Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy
Broadbent Institute
55 episodes
1 week ago
What was the place of feminism in early Canadian social democracy? This episode looks at one of the first feminist social democrats in Canadian history: Francis Marion Beynon. Her work as journalist in Winnipeg in the early 1900s was critical for pointing out how exploitation wasn’t just about workers and bosses — it was also about the way that women were being treated by their husbands at home. -- Social Democrats of the North: Canadian Visions for Justice & Equality from Confedera...
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What was the place of feminism in early Canadian social democracy? This episode looks at one of the first feminist social democrats in Canadian history: Francis Marion Beynon. Her work as journalist in Winnipeg in the early 1900s was critical for pointing out how exploitation wasn’t just about workers and bosses — it was also about the way that women were being treated by their husbands at home. -- Social Democrats of the North: Canadian Visions for Justice & Equality from Confedera...
Genuine Democracy in an Age of Hyper-Individualism with Grace Blakeley
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy
37 minutes
5 months ago
Genuine Democracy in an Age of Hyper-Individualism with Grace Blakeley
The 2025 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture was delivered by Grace Blakeley, illustrating why neoliberal capitalism has overruled democracy and why we must organize to take back democratic power for the working-class. The 2025 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture was held on Tuesday, May 20th in partnership with Toronto Metropolitan University’s Faculty of Arts. A special thanks to TMU Interim Dean of Arts Amy Peng for hosting this Broadbent Institute event. Ellen Meiksins Wood was one of the left’s foremost...
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy
What was the place of feminism in early Canadian social democracy? This episode looks at one of the first feminist social democrats in Canadian history: Francis Marion Beynon. Her work as journalist in Winnipeg in the early 1900s was critical for pointing out how exploitation wasn’t just about workers and bosses — it was also about the way that women were being treated by their husbands at home. -- Social Democrats of the North: Canadian Visions for Justice & Equality from Confedera...
