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Celebrating the Christmas Truce of 1914
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)
Democracy on its deathbed?
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)
Justice for Phuong Na Du
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)
US-China climate deal: nothing new and not good enough
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)
Ozone recovery shows potential of regulation
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)
UN climate change report: climate change bad and getting worse
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)
Labour against violence against women
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)
CIA, torture and Canadian complicity
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)
Oil prices and climate justice
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)
Kicking the can across Ontario
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)
125,000 contre l’austerité
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)
Mexico: mass protests against gangster capitalism
Armed by the US, Mexico's police also use gang violence against social movements
The false image of Mexico as a neoliberal success has been shattered. Mass protests against the mass murder of students...more)
First Nations winning against tar sands pipelines
Convergence 2014 in Vancouver to stop Tar Sands pipelines
All this year, the First Nations in BC have led the fight to stop the pipelines.
This year has seen a tremendous showing of solidarity to stop the planned tar sands pipelines that, if built, will...more)
Labour and the fight against austerity
With a sluggish response to brutal austerity, rank and file organizing is key
It has been six years since the global economic crisis of 2008, which produced bailouts and tax cuts for banks...more)
Iraq War Resisters in peril
War resisters in! Harper out!
With a federal election looming as early as next spring, Stephen Harper's Conservatives have stepped up their drive to force...more)
Victory on Burnaby Mountain
Victory celebrations on Burnaby mountain
Protests lead by Tsleil-waututh First Nation and Burnaby Residents Opposing Kinder Morgan Expansion (BROKE) have won a major victory against the tar sands pipelines.
Protests led by Tsleil-waututh First Nation and Burnaby Residents Opposing Kinder Morgan Expansion (BROKE) have won a major victory against...more)
A people's history of beer
To paraphrase the great dialectical philosopher, Homer J. Simpson, beer is the cause of, and the solution to, all of life's problems.
To paraphrase the great dialectical philosopher, Homer J. Simpson, beer is the cause of, and the solution to, all of...more)
What will socialism look like?
Imagine a world of cooperation instead of competition
Imagine a world dedicated to joy instead of profit.
The richest 8.4 per cent own more than 83 per cent of the world's wealth. This does not exactly mean...more)
Saying no to privatizing MRI clinics in Saskatchewan
Privatization is less efficient, more unequal and allows corporations to be more exploitative
Just a few days before Saskatchewan’s Tommy Douglas Day, Premier Brad Wall put forward a proposal to privatize MRI clinics...more)
All students should oppose fee increases
Students at UBC rally
We don't pay different prices for groceries depending on our citizenship, why are tuition fees any different?
Post-secondary education has to navigate two contradictory identities: as both a basic right and a purchasable commodity. This leads to...more)
Kurdistan and the US war on Iraq and Syria
To support Kurdish self-determination we need to stop imperial intervention
Yet again Western imperialism is bombing Iraq and yet again it claims to be helping the Kurds. But Western intervention...more)
Anti-war rallies across the country
Hundreds rallies across the country against Harper's latest war
Last weekend saw anti-war protests across the country, organized by the Canadian Peace Alliance and the Collectif Échec à la...more)
The West’s ally threatens to behead a pro-democracy activist
Canada arms Saudi Arabia and is ignoring its plan to behead Sheikh Al Nemer
While the West uses the crimes of ISIS to justify bombing Iraq, Western-backed Saudi Arabia is immune from criticism. But...more)
Stop Harper from crushing our civil liberties
Harper is using tragedy to erode civil liberties in the pursuit of corporate profits
Let us not mince words. The attacks on military personnel in Ottawa and Quebec are a potential disaster for democracy...more)
Syrie : unité des luttes pour la liberté et la démocratie
L’impérialisme étatsunien et ses alliés n’ont fourni aux factions démocratiques que peu d’armes
Kobané, la ville kurde du nord de la Syrie, résiste depuis plus d’un mois à l’offensive sauvage du groupe réactionnaire...more)

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