Perspectives: A Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy
Perspectives is a journal for political economy and social democracy by the Broadbent Institute. Our publication brings boldly left-wing ideas and inquiry into public debates and policy fora for building a Canada that is just and equitable, based on the Broadbent Principles for Canadian Social Democracy.
We present commentary, long-form analysis, interviews, and other content to help inform strategists, organizers, academics, and policymakers of the theory, practice, and tactics that can be used to advance an egalitarian economy, dismantle systems of oppression, and build social movements based on justice and equality.
Podcasting since 2023 • 16 episodes
Perspectives: A Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy
Latest Episodes
Good Enough to Work, Good Enough to Stay: Fixing Canada's Immigration System with Pablo Godoy
After a long summer break for the Perspectives Journal Podcast, we’re back! With the problematic Temporary Foreign Workers Program in the news, as well as growing anti-immigrant sentiment across Canada and other Western countrie...
September 04, 2024
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Profits, Inflation and Survival in an Age of Emergencies with Isabella Weber
The 2024 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture was held on Thursday, May 30th 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.<...
June 10, 2024
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The Rise of Investor Ownership and the Housing Crisis with Jeremy Withers
The housing crisis is apparent for most ordinary Canadians, especially for those paying rents and mortgages that feel increasingly out of reach. Recent data shows that among wealthy countries, Canada's housing cost increases have seen the faste...
May 28, 2024
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Is Canada Falling Behind on Green Industrial Policy? with Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
To help make Canada into a “good society,” Ed Broadbent was a major proponent of “industrial strategy” throughout the 1970s and 80s as leader of Canada’s NDP, to use this policy vision for social democratic change and challenge the domina...
May 13, 2024
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Profits? Productivity? Affordability? Talking Economics with Angella MacEwen
In today’s apparently well-performing capitalist economy, working-class ordinary Canadians aren’t feeling like they live in a "Good Society" and acutely feel these economic pressures.Price inflation, lagging productivity, and record pro...
May 03, 2024
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