Sam Gindin, Author at ZNetwork https://znetwork.org/author/samgindin/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:19:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png Sam Gindin, Author at ZNetwork https://znetwork.org/author/samgindin/ 32 32 Canadian Auto Isn’t in ‘Crisis’, It’s in Danger of Extinction https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/canadian-auto-isnt-in-crisis-its-in-danger-of-extinction/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/canadian-auto-isnt-in-crisis-its-in-danger-of-extinction/#respond Sat, 15 Nov 2025 13:59:39 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1291287 Canadian autoworkers have faced many crises over the years, but the present threat is distinct. Lana Payne, President of Unifor, has warned that “If we don’t push back hard against him [US President Donald Trump] and against these companies, we’re going to lose it all.” So far, the debate over what to do has started and stopped [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/canadian-auto-isnt-in-crisis-its-in-danger-of-extinction/feed/ 0 Could Trump’s Tariff War Reshape Global Capitalism? https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/could-trumps-tariff-war-reshape-global-capitalism/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/could-trumps-tariff-war-reshape-global-capitalism/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1283125 Sam Gindin is a former research director for the Canadian Auto Workers union and Packer Visiting Chair in Social Justice at York University. He is also the coauthor of The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy Of American Empire (with Leo Panitch), In and Out of Crisis: The Global Financial Meltdown and Left Alternatives (with Greg Albo and [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/could-trumps-tariff-war-reshape-global-capitalism/feed/ 0 US Empire, Global Capitalism And The ‘Internationalisation’ Of States https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/us-empire-global-capitalism-and-the-internationalisation-of-states/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/us-empire-global-capitalism-and-the-internationalisation-of-states/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:47:06 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1269222 Sam Gindin is a former research director for the Canadian Auto Workers union and Packer Visiting Chair in Social Justice at York University. He is also the coauthor of The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy Of American Empire (with Leo Panitch), In and Out of Crisis: The Global Financial Meltdown and Left Alternatives (with Greg Albo and Panitch), [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/us-empire-global-capitalism-and-the-internationalisation-of-states/feed/ 0 Bidenomics and the Left https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/bidenomics-and-the-left/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/bidenomics-and-the-left/#respond Sun, 29 Oct 2023 15:24:10 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1256603 “There’s something happening hereBut what it is ain’t exactly clear.” – “For What It’s Worth,” Buffalo Springfield. The Other Crisis The go-to crises of the socialist left have been “American declinism” and “inter-imperial rivalry.” These crises have not only been predicted by the left but often wished for, the left seeing them as doing much of the [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/bidenomics-and-the-left/feed/ 0 In Failing to Strike at UPS, the Teamsters Missed a Big Opportunity https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/in-failing-to-strike-at-ups-the-teamsters-missed-a-big-opportunity/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/in-failing-to-strike-at-ups-the-teamsters-missed-a-big-opportunity/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1252448 There is a debilitating tendency on the Left to instantly judge bargaining settlements as either sellouts or breakthroughs. But neither the cynicism nor the cheerleading gets us very far in grasping the actual significance of these agreements. Sober assessments pivot on the relative weights given to context, material gains, building the union, and contributing to [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/in-failing-to-strike-at-ups-the-teamsters-missed-a-big-opportunity/feed/ 0 Unions Can Beat Anti-Labor Politicians https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/unions-can-beat-anti-labor-politicians/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/unions-can-beat-anti-labor-politicians/#respond Mon, 19 Dec 2022 16:16:16 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1234951 In early November of this year, an all-too familiar story seemed to be unfolding in Ontario. In this case, the 55,000 education support staff workers who are members of CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees), Canada’s largest union, were approaching a deadline. The government negotiators had presented their final offer. Workers were about to exercise [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/unions-can-beat-anti-labor-politicians/feed/ 0 Inflation: What Workers Need To Know https://znetwork.org/zaudio/inflation-what-workers-need-to-know/ https://znetwork.org/zaudio/inflation-what-workers-need-to-know/#respond Sun, 18 Sep 2022 13:11:52 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=audio&p=1220313 https://znetwork.org/zaudio/inflation-what-workers-need-to-know/feed/ 0 Spontaneity Isn’t Enough for Real Change https://znetwork.org/zvideo/spontaneity-isnt-enough-for-real-change/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/spontaneity-isnt-enough-for-real-change/#respond Sun, 07 Aug 2022 09:22:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1198417 ]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/spontaneity-isnt-enough-for-real-change/feed/ 0 The First Principle of Union Organizing: Spontaneity Isn’t Enough https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-first-principle-of-union-organizing-spontaneity-isnt-enough/ Mon, 11 Jul 2022 21:35:12 +0000 https://zcomm-staging.work/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1067317 The seemingly spontaneous upsurges at companies like Starbucks and Amazon are an inspiring sign of life within the workers’ movement. But spontaneity is nowhere near enough to turn labor’s dismal fortunes around.]]> Inflation: Reframing the Narrative https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/inflation-reframing-the-narrative/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/inflation-reframing-the-narrative/#respond Sun, 10 Apr 2022 11:59:47 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1057042 It is the responsibility of the Left to not only try to limit the damage, but also to build toward a new world ]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/inflation-reframing-the-narrative/feed/ 0 Class struggle during and after the pandemic https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/class-struggle-during-and-after-the-pandemic/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/class-struggle-during-and-after-the-pandemic/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2020 09:03:58 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1038188 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/class-struggle-during-and-after-the-pandemic/feed/ 0 Canadian Workers Fight to Nationalize GM Plant https://znetwork.org/zvideo/canadian-workers-fight-to-nationalize-gm-plant/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/canadian-workers-fight-to-nationalize-gm-plant/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2020 09:00:04 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=video&p=1036387 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/canadian-workers-fight-to-nationalize-gm-plant/feed/ 1 Transform Unions and Organize the Unemployed https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/transform-unions-and-organize-the-unemployed/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/transform-unions-and-organize-the-unemployed/#respond Wed, 08 Jul 2020 09:02:17 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1036065 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/transform-unions-and-organize-the-unemployed/feed/ 0 The Coronavirus and the Crisis This Time https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-coronavirus-and-the-crisis-this-time/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-coronavirus-and-the-crisis-this-time/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2020 09:02:04 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1031988 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-coronavirus-and-the-crisis-this-time/feed/ 0 Coronavirus and the Search for Alternatives https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/coronavirus-and-the-search-for-alternatives/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/coronavirus-and-the-search-for-alternatives/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2020 09:02:51 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1030992 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/coronavirus-and-the-search-for-alternatives/feed/ 1 Inoculating Against Globalization: Coronavirus and the Search for Alternatives https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/inoculating-against-globalization-coronavirus-and-the-search-for-alternatives/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/inoculating-against-globalization-coronavirus-and-the-search-for-alternatives/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2020 09:02:34 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1030712 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/inoculating-against-globalization-coronavirus-and-the-search-for-alternatives/feed/ 0 Realizing ‘Just Transitions’ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/realizing-just-transitions/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/realizing-just-transitions/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2020 09:02:23 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1028934 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/realizing-just-transitions/feed/ 0 GM Oshawa: Making Hope Possible https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/gm-oshawa-making-hope-possible/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/gm-oshawa-making-hope-possible/#respond Mon, 17 Dec 2018 09:02:44 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1015578 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/gm-oshawa-making-hope-possible/feed/ 0 In and against the state https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/in-and-against-the-state/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/in-and-against-the-state/#respond Mon, 01 Oct 2018 09:01:30 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1013514 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/in-and-against-the-state/feed/ 0 Building a Mass Socialist Party https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/building-a-mass-socialist-party/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/building-a-mass-socialist-party/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:02:33 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=993340 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/building-a-mass-socialist-party/feed/ 7 Bargaining Over Corporate Investment: Innovation or Trap? 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https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/is-another-crisis-looming/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/is-another-crisis-looming/#respond Sat, 30 May 2015 09:04:27 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=974122 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/is-another-crisis-looming/feed/ 0 When History Knocks https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/when-history-knocks/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/when-history-knocks/#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2015 09:04:12 +0000 https://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=967826 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/when-history-knocks/feed/ 1 Why Aren’t North American Workers More Militant? https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/why-arent-north-american-workers-more-militant/ Wed, 07 May 2014 10:01:55 +0000 http://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=722543 Raising Our Expectations https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/raising-our-expectations/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/raising-our-expectations/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:00:35 +0000 http://zcomm.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=721224 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/raising-our-expectations/feed/ 0