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Métis in Space: bringing decolonization to the far reaches of the universe
This podcast uses satire to expose the stereotypes of science fiction
Indigenous stereotypes, racism, and sexism may reach distant planets long before human beings do. Broadcasts of our favourite science fiction...more)
The minimum wage and the crisis of capitalism
The fight for $15 not only increases wages but also exposes the capitalist exploitation on which wages and profits are based
With significant movements getting under way across Canada to increase minimum wages, like BC’s fight for $15 , it’s important...more)
The Front National is using its votes to build fascism in France
Fascists are feeding off of austerity, Islamophobia and "anti-terror" legislation
Could Marine Le Pen’s fascist Front National (FN) win the next French presidential election in 2017? The dominant trend on...more)
To protect water, fight environmental racism
Supporting Indigenous rights helps protect water for all
March 21 was the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; the day after, March 22, was World Water...more)
The niqab ban and Tory scapegoating
To oppose Bill C-51 we need to oppose the Islamophobia and war that drives it.
From distracting from their anti-choice or anti-climate policies, to promoting war and attacks on civil liberties, the Tories attack on...more)
Quebec Spring returns
Thousands joined the start of weekly anti-austerity protests, as tens of thousands of students are on strike
On Saturday March 21, the start of spring, thousands rallied at Place Emelie Gamelin, the "Tahrir Square" of Quebec's Maple...more)
Security certificates are the pilot project for Bill C-51
Security certificates show the threat of C-51 and the importance of resistance
Under the current (pre-C51) so-called “Immigrant and Refugee Protection Act” the government can detain, without charge, for years on end,...more)
Canada in Libya served as ‘Al-Qaeda’s air force’
Documents reveal Canada's war in Libya paved the way for ISIS
The Canadian military knew that bombing Libya in 2011 to oust Muammar Gaddafi would lead to chaos, destruction and civil...more)
Free Palestine, free the world
Palestinian resistance and global solidarity continue to intertwine
This year is the tenth annual Israeli Apartheid Week and a decade of the campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions...more)
Rallies from coast to coast to coast say ‘Kill Bill C-51’
Mass rallies have undermined support for Bill C-51 and exposed both Harper and Trudeau
On Saturday March 14 there were rallies from coast to coast to coast against Bill C-51. The surge in opposition—in...more)
Solidarity grows for CUPE 3902
From letters of support, to student walkout and an upcoming joint rally with CUPE 3903, solidarity grows
A mass rally today showed that solidarity with the CUPE 3902 strike is growing. “We’re being told constantly that it’s...more)
Québec: 100 actions contre l'austérité/100 anti-austerity actions
Les manifestants on fait fuir notre premier ministre/Protesters chased away the Quebec Premier
La semaine du 22 au 27 Février fut très agitée! Dans le cadre de la semaine d’actions dérangeantes contre l’austérité,...more)
CSIS, Harper’s hand-picked ambassador implicated in ISIS recruiting
CSIS is implicated in ISIS, which is used as an excuse to further empower CSIS
A new scandal is implicating an operative working for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), and linked to the Canadian...more)
#RU486now
Despite being safe and effective, Health Canada is delaying the approval of the medical abortion pill RU-486
Women’s right to an established medical treatment for reproductive health is being denied. Harper’s Tories are attempting to appease their...more)
CUPE 3902 strike: students and workers united
For the second day in a row, hundreds marched in support of CUPE 3902 on strike at UofT
For the second day in a row, hundreds marched to support the strike of CUPE 3902 at UofT, and to...more)
Book Review: Marx On Gender and the Family
Marx's method allows us to develop a unity theory of gender and class to build a society free from oppression and exploitation
Feminists have often had a strained relationship with Marxism, sometimes accusing Marx and Marxists of economic determinism and even outright...more)
The history of International Women’s Day
Writing in revolutionary Russia in 1920, Alexandra Kollontai explained the origins and importance of IWD
For more than a century International Women's Day has intertwined women's liberation and the fight against capitalism. Begun by American...more)
Solidarity builds for CUPE 3902
Solidarity is growing for campus strikers, from a labour rally today, student rally tomorrow and possible rally at Queen's Park
In minus twenty weather and on short notice, hundreds joined CUPE 3902 strikers at UofT to demand a fair contract...more)
The World March of Women
On March 7 join International Women's Day in solidarity with the World March of Women
“We, women of the Quebec co-ordination of the World March of Women, issue a call to resist the social and...more)
Capitalism and the family
Capitalism uses the nuclear family to justify paying women lower wages and nothing for domestic work
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day March and Rally in Toronto is “Our Bodies. Our Territories. Our Communities.”...more)
Halifax plot shows Harper's racist redefinition of terrorism
The Harper government has dismissed white racist terrorist as "misfits"
There's no doubt the that Valentine's Day plot to commit mass murder in a Halifax shopping mall would have been...more)
Just transition: the social contract that can’t be ignored
A just transition is key to linking the labour and climate justice movements
“At BC’s carbon crossroads there is a choice to be made: dig deeper into fossil fuels through LNG or reduce...more)
Legal victories for workers' rights
The Supreme Court decisions should be an encouragement, not a substitute, for rank-and-file mobilization
The first month and a half of 2015 saw the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) come down with two decisions...more)
Northern food, northern hunger
With the government letting food companies profit from hunger, we need a campaign to win justice
You can eat nutritiously in the far North. If you’re a millionaire, that is. Chicken kiev perhaps? Chicken is a...more)
Federal Court ruling ignored, Harper continues his racist agenda
Harper's cuts are cruel, unconstitutional, and scapegoat refugees for cuts to Medicare
While the Harper government increasingly uses words like “barbarism” and “ terrorism ” to justify provoke fear and manufacture scapegoats,...more)

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