From the Margins

Debt as Power

Asaf Rashid — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 14:36:44 +0000

interview with Richard Robbins, co-auther of the forthcoming book, Debt as Power

From the Margins interviews Richard Robbins, professor of Anthropology at the State University of New York, who has a forthcoming book with co-author Tim Di Muzio titled, Debt as Power. The book takes a historical look at how perpetual economic growth is wedded to a debt economy and argues that debt is a tool of power under capitalism that enriches the 1% at the expense of others.

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Red Head redemption: march to the end of the line for Energy East

Asaf Rashid — Thu, 28 May 2015 03:58:52 +0000

On May 30th, people from all over the province and beyond are expected to be in the Saint John area to participate in a "march to the end of the line", from Red Head Road to Anthony’s Cove Road, Saint John as part of opposition to the Energy East Pipeline and related oil and ga

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Eenergy East pipeline: Red Head march to the end of the line

Asaf Rashid — Thu, 28 May 2015 03:57:00 +0000

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Universities and the austerity agenda

Asaf Rashid — Tue, 12 May 2015 12:25:14 +0000

Interview with Robin Vose of the Canadian Association of University Teachers

Robin Vose is the president of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) and a professor of history at St. Thomas University. Delegates of faculty unions across the country attended the annual meeting of the CAUT on May 1st, where they issued a condemnation of Nova Scotia's Bill 100, a bill that attacks the rights of academic workers in Nova Scotia.

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