Region

You are here

Home

Articles

From Selma the march to Selma to movie, the struggle continues
The Oscars’ refusal to celebrate Black people portraying the Black freedom struggle shows the ongoing fight for liberation
This year is the 50th anniversary of the historic civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, where hundreds of Black...more)
Space tourism: the alienation of the elite
A $250,000 ride into empty space is the perfect metaphor for the elite's separateness from the 99.9%
Since 2009 the number of billionaires has doubled to over 1600. This tiny international ruling caste hold about half the...more)
EP Thompson and the Making of the New Left
This collection of essays summarizes Thompson's rejection of the USSR and fight for real socialism
EP Thompson became a great figure of the post-Second World War Left. Known best for his masterful history of the...more)
10 crimes of John A. Macdonald
January 11 is a day to remember Canada’s first Crime Minister, to celebrate the struggles that resisted his policies, and to keep building movements challenging his legacy.
Rather than a celebration of the “father of Confederation,” the 200th birthday of John A MacDonald on January 11 provides...more)
Don’t let Paris tragedy produce more racism and war
The tragic shootings are building uncritical support for a racist magazine, and the growth of fascist parties
The warmongers and Islamophobes are using the tragic shooting in Paris to further their policies. Three gunmen stormed the offices...more)
Year in review: 14 struggles of 2014
2014 was a year of global struggles against austerity, oppression, imperialism and climate chaos.
The year 2014 was a year of global struggles against austerity, oppression, imperialism and climate chaos. Here’s a sample, in...more)
Challenging sexual assault on campus
The proposed solutions of individual responsibility, the state and institutional reform don't address the root of women's oppression
There has been a series of horrific media stories about frosh or sports chants that glorify rape, with a high...more)
Celebrating the Christmas Truce of 1914
The centenary of the Christmas truce reminds us of the real roots of war, the potential resistance from rank-and-file soldiers, and the importance of an organized anti-war movement
Today marks 100 years since the Christmas truce of 1914—which is usually dismissed as a minor episode of the First...more)
Democracy on its deathbed?
The 1% protects the increasing wealth gap by restricting democracy
There is an old saying: democracy ends at the factory gates. This sums up the fatal limitation of even the...more)
Justice for Phuong Na Du
Phuong Na Du survived imperialist war but was killed by police for being an immigrant with mental health issues
Yesterady about 100 people attended a vigil at the corner of 41st and Knight to mark the place where Phuong...more)
US-China climate deal: nothing new and not good enough
The deal takes no new steps to reduce emissions below the levels needed to prevent cataclysmic climate change
The US-China deal, announced on Nov 11th, has been lauded by many, including many progressives and environmentalists, as “ambitious”, “historic”,...more)
Ozone recovery shows potential of regulation
Regulating corporations has led to an ozone recovery, but capitalism is incompatible with the environment
Each year NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conduct studies to determine the health of the ozone...more)
UN climate change report: climate change bad and getting worse
Capitalism is incapable of saving us from the climate chaos it has produced
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published its fifth report on climate change and the results...more)
Labour against violence against women
Unions can help, but need to do more, to challenge violence at work and domestic violence
At a recent meeting of the Assembly of First Nations, Rinelle Harper called on delegates to press for a national...more)
CIA, torture and Canadian complicity
From transfering Afghan detainees to torture, to using solitary confinement as a weapon, Canada is complicit in torture
The CIA torture report gave us some definitive proof of what we already know: torture by the US in “black...more)
Oil prices and climate justice
Falling oil prices undermine the tar sands, but are driven by fracking, imperial rivalry and economic crisis
All of a sudden the 1% are in a panic over the tar sands—not its toxins that poison Indigenous communities,...more)
Kicking the can across Ontario
December 13 was a day of action at 56 beer stores across Ontario, in supporting of striking Crown workers
This past Saturday, the USW organized a province wide day of action in support of the 124 striking workers at...more)
125,000 contre l’austerité
La manifestation fut une réussite et ce n'est que le début de notre lutte contre l'Austérité
Le 29 novembre, 125 000 personnes de tout âges se sont regroupés dans les rues de Montréal et de Québec...more)
First Nations winning against tar sands pipelines
Convergence 2014 in Vancouver to stop Tar Sands pipelines
All this year, the First Nations in BC have led the fight to stop the pipelines.
This year has seen a tremendous showing of solidarity to stop the planned tar sands pipelines that, if built, will...more)
Labour and the fight against austerity
With a sluggish response to brutal austerity, rank and file organizing is key
It has been six years since the global economic crisis of 2008, which produced bailouts and tax cuts for banks...more)
Iraq War Resisters in peril
War resisters in! Harper out!
With a federal election looming as early as next spring, Stephen Harper's Conservatives have stepped up their drive to force...more)
Victory on Burnaby Mountain
Victory celebrations on Burnaby mountain
Protests lead by Tsleil-waututh First Nation and Burnaby Residents Opposing Kinder Morgan Expansion (BROKE) have won a major victory against the tar sands pipelines.
Protests led by Tsleil-waututh First Nation and Burnaby Residents Opposing Kinder Morgan Expansion (BROKE) have won a major victory against...more)
A people's history of beer
To paraphrase the great dialectical philosopher, Homer J. Simpson, beer is the cause of, and the solution to, all of life's problems.
To paraphrase the great dialectical philosopher, Homer J. Simpson, beer is the cause of, and the solution to, all of...more)
What will socialism look like?
Imagine a world of cooperation instead of competition
Imagine a world dedicated to joy instead of profit.
The richest 8.4 per cent own more than 83 per cent of the world's wealth. This does not exactly mean...more)
Saying no to privatizing MRI clinics in Saskatchewan
Privatization is less efficient, more unequal and allows corporations to be more exploitative
Just a few days before Saskatchewan’s Tommy Douglas Day, Premier Brad Wall put forward a proposal to privatize MRI clinics...more)

Pages

Featured Event

Twitter

Visit our YouTube Channel for more videos: Our Youtube Channel
Visit our UStream Channel for live videos: Our Ustream Channel