A military coup and an authoritarian elected government are not the same thing
Turkey is an interesting country. In a place that, together with the 15 July coup attempt, has experienced five serious...more)
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Hundreds joined the vigil for Abdirahman Abdi after the police executed him in the streets
Those were the words written on a restaurant chalkboard in the Ottawa neighbourhood of Hintonburg on the evening of Tuesday...more)
Disabled people have better stories to tell than stereotypes portrayed by non-disabled people
Members of the disability community are outraged at the creation of the movie “Me Before You” released in May, many...more)
The challenge to anti-Black racism is growing, from Pride to the Anti-Racist Secretariat
The United Steelworkers along with many other unions organizes a float in the Pride Parade in Toronto. Labour has had...more)
There's a growing campaign to bring truth and reconciliation to the education curriculum
Socialist.ca spoke with teachers in three provinces about the state of Indigenous history in the curriculum, and the growing campaign...more)
There's been a backlash against the women leading the film, especially the Black actor Leslie Jones
You wouldn’t think a reboot of a popular but anodyne film of 32 years ago, Ivan Reitman’s Ghostbusters, written by...more)
Erdogan's restrictions on democracy are no justification for a military coup
We have been living through an attempted coup for the past few hours. A group within the army have been...more)
The Chilcot report vindicates the anti-war movement, but the Canadian government still refuses to support war resisters
The Chilcot Report, released on July 6 after seven years and various delays, vindicated many of the arguments the anti-war...more)
Black Lives Matter has challenged anti-Black racism, and now the press, police and mayor are on the attack
Black Lives Matter-Toronto have shown inspiring leadership in confronting anti-Black racism and encouraging a broader radicalization. Now the corporate press,...more)
The ruling parties are losing their hold and the left is gaining on the Labour party
The recent elections in both the Republic of Ireland and North Ireland produced incredible results for the radical left and...more)
Canada Post is scapegoating postal workers so it can privatize mail delivery
With another lockout or strike looming at Canada Post, management is once again relying on huge amounts of public misinformation...more)
After a 96% strike vote, Mississauga Library workers strike to defend part time workers
Socialist.ca spoke with Kunwal Farooqui, a striking library worker, who has worked in the Mississauga library system for 13 years:...more)
Library workers are fighting for fairness and respect
The members of CUPE Local 1989, Mississauga Library Workers Union , voted overwhelmingly to strike. Amid massive turnout in three...more)
A strike for the $15 minimum wage shut down Montreal's old port
The fight for a $15 an hour minimum wage, which has spread to hundreds of cities across North America, was...more)
On July 1st 1916, the battle of the Somme began and the pointless slaughter of the First World War reached a new intensity.
One hundred years ago on July 1 the army of the British Empire suffered its largest one day losses ever...more)
On short notice 70 community members marched against the hate group
Bloor West Village community members marched to welcome refugees and say no to hate on Saturday June 25, following a...more)
Trudeau has maintained Harper's arms deal, and added secrecy
Thanks largely to the sale of tanks to Saudi Arabia, begun under Harper but receiving the blessing of the Trudeau...more)
Rapid response to fake toxic sludge at Queen's park exposes decades of environmental racism
The double standard at the heart of Canadian policy towards First Nations was on display last Thursday at Queen's Park...more)
Unlike the history from above in movies about Lincoln, this tells history from below: of united struggle against slavery
This new movie about the Civil War and the institution of slavery is a very different take than Steven Spielberg’s...more)
Trump lacks support from corporate America, so he is using racism to mobilize the vote
Perhaps it was a mistake for Donald Trump to go heavily into the golf business. In 2014 he bought Scotland’s...more)
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse led a land defence against the colonial troops of George Custer
Today is the 140th anniversary of one of the greatest battles of Indigenous resistance, the Battle of Greasy Grass/Little Bighorn—where...more)
The crisis can polarize to the right but also to the left
David Cameron has resigned, and the Leave vote in the EU referendum has hurled the Tory party, and the British...more)
After a rigged pro-TPP "consultation," a demonstration provided real public input against the corporate TPP
On April 20 the Standing Committee on International Trade hosted a public consultation in Saskatoon around the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)...more)
We must act in solidarity, and we must break these chains of oppression together.
Not even a week ago, the world was shocked by what is being called the deadliest mass-shooting in American history...more)
Marge Piercy's utopian story about liberation provides ongoing inspiration
This year 2016 is the 40th anniversary of the publication of Woman on the Edge of Time, a futuristic novel...more)
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