On the 50th anniversary of his death, Churchill should be remembered as a racist defender of an evil empire.
This January 24 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of a great defender of Empire, Winston Churchill. Although he...more)
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In eulogizing the Saudi dictator King Abdullah, Harper shows they are brothers in arms
Blood is thicker than water, and oil is thicker than either. In the oiliest sense, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and...more)
With more than 1000 layoffs in the tar sands, we need green jobs now
Pipeline proponents defend the devastation of Indigenous communities and ignore catastrophic climate change because the tar sands creates jobs. But...more)
We need to build unity against Islamophobia and imperialism
1. The shootings in Paris at the offices of Charlie Hebd o on 7 January, followed by the killing of...more)
A conversation with disability activist Laurence Parent on attendant services, accessibility and disability activism
Here in Canada we have a lot of struggles to secure access for disabled people. Some of us put our...more)
The Austrian fascist "Freedom Party" is suing the socialist paper Linswende
Freedom Party leader Heinz-Christian Strache and his team of lawyers are trying to silence the anti-fascist movement by pressing charges...more)
This election campaign lays the ground for what happens afterwards.
A police attack on a group of workers gave an indication of what Greece’s election campaign will be like. Striking...more)
The Oscars’ refusal to celebrate Black people portraying the Black freedom struggle shows the ongoing fight for liberation
This year is the 50th anniversary of the historic civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, where hundreds of Black...more)
A $250,000 ride into empty space is the perfect metaphor for the elite's separateness from the 99.9%
Since 2009 the number of billionaires has doubled to over 1600. This tiny international ruling caste hold about half the...more)
This collection of essays summarizes Thompson's rejection of the USSR and fight for real socialism
EP Thompson became a great figure of the post-Second World War Left. Known best for his masterful history of the...more)
January 11 is a day to remember Canada’s first Crime Minister, to celebrate the struggles that resisted his policies, and to keep building movements challenging his legacy.
Rather than a celebration of the “father of Confederation,” the 200th birthday of John A MacDonald on January 11 provides...more)
The tragic shootings are building uncritical support for a racist magazine, and the growth of fascist parties
The warmongers and Islamophobes are using the tragic shooting in Paris to further their policies. Three gunmen stormed the offices...more)
2014 was a year of global struggles against austerity, oppression, imperialism and climate chaos.
The year 2014 was a year of global struggles against austerity, oppression, imperialism and climate chaos. Here’s a sample, in...more)
The proposed solutions of individual responsibility, the state and institutional reform don't address the root of women's oppression
There has been a series of horrific media stories about frosh or sports chants that glorify rape, with a high...more)
The centenary of the Christmas truce reminds us of the real roots of war, the potential resistance from rank-and-file soldiers, and the importance of an organized anti-war movement
Today marks 100 years since the Christmas truce of 1914—which is usually dismissed as a minor episode of the First...more)
The 1% protects the increasing wealth gap by restricting democracy
There is an old saying: democracy ends at the factory gates. This sums up the fatal limitation of even the...more)
Phuong Na Du survived imperialist war but was killed by police for being an immigrant with mental health issues
Yesterady about 100 people attended a vigil at the corner of 41st and Knight to mark the place where Phuong...more)
The deal takes no new steps to reduce emissions below the levels needed to prevent cataclysmic climate change
The US-China deal, announced on Nov 11th, has been lauded by many, including many progressives and environmentalists, as “ambitious”, “historic”,...more)
Regulating corporations has led to an ozone recovery, but capitalism is incompatible with the environment
Each year NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conduct studies to determine the health of the ozone...more)
Capitalism is incapable of saving us from the climate chaos it has produced
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published its fifth report on climate change and the results...more)
Unions can help, but need to do more, to challenge violence at work and domestic violence
At a recent meeting of the Assembly of First Nations, Rinelle Harper called on delegates to press for a national...more)
From transfering Afghan detainees to torture, to using solitary confinement as a weapon, Canada is complicit in torture
The CIA torture report gave us some definitive proof of what we already know: torture by the US in “black...more)
Falling oil prices undermine the tar sands, but are driven by fracking, imperial rivalry and economic crisis
All of a sudden the 1% are in a panic over the tar sands—not its toxins that poison Indigenous communities,...more)
December 13 was a day of action at 56 beer stores across Ontario, in supporting of striking Crown workers
This past Saturday, the USW organized a province wide day of action in support of the 124 striking workers at...more)
La manifestation fut une réussite et ce n'est que le début de notre lutte contre l'Austérité
Le 29 novembre, 125 000 personnes de tout âges se sont regroupés dans les rues de Montréal et de Québec...more)
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