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The Climate Challenge and Left Politics 24.10.
Climate change is the most serious and acute threat currently faced by humanity. What is the Left approach to the issue? The Left Forum think tank, in collaboration with Transform! Europe network, organises an international seminar to discuss Left solutions Continue reading
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Learning with the South (World Social Forum 2013, March 29th)
Learning with the South: Conversations on Global Pedagogies of Power and Transformation Friday March 29, at 1-3:30pm. Room E7. World Social Forum 2013 in Tunis. Organized by Vasemmistofoorumi (Left Forum, Finland), Transform! Europe and Into Books. We will reflect on Continue reading
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Robin Hahnel in Helsinki: Radicalism, not reformism
Economist Robin Hahnel held a public lecture under the title “The Crisis of Social Democracy and the Future of The Left” on September 12th, 2012. During his lecture Prof. Hahnel answered questions about dismantling of the welfare state, its prospects Continue reading
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The Left is looking for Work
“The problem of the Left is the worker, who no longer can relate to the workers or to the workplace” In 2008 the Left Forum published the book The Left is looking for Work (Vasemmisto etsii työtä) in cooperation with Continue reading
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The Immaterial Economy – The Newest Form of Capitalism
The Immaterial Economy – the Newest Form of Capitalism (Immateriaalitalous – kapitalismin uusin muoto) was published by the Left Forum in 2009. It is written by Otto Bruun, Teppo Eskelinen, Ilkka Kauppinen and Hanna Kuusela. The publishing house is Gaudeamus. The Continue reading
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A Green Redistribution – from Fossil Capitalism to Freedom
The report of the third research project A Green Redistribution – from Fossil Capitalism to Freedom (Vihreä uusjako – fossiilikapitalismista vapauteen) was published in 2010. A Green Distribution presents solutions to the problems of today’s society by combining, in Continue reading
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Peruste – Argument
The Left Forum has launch a publication series, Argument (Peruste). This publication series participates in the public social discussion with profound articles based on different themes. The publication issues two times per year. Four issues have been published under the following themes: Ownership, Value, Party Continue reading
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The Good Economy
On what kind of ethics is the political economy grounded? Why is the finance market determining the way for politics? Why do the actors of the political economy strive to limit democracy? The Good Economy (Hyvä Talous) gives an answer Continue reading
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