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Baseball in Canada is thriving - but not on campus
By George S. Rigakos, Professor of the Political Economy of Policing, Carleton University Baseball’s exclusion from the varsity system in Ontario and its absence from university athletics bodies in the rest of the country doesn’t square with fan interest and cross-Canada baseball participation. Read complete article © The Conversation -
Baseball in Canada is thriving - but not on campus Original
Baseball in Canada is thriving, from the grassroots to the professional level. Recent Toronto Blue Jays viewership numbers have been extraordinary, youth participation continues to climb, elite player showcasing and recruiting is expanding — and a new 19U national championship has just been announced by Baseball Canada.
Attempting to annex Canada would spell disaster for the U.S. at home and abroad
By George S. Rigakos, Professor of the Political Economy of Policing, Carleton University Canadians would never passively accept the loss of their national identity — any forced integration would be violently opposed and quickly devolve into a nightmare scenario for both nations. Read complete article © The Conversation -
Attempting to annex Canada would spell disaster for the U.S. at home and abroad Original
The notion that Canada could become the 51st state of the United States, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has proposed, is not only unrealistic, but would also signal the collapse of American global hegemony and the disintegration of the U.S. as a unified nation. The assumption that Canada could be annexed “peacefully” betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of Canadian nationalism and the broader geopolitical context.
Rigakos: Four lessons from the Ottawa truckers' siege Original
As we await official post-mortems, there are worrisome trends around policing that must be addressed. Police from various forces came to Ottawa to push out the protesters last weekend. Photo by Tony Caldwell /Postmedia Article content Soon after the trucks were removed, the temporary structures dismantled and the roads reopened, most Canadians changed the channel and moved on with their lives. In the nation’s capital, however, the effects of the siege will surely linger a while longer.
Rigakos: Four lessons from the Ottawa truckers' siege
As we await official post-mortems, there are worrisome trends around policing that must be addressed. Author of the article: George S. Rigakos Police from various forces came to Ottawa to push out the protesters last weekend. Photo by Tony Caldwell /Postmedia Article content Soon after the trucks were removed, the temporary structures dismantled and the roads reopened, most Canadians changed the channel and moved on with their lives.
Rigakos: Four lessons from the Ottawa truckers' siege
As we await official post-mortems, there are worrisome trends around policing that must be addressed. Author of the article: George S. Rigakos Police from various forces came to Ottawa to push out the protesters last weekend. Photo by Tony Caldwell /Postmedia Article content Soon after the trucks were removed, the temporary structures dismantled and the roads reopened, most Canadians changed the channel and moved on with their lives.
Ranking the top College and University teams in Canada — Canadian Baseball Network
June 26, 2021 A national ranking of Canadian college and university baseball teams By George S. Rigakos and Mitchell Thompson Carleton University What is the top college or university baseball team in Canada? Unfortunately, unlike US college baseball competition under the auspices of the NCAA, NCJAA or the NAIA, Canadian college and university baseball is in no position to declare a bona fide national champion.
Greece’s Right-Wing Government Is Massively Expanding Police Powers
Policing has long been a major political flash point in Greece: right-wingers demand harsh “law and order” measures, while the Left denounces a repressive force riddled with fascists. Calls for reform have been particularly strong over the last month following a string of high-profile clashes. Yet with the creation of new special units, including in the country’s universities, it is the partisans of extended police powers who are setting the agenda.
Marxist Legal Theory: Security
Key Concept This is part of a series of key concepts in Marxist legal theory organized in collaboration with our friends at Legal Form: A Forum for Marxist Analysis of Law. All articles in this series, including the present one, will appear concurrently on Legal Form and Critical Legal Thinking. The concept of security has significant implications for a Marxist theory of the state, law, and political economy, offering conceptual resources for linking all three in a renewed critique of capitalism.
The World's New Private Security Forces
Since the end of the Cold War, the world has seen rapid privatization of public spaces, services, and resources. The question intrinsic to the business of security becomes: How can an intangible concept like security be turned into a commodity to be packaged, labeled, and sold? This process is one of the neoliberal practices that have created so much recent demand for private security services, argues scholar George Rigakos.
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