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Anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist working class struggles are the only solutions to nuclear sabre-rattling
Members of Workers' Solidarity, Socialist Worker's sister newspaper in South Korea, spoke about what's behind the nuclear tensions—and how the...more)
Injured workers are demanding dignity, respect and compensation for their injuries
For years now, injured workers and frontline advocates have been sounding the alarm that Ontario’s Workplace Safety & Insurance Board...more)
The strike, and the support from students, helped Muslim workers challenge workplace racism
Alia Karim interviewed Malka Paracha, a Muslim worker and trade union activist at York University, about overcoming Islamophobia in her...more)
With a business backlash and a vacillating government, the $15 for $15 needs a concerted push forward
Since Bill 148, the Fair Wages, Better Workplaces Act , was first announced in May, there has been an intense...more)
Canada welcomed Civil War racists but is blocking Haitians
On August 15, in the aftermath of the Charlottesville protests over the removal of the monument to Confederate general Robert...more)
The film draws attention to missing and murdered Indigenous women, but doesn't let them tell their own stories
First the good things about Taylor Sheridan's new movie "Wind River", which he directs and for which he wrote the...more)
With Trudeau joining Trump to continue NAFTA, it is up to workers solidarity across borders to defend labour and environmental standards
Canada, Mexico and the US are doing mutual back patting as the new North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations...more)
Joel Harden hopes to bring social movements into the ONDP
Joel Harden is a long time economic, labour, and social justice activist, as well as a former member of the...more)
NDP leadership candidate in a wide ranging interview on building the fight against the Liberals
Guy Caron is an NDP member of Parliament representing Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques in southeastern Quebec. Caron is currently running to be...more)
Toronto airport workers need solidarity to defeat diabolical employer
On August 23, the more than 700 members of Teamsters Local 419 voted over 98% to reject the latest contract...more)
Malm’s analysis proves that the roots of the fossil fuel economy leading to today’s climate crisis undoubtedly lie in the reorganization of labour for capitalist interests.
A review of Fossil Capital: The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming (Verso, 2015) by Andreas...more)
All out for the Toronto Disability Pride March on Saturday September 23
It’s that time of year again, disabled and mad folks are taking to the streets of Toronto to remind the...more)
Organized labour is joining the fight against racism
Charlottesville had made the decision to remove a Confederate statue and brought on the wrath of the white supremacist movement...more)
Sarah Jaffe talks about the need for political journalism
Sarah Jaffe is a fellow at the Nation Institute and a journalist reporting on labour and political movements in the...more)
A great book on the need to make the fight for climate justice a fight for socialism
A Redder Shade of Green: Intersection of Science and Socialism By Ian Angus Review by Valerie Lannon At 179 pages,...more)
Thousands rally to stop anti-muslim, anti-immigrant groups in Vancouver
Faced with the threat of a Nazi rally in Vancouver, faith groups, Indigenous activists, cultural groups, and trade unions brought...more)
Despite police efforts, anti-fascist protesters stopped the Nazis from marching
At 11am on Saturday, August 19, 500 Neo-Nazis and 1500 counter protesters gathered outside the Spandau train Station in Berlin,...more)
Rebuild the BC Fight for $15 campaign to get to $15/hour immediately!
On Tuesday the new BC NDP government announced it was raising the province’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by...more)
Like the Jews and Italians who fought side by side in 1933 against the fascists, we are stronger together
On the night of Wednesday August 16, 1933, two local softball teams, St. Peter’s and Harbord Playground, met to play...more)
We need mass movements to confront the forces of hate
In an act of terrorism, a white supremacist drove his car into a crowd of anti-racists in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing...more)
Editor at The Nation discusses the openness to radical politics
Sarah Leonard is a senior editor at The Nation and an active member of the Democratic Socialists of America (...more)
The Mahalla workers, who helped spark the Egyptian revolution, are on strike again
Thousands of textile workers are on strike in the Egyptian city of Mahalla. Workers at the government-owned Misr Spinning complex...more)
The co-chair of the Women's March on Washington discusses movement building in the era of Trump
Linda Sarsour is a prominent Palestinian-American political activist. Sarsour is perhaps best known for her work as one of the...more)
Inspired by the disability activists in the US? Join Toronto Disability Pride March
Disability activists are back in the spotlight again thanks to Trump’s attacks on the Affordable Healthcare Act. The disability rights...more)
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