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born 1953 Canada

David McNally (born 1953) is a Marxist theorist and is a Professor of political science at York University in Toronto, and chair of the university's political science department.

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The Greek philosopher Plato may have rejected the idea that "might makes right" some 2,500 years ago, but America and its allies today make it the cornerstone of foreign policy.

Another World Is Possible : Globalization and Anti-capitalism (2002)

The neoliberal utopia of unrestrained capitalism is being created by a war against the poor and the commons. In fact, the "new enclosures" are a sign that the struggles that marked the birth of capitalism are still very much alive.

Another World Is Possible : Globalization and Anti-capitalism (2002)

Once capitalist classes learn to live with unions — which they generally do reluctantly, only after efforts to crush them have failed — they then attempt to co-opt organized labour. They do so by courting a "special relationship" with union leaders who, as their organizations become larger and more complex, typically assume the role of full time union functionaries.

Another World Is Possible : Globalization and Anti-capitalism (2002)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: David McNally (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.