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People's Climate March: a movement rises
400,000 marched on the UN climate summit, along with 2,600 actions around the world
September 21 was the largest climate justice event in history, with 2,600 events organized in 150 countries, including a massive...more)
Independence, from Scotland to Quebec and First Nations
Canadians supporting Scottish independence need to support Quebec and Indigenous self-determination
The Scottish referendum raised debates about the politics and strategies of independence, both abroad and at home. But there’s a...more)
Ghana and Canada: “the struggles are linked”
Ghanaian socialist Kwesi Pratt Junior explains how our struggles are linked
“The bourgeoisie is the same everywhere and the proletariat is the same everywhere,” said Kwesi Pratt Junior, the editor of...more)
More support needed for postal workers
We need to build rank and file action and solidarity and beware of electoralism
September 21 saw 200 unionists and other supporters rally to say “yes to door to door mail delivery” and “no...more)
Who is Tory, why is Chow losing to him, and what can we do?
John Tory is just another millionaire conservative replicating Ford's agenda, but Olivia Chow isn't providing an alternative
When Olivia Chow entered the Toronto mayoral race she was the frontrunner, carrying the hope of an alternative to Rob...more)
Interview: Harper's inaction plan on violence against Indigenous women
Indigenous activist Audrey Huntley debunks Harper's "action plan" and links violence against Indigenous women to settler colonialism
While continuing to dismiss widespread calls for a national inquiry for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls , the...more)
Stopping Harper's long awaited Iraq War
Harper is using ISIS, the product of imperialism, to justify a war that will further inflame the region and the planet
As hundreds of thousands of people across Canada marched against the Iraq War in 2003, Harper demanded war . The...more)
Victory for Richtree workers
After fighting for a year, workers at Toronto's Richtree restaurant have won
The Ontario Labour Relations Board ruled in favour of laid-off workers at Richtree restaurant in the Eaton Centre in Toronto,...more)
50 years of labour solidarity
The 19 chapters of this book include articles written on the labour movement from 1958 to 2013
This fourth book from Labourstart , the online solidarity campaigner, presents a bold challenge to the labour movement to return...more)
Quiz: who said this, Bush or Obama?
Can you tell which bomber of Iraq said the following quotes, Bush or Obama?
Can you tell which US president said the following quotes—George Bush justifying the 2003 invasion of Iraq, or Barack Obama...more)
the Peoples' Social Forum and the united front
How can we build broad movements and win people to radical politics?
Thousands of activists converged in Ottawa at the Peoples’ Social Forum (PSF) to discuss the way forward on a number...more)
Capitalism is a climate disaster
Main St in Winnipeg flooded on August 21
Climate change has a daily impact
This summer has seen increasingly extreme weather globally, much higher food prices, and extreme distress for many around the world...more)
Trotsky knew how to party
Leon Trotsky in 1931
This book is a fascinating account of many of Leon Trotsky's writings on democracy in a revolutionary party.
Review of Leon Trotsky and the Organizational Principles of the Revolutionary Party , by Dianne Feeley, Paul Le Blanc, and...more)
Photos: Barriere Lake solidarity
Indigenous activists and allies rallied at Dundas Square and marched to TIFF
Logging companies are clear cutting 25 acres every two days in Barriere Lake, on Algonquin territory. On September 4, Indigenous...more)
Steelworkers on Labour Day
Steelworkers at Crown Holdings have been on strike for a year
As hundreds of Toronto Steelworkers marched along Dundas St to meet the annual labour day parade a middle age couple...more)
The politics of mass transit in the Greater Toronto Area
The 1% want a transit expansion that is limited and profit driven; we need an alternative
With Toronto mayoral election approaching, public transit has emerged as a key issue for candidates across the political spectrum, but...more)
The rise and fall of Officer Friendly: the mean streets of criminal blues
While TV creates police fiction, footage of police reality tell a differentn story
In the wake of the execution of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, Missouri, it has become clear that the...more)
Protecting public education: Hold the line for as long as it takes
Class size is the most important bargaining issue for teachers, parents, students and all working people.
Holding the line for as long as it takes. This should be the disposition of not just teachers, but also...more)
Bombing will not bring peace to Iraq
Obama and Harper are trying to rehabilitate the Iraq War and erase the memory of the anti-war movement
The US bombing campaign in Iraq is being touted as the latest humanitarian intervention in the region. What the US...more)
Ferguson and the policing of capitalist society
Police brutality reflects the racist and unequal system they defend
Police in Ferguson, Missouri killed Michael Brown, a youth of colour who had his hands up saying “don’t shoot.” There...more)
FNFTA: transparent hypocrisy and continued colonization
Harper is scapegoating First Nations to distract from corporate corruption
It’s hard to keep up with all the examples of Stephen Harper’s hypocrisy as well as his government’s continued colonization...more)
Premiers fiddle with their hats while planet burns
Canada's Premiers fiddle with their hats
The most dramatic decision the premiers made at the 55th Annual Premiers’ Conference was to pose holding top hats for the final group photo.
The most dramatic decision the premiers made at the 55th Annual Premiers’ Conference was to pose holding top hats for...more)
Five exhibits from the 2014 pensions heist
we need to find a way to rebuild a coordinated pensions campaign for all workers, inside and outside the unions.
Five important pension fights have erupted across the country in recent months. Employers, public and private, are once again going...more)
Assessing labour's fight against austerity
The fall could see new fights against austerity if workers push their leaders to act
Going into Labour Day is always a good time to take stock of what state the working class of Canada...more)
Book Review: The Reason I Jump
A 13-year old boy describes life with autism under capitalism
In a world where government policy regarding disability (and education for that matter) seems to be more about hollow words...more)

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