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Unions vs austerity
We need a fighting labour movement to resist the austerity agenda
A thousand steelworkers at US Steel Lake Erie Works in Ontario have been locked out once again by their employer...more)
Workers support the Cuban 5
A United Steelworkers local passes resolution to continue pressing for the release of the Cuban 5
Five Cuban men—Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González, and René González—were unjustly arrested in Florida and condemned to...more)
No mandate for austerity and pipelines in BC
Most people did not vote for the Liberals
BC Liberal leader Christie Clark has claimed the recent election and renewed majority government gives her a mandate to continue...more)
Tories insult First Nations residential school survivors yet again
Stephen Harper's government cynically sabotages the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission
In 2008 the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established. Stephen Harper apologized to First Nations for the...more)
Class struggle in Egypt swells after the Revolution
Stikes continue in Egypt as revolutionary demands go unmet
It has been two years since the eruption of the Egyptian revolution in 2011 that shook the country and the...more)
May Day Toronto 2013
video footage of May Day
"For more than 120 years, workers of the world have united to celebrate May Day. The size and scope of...more)
Rewriting History: Harper's days of future past
What Harper's planned "review" of Canadian history means
Not content to stifle the future, Stephen Harper has announced his intention to rewrite the past. It is well documented...more)
Peaceful protestors confront the Western-backed Saudi regime
Women have always been in the frontline of the revolutionary struggles in Saudi Arabia.
Since the beginning of the Arab Spring in 2011, men and women in the Eastern Province of Qatif and other...more)
Sisters are doin' it for themselves
See this movie for good politics, great music and a lot of fun besides!
The Sapphires tells the story (inspired by actual events) of four aboriginal women in 1960s Australia who form a singing...more)
BC Green platform: good, but flawed
green party of BC
The Green party has lots of good things in their platform, but their abiltity to deliver is harmed by ignoring class
“The Green Party is fiscally responsible, socially progressive, and environmentally conscious. We are committed to a competitive and green economy.”...more)
Tar Sands insider to chair the Alberta Energy Regulator
Fox guarding hen house
Thirty-six organizations call for resignation of new Alberta Energy Regulator.
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Strikes and protests continue in Revolutionary Egypt
Strikes and labour disruptions continue to push the revolutionary process forward in Egypt.
Since the Egyptian Revolution toppled the Mubarak regime on January 25, 2011 numerous strikes and protests have continued to develop...more)
BC NDP platform: really good, but not as good as it could be
BC NDP
You should be really excited by the BC NDP platform, but you should also be really disappointed because they could win with an even more progressive platform, but don't despair 'cause it's a really great time to build the movements that can get a lot more
The BC NDP platform is a welcome shift to the left for the party. The NDP has put forward plans...more)
Say good-bye to the BC Liberals
Fighting today for a better tomorrow
No part of BC has been spared from twelve years of Liberal devastation
Most people in BC will celebrate when the incumbent Liberals lose the election on May 14. Their twelve year reign...more)
Tar sands lobby tries to stop democracy
Stop Line 9
National Energy Board sides with Tar Sands lobby against democracy.
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Battle of York "remembrance"–a Tory farce
“The Battle of York–a day for all Torontonians to remember.” That’s the headline of the Our Toronto newsletter recently found...more)
Rehtaeh Parsons' death caused by more than bullying
Image of Rehtaeh Parsons
On April 7, after months of abuse and harassment from her classmates, 17-year old Rehtaeh Parsons died in hospital following...more)
Labour solidarity across borders
To unite the 99%, we need to fight the divisions of the 1%
“Workers of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains!” This is the ringing exhortation at the...more)
Mulcair, Trudeau and the fight against Harper
The capitalist crisis driving austerity is also undermining social democracy
Like the US Republicans and Democrats, the Tories and the Liberals are the twin parties of corporate Canada. The NDP...more)
Solidarity with the Algonquins of Barrière Lake
The struggle for land and sovereignty continues
For centuries, the Algonquins of Barrière Lake (ABL) have been fighting to protect their land, language and culture. They live...more)
John Baird's imperialist tour
It was the same old Tory playbook: selling war, attacking Palestinian rights and signing oil deals.
In a recent trip to the Middle East, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird showed once again that his government’s...more)
Quebec: la lutte continue
A year after the Quebec student strike, resistance continues against tuition hikes and EI cuts
This spring marks the one-year anniversary of the Printemps Érable , the Quebec Spring, in which student protests, beginning the...more)
Homelessness in Toronto: a death sentence?
In the face of killer cuts, we need to fight to make housing a right
For decades, an army of social activists have proclaimed that there is an ongoing problem with poverty and homelessness in...more)
Bahrain: Protests for democracy defy the ‘Formula of Blood’
We can help people in Bahrain by exposing the hypocrisy of the Western governments backing Al-Khalifa regime.
Thousands of outraged protesters could not stop the controversial Formula One Grand Prix in Bahrain. But they have exposed the...more)
Palestine: solidarity with Samer Issawi and political prisoners
April 17 was Palestinian Prisoners’ Day
On April 17, protests were held in several locations across the West Bank and Gaza to mark Palestinian Prisoners’ Day,...more)

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