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Debt by 1,000 tax cuts: An election special
Apr 15, 2011Ellen RussellSince Stephen Harper welcomes a future fiscal squeeze to justify his small-government agenda, he is busily bribing us with our own money to enhance his electoral prospects.
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Financial crisis as a way of life
Jul 14, 2011Ellen RussellNeoliberalism's genius is its ability to blame the victim. Ultimately, the world financial crisis is a political problem that will take political will to counter the hegemony...
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What financial crises teach us about economic democracy
Aug 15, 2011Ellen RussellOne politically disempowering aspect of neoliberal capitalism is the mantra that we cannot resist economic forces. Wrong -- collective decision making can trump market forces...
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Neoliberal economics is not an immovable object
Aug 15, 2011Ellen RussellMarket forces rule only if we let them.
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The European financial meltdown -- next in a continuing series
Sep 19, 2011Ellen RussellBanking does not have to bring the world to the brink of crisis. There are progressive alternatives to regulate banks better, but none will happen while repeated bank crises...
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Occupy Wall Street asks the big economic questions
Oct 6, 2011Ellen RussellIn an interview, U.S. economist Rick Wolff says he has given up on tinkering with the American economy because the underlying problems are so deep. His observations will ring...
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Occupy bailout. Canadian banks got billions in help
Nov 15, 2011Ellen RussellA bank bailout that by any other name would still stink. Canadian banks were not nationalized, nor did they receive direct equity injections from the government. But that is...
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Europe trashed: The coming austerity implosion is a scary precedent
Dec 13, 2011Ellen RussellEuropean Union governments can now be bled dry in order to channel every possible euro towards meeting whatever deficit or debt targets financial markets demand. It's bad for...
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EU austerity implosion will be a scary precedent
Dec 13, 2011Ellen RussellThe EU economic plan will leave it in tatters.
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Just say no to corporate greed: The case of Iceland
Feb 28, 2012Ellen RussellIceland is a great example of people who fought for civility in the face of capitalism run amok. They took a stand when all of the forces of international capital were allied...
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How the Anglo punditocracy demonizes Quebec's student protests
May 29, 2012Ellen RussellMany in the English-speaking media are doing their best to persuade us that student protests in Quebec are nothing of any consequence. Here's a three-step guide to how they do...
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Canada's superiority complex: Are our banks really better?
Aug 9, 2012Ellen RussellThe self-congratulatory myth of Canadian exceptionalism is an act of willful denial. All that bragging about our banking sector's resilience is no guarantee about the future.
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Economists, conflicts of interest and a plea to journalists
Feb 15, 2013Ellen RussellWhen a small group of people are exercising disproportionate public influence, it's a good time to consider conflict of interest issues.
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Theatre of the Fiscally Absurd: Auditions now open to run government finances
Oct 16, 2013Ellen RussellThis week's throne speech is just one more glamorous soliloquy to remind us who to credit when the hero triumphs just in time to enhance the Conservatives' fortunes in the next...
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Are you voting for policies that hurt you? Neoliberal polices and your...
Aug 11, 2015Ellen RussellMathieu DufourPromises always sound good, especially in election season. It seems like a more productive economy should make us all better off. But a pro-business productivity...
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