James Laxer Trailers

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James Robert Laxer, also known as Jim Laxer, was a Canadian political economist, historian, public intellectual, and political activist who served as a professor at York University. Best known as co-founder of the Waffle, on whose behalf he ran for the leadership of the New Democratic Party in 1971, he was the author of more than two dozen books, mostly on Canadian political economy and history.

Most Popular James Laxer Trailers

Total trailers found: 5

At the Crossroads Trailer (1987)

23 November 1987

This feature documentary is an inquiry into Canada's economic troubles of the 1970 and '80s. The film summarizes the facts at hand, including some pre-NAFTA speculation about economic dependency on the United States.

In Bed with an Elephant Trailer (1987)

30 October 1987

This feature documentary provides a gripping retrospective of United States-Canada relationships through a study of successive presidents and prime ministers.

The Rise and Fall of American Business Culture Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

This documentary from 1987 looks at the serious malaise that plagued the US manufacturing sector at the time.

Shift Change Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

This documentary looks at the microchip, an American invention exploited by the Japanese that caused a second industrial revolution.

Riding the Tornado Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

This documentary focuses on boom-and-bust economic cycles, most notably that of Alberta oil during the '70s and early '80s.