C.J. Atkins

C.J. Atkins is the managing editor at People's World. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from York University in Toronto and has a research and teaching background in political economy and the politics and ideas of the American left. In addition to his work at People's World, C.J. currently serves as the Deputy Executive Director of ProudPolitics.

LATEST ARTICLES BY C.J. Atkins

World

Liberal election victory in Canada holds lessons for Americans
October 26, 2015 By C.J. Atkins
Liberals campaigned on making investments in infrastructure to create jobs, raise income taxes on the richest Canadians to fund services for those at the bottom, and democratize the political system.
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World

Corbyn and Sanders: Socialists surge on both sides of the Atlantic
September 16, 2015 By C.J. Atkins
Sanders denounced what he called the "political cowardice" of Republicans who "scheme to make it harder for people who disagree with them to vote."
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World

Corbyn poised to shift UK’s Labor Party to the left
September 9, 2015 By C.J. Atkins
One of the parties that led international social democracy's turn toward the centrist 'third way' in the 1990s is now poised to elect a new leader from the left.
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World

Canada’s social democrats seek to end decade of Conservative rule
August 13, 2015 By C.J. Atkins
The leaders of Canada's four major political parties participated in the first debate of what will be a long campaign with the potential to make history.
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World

New Canadian “super union” aims for different kind of unionism
September 11, 2013 By C.J. Atkins
TORONTO - Canada's progressive movement just gained a giant new ally as thousands of delegates, representing more than 300,000 workers, founded Unifor, a new union aimed at transforming the labor scene in this country.
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World

Canadian election brings historic shifts
May 4, 2011 By C.J. Atkins
Canada's historic federal election shifted the political dynamics of the country and set a new stage of struggle.
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Opinion

Public spending at issue as G-20 meets
June 24, 2010 By C.J. Atkins
TORONTO - The G-8/G-20 summit here this week could determine the future of global economic recovery, as the U.S. and Europe take opposing positions on spending and budget cuts.
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Opinion

History is (still) counting on us
January 29, 2009 By C.J. Atkins
On Nov. 3, 2004 – the day following George W. Bush’s re-election as president – I wrote a letter to some of my closest friends and comrades. The tone of that letter was quite somber, reflecting...
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