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Tunisia: 'The people want another revolution'
The working class who overthrew Ben Ali are organizing against the new regime
The general strike that was supposed to take place in Tunisia yesterday was called off, following a last-minute deal between...more)
Egypt: political crisis deepens as mobilizations continue
Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians mobilized across the country in opposition to the looming constitutional referendum
Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians mobilized across the country in opposition to the looming constitutional referendum on Tuesday. Short distances...more)
Remembering the 1934 Teamsters rebellion
How one of the most bloody strikes in the history of America launched a state of mass unionization.
In 1934, the American economy was in a deep recession. While the 30s in the US are remembered as a...more)
Egypt: Morsy struggles to get out of crisis
President Mohammad Morsy and the Muslim Brotherhood, from which he comes, continued to resist popular pressure with a half-hearted concession...more)
Put students first: support Ontario teachers
Teacher's working conditions = student's learning conditions
Ontario teachers are drawing a line in the sand against McGuinty attacks on their bargaining rights and beginning strikes and...more)
Stop the attack on Toronto fire fighters
Fire protection is not 'gravy'
In a briefing note released on December 7, Toronto Fire chief Jim Sales indicated that major cuts are on the...more)
Ontario teachers and students step up the fight against austerity and Bill 115
To put students first, we should join them and their teachers in walkouts, and join with everyone else at the January 26 protest outside the Liberal party convention.
On Monday, Ontario teachers will start rolling walkouts across the province against the draconian Bill 115, the "Putting Students First...more)
Egypt: "a real uprising against the Brotherhood"
The opposition to Morsi has sustained its momentum and spread deeper into Egypt with perhaps hundreds of thousands protesting in cities and towns across the country.
Hundreds of thousands participated in “Red Card Friday” protests across Egypt. The opposition to Morsi has sustained its momentum and...more)
Statement of the Revolutionary Socialists (Egypt): You shall not pass your constitution
Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists of Egypt on the power-grab by Mohamed Morsi
Continuing with policies of ignorance and stubbornness, Mohamed Morsi announced that the Constitutional Referendum will be held in less than...more)
Victory against the mega-quarry! Now shut down the tar sands
A mass campaign succeeded in stopping the proposed mega-quarry in Ontario, the lessons from this victory should give confidence to the fight against the tar sands.
A mass campaign succeeded in stopping the proposed mega-quarry that would have devastated rural Ontario. The lessons from this victory...more)
Who profits from the ‘war on drugs’?
A movie that looks at the racism and profit-driven "war on drugs"
The House I Live In , directed by Eugene Jarecki, Reviewed by Darren Edgar The “war on drugs” is a...more)
Jason Kenney: Canada’s next prime minister?
We need a clear assessment of Kenney’s agenda of attacks on civil liberties, and build movements to resist them
Jason Kenney’s tenure as the Minister for Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism has been characterized by a relentless attack on civil...more)
Temporary foreign workers denied basic labour rights
The labour movement must fight to expand rights to everyone
After two high-profile incidents in northern British Columbia, Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) has come under public scrutiny in...more)
The human cost of Kenney’s cuts
Kenney's cuts kill
By 2050, there will be an estimated 700 million climate refugees in the world. On the one hand, Canada is...more)
Global warming talks: Why Doha will do nothing
Climate Change negotiations in Doha, Qatar will produce nothing; the time for talk is over
A few people have been making a lot of money building new communities along the North Carolina coast. Oceanfront vistas...more)
How Coastal First Nations are challenging the tar sands
Art Sterritt, Executive Director of Coastal First Nations, describes the strategy and tactics of confronting Enbridge in BC
On November 17, 300-400 people attended the Toronto event "Tar sands come to Ontario: no line 9", to discuss how...more)
Haiti: Sandy's forgotten victims
"Natural disasters" disproportionately hit nations like Haiti, already bled dry to satisfy corporate profits.
While North American eyes were fixed on the damage done to New York City by hurricane Sandy, the already devastated...more)
United in action to overcome HIV/AIDS
AIDS Action Now!
In anticipation of World AIDS Day, a review of a documentary film on the history of ACT UP and panel discussion on the history of local AIDS activism as part of an event hosted by AIDS Action Now!
In the lead-up to World AIDS Day and a Day With(out) Art on December 1 there will be numerous events...more)
How workers can win
Workers can not only fight austerity, but win.
We have recently witnessed mass strikes across Europe protesting the austerity agenda having a devastating effect on workers and the...more)
Getting Egypt's second revolution
Sameh Naguib, from Egypt's Revolutionary Socialists, addresses strategy and tactics of the next phase of the revolution
Great revolutions in the modern era take years to ebb and flow. They usually begin with temporary and superficial unity...more)
Radical Independence Conference: another Scotland is possible
Quebec solidaire's Benoit Renaud reports back from Scotland's Radical Independence Conference
On November 24, in Glasgow, 800 progressive activists from across Scotland came together under the slogan « Another Scotland is...more)
Syrian opposition makes gains
The Syrian opposition is making military gains and political alliances, but remains under threat from NATO intervention and currents that want to contain the revolution
The opposition to the dictatorship in Syria is continuing to make military gains against the regime's army, and has united...more)
Chicago teachers and Quebec Students: winning strikes and union renewal
Building rank-and-file organization and confidence is the key to rebuilding unions capable of fighting austerity
In the midst of mounting austerity attacks in North America, the Quebec students and Chicago teachers strike victories contradict the...more)
Quebec budget: very-very-slightly-lesser-evil-ism
The PQ has brought in a budget that suits their values: neoliberal.
Pauline Marois’ PQ government, only a few months old, has already exposed its allegiance to neoliberalism in its budget, released...more)
Imperialism, Palestinian resistance and the Arab Spring
We need to take inspiration from Palestine, Egypt and Greece, and build working class resistance to austerity–combining the political radicalization against Israel with economic resistance against its imperial masters.
For decades, Western imperialism has used Israeli Apartheid and Arab dictatorships to control the oil-rich region. But the heroic Palestinian...more)

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