venezuela, Canada and Brazil come together to discuss how to counter the New Cold War. About this Event SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Medea Benjamin (Co-founder, CODEPINK) Wang Wen (Executive Dean, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China) Qiao …
In this talk, co-hosted by the Marxist Education Project and the Geopolitical Economy Research Group, Radhika Desai argues that the new communism of the commons propounded by Badiou, Hardt and Negri, and Zizek (among others) is a 21st century avatar of the Proudhonism that was a perennial obstacle to developing a broad opposition to capital during the 19th and …
The 1919 Winnipeg General Strike was followed with great interest by people around the world, says Dr. Bryan Palmer, Professor Emeritus at Trent University. Professor Palmer was speaking at the 14th Forum of the World Association for Political Economy entitled Class, State and Nation in the 21st Century, held in Winnipeg July 19-21, 2019. Videography …
By María Páez Victor, MA, Ph.D. Venezuelan–Canadian sociologist, winner of the Distinguished Achievement Award in Political Economy for the 21st Century, Keynote speech at 14th Forum of the World Association of Political Economy (WAPE), Winnipeg, 20 July 2019 Amidst the cacophony of misinformation about Venezuela there are three key questions that need answers: 1) What …
Originally printed on October 5, 2018 at Classic 107 With the municipal election only weeks away, we thought we’d delve into the role arts and culture plays in civic politics. Alan Freeman is a cultural economist. He was the principal economists with the Greater London Authority for 10 years, and, up until just recently he …
Manitoba’s film and cultural industries are in great shape. The film industry in the province alone has grown an average of over 4% each year since 2011, and that’s good news for the economy and those working in the industry. But the Conservative government of Manitoba might cut the popular film tax credit, which was …
Professor Johnny Marquez is a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat and scholar and president of the Latin American and Caribbean Center for Energy and Environment Studies. He spoke about the history of petroleum development in Venezuela and its importance to the Caribbean region. Sponsors: Venezuela Peace Committee Geopolitical Economy Research Group Global Political Economy Program Association of …
GERG Director Radhika Desai was featured in a new talk held at “The Long End of the First World War: Ruptures, Continuities and Memories.” HERRENHAUSEN SYMPOSIUM, MAY 8 – 10, 2017 Organizers: Volkswagen Foundation (https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en….), Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient Berlin, German Historical Institute London and Leibniz University of Hannover The Herrenhausen Symposium “The Long End of …
GERG directors recently visited New Zealand/Aotearoa at the invitation of the Living Wage Movement, where the two biggest cities – Auckland and Wellington – have just implemented the Living Wage. They spoke with activists from the movement, staff of the two councils and staff at the Southern Initiative, a unit of Auckland District Council which …