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Poverty To Blame For Scarborough Shooting

End structural violence

The Scarborough shooting in the Morningside neighborhood late Monday night has left the community shaken to its core. Shyanne Charles,...more)

Egyptians Continue To Challenge Military Rule

The revolution continues

Egyptians are stepping up protest of military trials for civilians, exposing the increasing complicity of newly-elected president Morsi with the...more)

Mass Protests Erupt In Saudi Arabia

An uprising in the belly of the counter-revolutionary beast

The Western-backed regime of Saudi Arabia has been a key counter-revolutionary force against the Arab Spring, but is encountering protests...more)

Workers Push Back Rio Tinto

A victory for rank-and-file mobilizing and solidarity

On Thursday, July 5, workers at Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA) in Alma, Quebec signed a new collective agreement after six...more)

Security Certificates Struggle Continues Into Second Decade

The struggle continues

By now, readers of Socialist Worker are likely familiar with the case of Mohamed Harkat, a former—very former—pizza delivery man...more)

Lincoln As Vampire Hunter Proves More Realistic Than Harper

The undead are better than Harper

Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter is not what you would call accurate historical fiction. But the truly depressing thing is that...more)

Anti-Choice Caravan Fails

"Women's rights are here to stay, We're never going back!"

An attempt by anti-choice activists to galvanize opposition to abortion has failed miserably. On May 29, the so-called ‘New Abortion...more)

Oil Spills Spread Devastation Across Alberta

Oil kills, pipelines spill

Oil pipelines aren’t safe. The three pipeline spills in Alberta are just the most recent in a long list of...more)

Pride Is Political

Remember the past, fight for the future

Since the 1960s, the advancement of rights and status for many lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people has been...more)

Bill C-31: A Danger To Queer Refugees

Stop C-31

Queer refugees already face homophobia and transphobia in the refugee claim process, and if Bill C-31 passes through the Senate,...more)

Reading The Comintern Fourth Congress

Towards the United Front

Socialists are, almost universally, avid readers. As a minority current in capitalist society, socialists often feel isolated in their sharp...more)

Iran 2009

Rekindling the hopes of 1979

In the 1970s, under the brutal Shah of Iran, Iran was one of the chief allies of the U.S. The...more)

Snow White Revisited

Snow White as subject, not object

Snow White and the huntsmen is not the classic brother Grimm fairy tale. This modern interpretation depicts the protagonist as...more)

Ontario Teachers Take Political Action Against Austerity

Education, not austerity

Ontario government attacks on the public sector have evoked a strong response from teachers. The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario...more)

No Pride In Israeli Apartheid

"We're sexy, we're hot, Israeli apartheid's not."

Since 2008, the Zionist lobby has tried to ban Queers Against Israeli Apartheid Toronto (QuAIA) from the Pride parade. Amelia...more)

Six Lane Bridge Is The Wrong Way

More public transit, less bridge

Over 100 adults and kids rallied in the Sapperton area of New Westminster, BC, outside of TransLink’s Open House to...more)

Spain 1936

A better world was possible

In 1936 in Spain, workers responded to a fascist uprising by organizing a revolution. A few months after winning the...more)

Rio + 20: Thousands Reject UN-Led Environment "hoax"

System change, not climate change

For years environmental critics have been labeling international Climate Change summits as “failures.” With the just completed UN-sponsored Rio +...more)

Showdown In Bc School District 79

Money for education!

The Cowichan Valley's School District 79 is planning to submit a deficit budget on June 30. This will go against...more)

Grassy Narrows: justice delayed is justice denied

Indigenous rights now!

Early in June, several bus loads of people from the Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation (also known as Grassy Narrows) traveled to...more)

Historic Victory For Trans People

One step towards trans liberation

On June 13, the Ontario Human Rights Code was amended to prohibit prejudice against Trans people. In this historic moment,...more)

Are You Mad? There's A Pride For That!

"The right to be free, the right to be me"

Mad Pride celebrations are coming to Toronto again this year, July 10 to 15. Mad Pride is an arts, culture,...more)

The Fight For Gay-Straight Alliances Continues After Anti-Bullying Legislation

Partial victory for GSAs, but the struggle continues

After pressure from queer youth and their allies, the Ontario government passed new anti-bullying legislation—Bill 13, the Accepting Schools Act—on...more)

The Selective Outrage Of Ezra Levant