Left Side of the Story: Labour, Welfare, and Workplace
By Cultural Shifts and Berrak Kabasakal — April 10th, 2008
The fourth panel of the Institute of Political Economy annual conference.
Reviews
The Road to Serfdom is a Good BookMatthew Lymburner | There, I said it. Likely all who stop reading this post at the title, and who have done the same with Hayek’s book will be appalled, and will proceed to lambast me somewhere (oh wait, I’m not that important!). But it’s something that needs to …
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From within Canada: Identity and Public Policy
By Cultural Shifts and Benjamin Christensen — April 1st, 2008
Panel 3: From within Canada: Identity and Public Policy
Reading Global Genders: Mapping gender-based struggles in the global geographies of local marginality
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Michael A. Lithgow, Mass Communication
Travelling third class: regulating the transport of farm animals in Canada
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Michelle Barrett, Political Economy
National Identity Examined: …
Blurring the Lines: Globalization, Dissent and Democracy
By Cultural Shifts and Daniel Tubb — March 22nd, 2008
The second panel of the Institute of Political Economy annual conference.
IP Rights and New Technologies: Pills, Pirates & Sex Dolls
By Cultural Shifts and Eliot Che — March 18th, 2008
Comments on the first panel of the Institute of Political Economy annual conference.
work in freefall: a deconstructive landscape painting by Holly Friesen
By Jim Larwill — March 12th, 2008
Landscape is real-estate. Paintings of the “natural” world are travelogue posters evoking a time and place that no longer exists.
The Road to Serfdom is a Good Book
By Matthew Lymburner — January 13th, 2008
There, I said it. Likely all who stop reading this post at the title, and who have done the same with Hayek’s book will be appalled, and will proceed to lambast me somewhere (oh wait, I’m not that important!). But it’s something that needs to …
On Anarcho-Syndicalism: Theory and Practice
By Matthew Lymburner — December 31st, 2007
I’ve recently had the pleasure of reading Rudolf Rocker’s “masterpiece”, outlining the theory and contextually specific practical application of Anarcho-Syndicalism. Having an avid interest in anarchist theory, this text has long-awaited my attention. And while I generally enjoyed it, reading Rocker’s dated text, I noticed …
Rethinking neo-liberalism
By Eliot Che — November 3rd, 2007
The term ‘neo-liberalism’ is one that is commonplace in both academic and activist circles. Understood as capitalist imperialism by some, as market-based policies by others, neo-liberalism is a contested term that continues to have exceptional significance in a period of renewed …
Law and liberties in the “Age of Terrorism”
By Eliot Che — November 2nd, 2007
In Before the next attack, legal and political philosopher Bruce Ackerman presents a fascinating approach to one of the most pressing and polarizing issues of our time. While debates over the balance between security and civil liberties are nothing new, Ackerman makes an innovative politico-legal …
