Harper's celebration of Franklin is part of a new scramble for empire in the Arctic
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Disabled people and their allies are a powerful force that will not be silenced in the name of austerity
We’re still here, and we’re still marching. The fourth annual Toronto Disability Pride March is taking place on Saturday, October...more)
The longest teacher strike in BC history needed more solidarity
On the evening of the vote results, I found myself, with great difficulty, repeating the tried and true advice: "Don't...more)
Footage of the largest climate march in history
September 21 was the largest climate march in history. Here's a glimpse...more)
11 people explain why they joined the People's Climate March
Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs the Climate “The problem is not carbon, it's capitalism…the real climate...more)
Education within the union has exposed the college's privatization scheme and given workers confidence to fight back
College faculty, members of OPSEU, will vote on a contract deal September 23. Although the deal is recommended by the...more)
400,000 marched on the UN climate summit, along with 2,600 actions around the world
September 21 was the largest climate justice event in history, with 2,600 events organized in 150 countries, including a massive...more)
Canadians supporting Scottish independence need to support Quebec and Indigenous self-determination
The Scottish referendum raised debates about the politics and strategies of independence, both abroad and at home. But there’s a...more)
Ghanaian socialist Kwesi Pratt Junior explains how our struggles are linked
“The bourgeoisie is the same everywhere and the proletariat is the same everywhere,” said Kwesi Pratt Junior, the editor of...more)
We need to build rank and file action and solidarity and beware of electoralism
September 21 saw 200 unionists and other supporters rally to say “yes to door to door mail delivery” and “no...more)
John Tory is just another millionaire conservative replicating Ford's agenda, but Olivia Chow isn't providing an alternative
When Olivia Chow entered the Toronto mayoral race she was the frontrunner, carrying the hope of an alternative to Rob...more)
Indigenous activist Audrey Huntley debunks Harper's "action plan" and links violence against Indigenous women to settler colonialism
While continuing to dismiss widespread calls for a national inquiry for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls , the...more)
Harper is using ISIS, the product of imperialism, to justify a war that will further inflame the region and the planet
As hundreds of thousands of people across Canada marched against the Iraq War in 2003, Harper demanded war . The...more)
After fighting for a year, workers at Toronto's Richtree restaurant have won
The Ontario Labour Relations Board ruled in favour of laid-off workers at Richtree restaurant in the Eaton Centre in Toronto,...more)
The 19 chapters of this book include articles written on the labour movement from 1958 to 2013
This fourth book from Labourstart , the online solidarity campaigner, presents a bold challenge to the labour movement to return...more)
Can you tell which bomber of Iraq said the following quotes, Bush or Obama?
Can you tell which US president said the following quotes—George Bush justifying the 2003 invasion of Iraq, or Barack Obama...more)
How can we build broad movements and win people to radical politics?
Thousands of activists converged in Ottawa at the Peoples’ Social Forum (PSF) to discuss the way forward on a number...more)
Climate change has a daily impact
This summer has seen increasingly extreme weather globally, much higher food prices, and extreme distress for many around the world...more)
This book is a fascinating account of many of Leon Trotsky's writings on democracy in a revolutionary party.
Review of Leon Trotsky and the Organizational Principles of the Revolutionary Party , by Dianne Feeley, Paul Le Blanc, and...more)
Indigenous activists and allies rallied at Dundas Square and marched to TIFF
Logging companies are clear cutting 25 acres every two days in Barriere Lake, on Algonquin territory. On September 4, Indigenous...more)
Steelworkers at Crown Holdings have been on strike for a year
As hundreds of Toronto Steelworkers marched along Dundas St to meet the annual labour day parade a middle age couple...more)
The 1% want a transit expansion that is limited and profit driven; we need an alternative
With Toronto mayoral election approaching, public transit has emerged as a key issue for candidates across the political spectrum, but...more)
While TV creates police fiction, footage of police reality tell a differentn story
In the wake of the execution of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, Missouri, it has become clear that the...more)
Class size is the most important bargaining issue for teachers, parents, students and all working people.
Holding the line for as long as it takes. This should be the disposition of not just teachers, but also...more)
Obama and Harper are trying to rehabilitate the Iraq War and erase the memory of the anti-war movement
The US bombing campaign in Iraq is being touted as the latest humanitarian intervention in the region. What the US...more)
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