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Labour and the struggle for abortion rights
A working class stragegy was key to striking down the abortion law
We recently celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s historic Morgentaler Decision. A broad based movement overturned the...more)
Unity threatens Tories' tar sands
"Together in a single movement, they could become a serious obstacle to development"
The concept of divide and rule has been around a long time, no doubt as long as human society has...more)
Libya: strike at the main oil refinery
Second oil workers strike in two years
Workers at Libya's 220,000 barrels per day Ras Lanuf refinery have ended their strike at the end of January. Protests...more)
The struggle against Israeli Apartheid at York University
A look at the BDS campaign and York and the growing movement against Israeli Apartheid
For decades, Palestinians have been denied their fundamental rights to freedom, equality, and self-determination by the State of Israel. Despite...more)
Dear Ontario politicians, people with disabilities are not election pawns
Let's fight for real change for all people with disabilities regardless of income
Another election is on the horizon, and once again social assistance recipients find themselves the test subjects in an experiment...more)
Budget cuts threaten to leave social assistance recipients in the cold
Liberals cut taxes, then homes
Social assistance rates are so low that they barely cover basic needs; as a result people on assistance live in...more)
It takes guts to write a book like this
My Leaky Body, by Julie Devaney
My Leaky Body is hard to put down, visceral, funny, and a very political book.
I loved this book. This is Julie's story of her discovery of her chronic disease and the ensuing battles with...more)
People's social forum planning begins
The social forum comes to Turtle Island
Reports are already circulating about the meeting that took place in Ottawa on January 26 and 27 to plan a...more)
Reform Party racism and the rise of Stephen Harper
Harper's rise was based on pitting indigenous peoples against Quebeckers
The Idle No More movement has shone a spotlight on the real history of Canadian colonialism. Harper’s denial of that...more)
Syrian revolution continues to face external and internal threats
The violence in Syria is escalating as the uprising marks the end of its second year with more than 60,000...more)
Mali, Canada and the 'new scramble for Africa'
We need homes for Attawapiskat, not bombs for Mali
Canada is now a major player in the 'new scramble for Africa.' Canadian Special Forces are on the ground in...more)
Jordan: the king's elections can't contain the Arab Spring
Elections haven't changed austerity, repression or imperialism, so the struggle continues
King Abdullah II, Jordan’s ruling monarch, has heralded the January 23 parliamentary elections as a turning point in the so-called...more)
BC to expand coal exports
Loading Coal at Neptune Terminal
Doubling of coal exports approved for North Vancouver terminal
The first of two controversial coal port expansion projects in BC was unilaterally approved this week by Port Metro Vancouver...more)
Here's a way to make the Tar Sands even more destructive
Nuclear power plants in the Tar Sands are a really bad idea.
Reminiscent of the long-forgotten, but aptly named, Project Cauldron – using underground nuclear explosions in the Alberta tar sands to...more)
Yemen: US drones vs democracy
Drones are part of US counter-revolution in Yemen
"A decade of war is now ending," proclaimed President Obama in his second inaugural address. Those words seem awkward with...more)
Solidarity against Morsi's attack on Egyptians
Egyptian socialists respond to the state's latest attack
Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists (Egypt) , translated by Socialist Worker (US) , in response to the Egyptian state's attack...more)
Celebrating and continuing the struggle for reproductive justice
Reproductive justice activists celebrate the overturning of Canada's abortion law on the 25th anniversary of the Morgentaler decision.
With snow-covered streets on a rainy winter Monday evening in downtown Toronto, a few hundred people filled-to-overflowing the seats of...more)
The Tar Sands are dumping cancer-causing pollution in lakes
New report shows even more pollution from the Tar Sands
The Tar sands are polluting lakes as far as 90 km away from mining sites. A joint study published by...more)
The NDP and the fight against Harper
Why isn't Mulcair fighting Harper, and what can we do about it?
Stephen Harper comes from the Reform party, a party based on anti-Quebec and anti-Native bigotry. To the Tories’ dismay, the...more)
How we won abortion rights
Hear a first hand account of the fight for reproductive justice
Today is the 25th anniversary of the Morgentaler decision that struck down the law against abortion. Join the celebration tonight...more)
Video of Jan. 26 OFL rally against Liberal Convention
Tens of thousands marched against austerity. Watch it here!
This is footage of the rally organized by the OFL (Ontario Federation of Labour) against the ugly Austerity Cuts implemented...more)
Interview with a striking Porter Airlines worker
Socialist.ca interviews a striking Porter Airlines worker on the fight for better working conditions and pay.
The 22 workers who fuel, service and clean the aircraft for Porter Airlines at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport are...more)
Django Unchained: a vivid, violent anti-racist fantasy
Review of Quentin Tarantino's homage to spaghetti westerns, Django Unchained
Full disclosure: I like westerns. I can sit through just about anything with six-guns and saddles, and if you asked...more)
The year the masks fell: Egyptians against the alliance of the Brotherhood, military and capital
Statement by Egypt's Revolutiontary socialists on the 2nd anniversary of the revolution
Statement of Egypt's Revolutionary Socialists , translated by Socialist Worker (Britain) The Egyptian people’s great revolution, which threw the dictator...more)
The fight’s not over after Bill 115’s repeal
All out Jan. 26 to continue the movement against austerity
After using Bill 115 to impose harsh contracts on teachers, the Liberals have repealed the law on the eve of...more)

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