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Quebec students strike
2012 raises hopes for another 2005 strike
In 2005 nearly a quarter of a million Quebec students went on strike and defeated the government’s cuts to education...more)
Quebec Left: From Charlottetown to Québec solidaire
Supporting Quebec's right to self-determination is key to challenging Canada's 1%
From the student movement to labour-organizing, from the women’s movement to the anti-war movement, resistance in Quebec has helped to...more)
The environment is a working-class issue
Teamsters and turtles, together at last
New Social Movements, Class and the Environment Written by John-Henry Harter Reviewed by Bradley Hughes This book begins in the...more)
Key lessons for a new year of struggle
Analyzing Canada
Imperialist Canada Written by Todd Gordon Reviewed by Paul Kellog It is not uncommon to analyze the world system using...more)
Their working conditions are our learning conditions
Occupy solidarity, support teaching assistants
On 29 November, CUPE 3902—the union which represents teaching assistance at the University of Toronto—concluded one of the largest strike...more)
Campaign builds against Enbridge pipeline
Stop the pipe!
First Nations groups are leading a growing campaign against the looming threat of the Enbridge Northern Gateway project. Enbridge wants...more)
Wheat Board: Harper thumbs his nose at democracy and the courts
Harper hates farmers
Few issues more clearly demonstrate the anti-democratic and arrogant style of the Harper government than its five-year campaign to destroy...more)
Tories declare war on Medicare
Harper wants to cut $21 billion from Medicare
The Harper government unilaterally imposed a health care funding plan on the provinces, which after 2016 will be tied to...more)
Quebec political turmoil continues
Political instability creates an opening for the left
It now looks like even several years of political scandals surrounding Jean Charest’s Liberal government in Quebec City will not...more)
US escalates threats against Iran
Sanctions are the first step towards war
The US is moving closer to a military attack on Iran, as it prepares to implement tough new sanctions. The...more)
Solidarity with York region transit workers
transit workers on strike for equal pay
In late December, York Region Transit workers met to consider the most recent offer from the company. They refused to...more)
Arab Spring, the revolutions continue
The Arab Spring enters its second year
The Arab Spring enters its second year continuing its twin demands of political freedom and economic justice. Amidst deepening economic...more)
Italy: Austerity and resistance
Crisis and resistance comes to Italy
Italian workers celebrated a bittersweet victory in 2011: while they cheered the end of the hated Berlusconi regime, they braced...more)
Tories' war on choice
The Tories scapegoat Muslims to distract from their anti-choice policies
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has banned Muslim women from the right to choose what they wear during citizenship ceremonies, declaring...more)
Stephen Harper: Crime Minister.
Occupy 2012
The year 2011 was a historic year of revolt—from revolutions across the Arab world, general strikes from Chile to Greece,...more)
Ontario workers fight back against Austerity
We are heading into a time of labour strife in Ontario
We are heading into a time of labour strife in Ontario. The provincial Liberals have sounded a warning with the...more)
19th Century labour relations for 21st Century education in BC?
Education under attack
In a surprising move, the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) tabled a package that intensifies the attacks and concessions...more)
All out January 17 to defend Toronto jobs and services
January 17 is a key date to oppose Rob Ford's Austerity
After engineering a budget deficit and squandering the budget surplus he inherited, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has declared a crisis...more)
NSCAD resists cuts
Education is a right, and Nova Scotia needs NSCAD.
A new report from former Conservative deputy Minister of Education, Howard Windsor, commissioned by the Department of Education under Darrell...more)
Escalation in Somalia Part of AFRICOM's Resource Wars in Africa
The new scramble for Africa
After suffering defeat in Iraq and getting bogged down in Afghanistan, the US is shifting its imperialist ambitions to Africa...more)
Reading the tea leaves for 2012
class warfare is about to get hotter
“For a long time it has been frowned upon to use terms like ‘class’ in everyday conversation; that’s just old...more)
Hands off Syria, Victory to the revolution
Don't let NATO hijack the revolution
NATO powers are using repression in Syria as a pretext for long-sought intervention. As in Libya, Western military intervention in...more)
Revolution from below, not bombs from above, can bring change to Syria and Iran
Real regime change comes from below
Canada and other Western powers are trying to stifle the Arab spring—escalating the threat of military intervention against Syria and...more)
NATO attacks on Pakistan reveal misery and divisions in US - war on terror"
NATO's war of terror
The NATO assault on a Pakistani border post that killed 24 soldiers and wounded 13 others does not come as...more)
Resistance and solidarity continues in Bahrain
The forgotten Arab spring
On November 23 the people of Bahrain continued resisting the regime of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, in a...more)

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