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The film shows the absurd scapegoating under Stalin, but doesn't explain the counter-revolution that created it

There can hardly be a less likely subject for a comedy than the death of Stalin and the power struggle...more

Change is in the air, with a divided working class and a new generation breathing life into struggle

Human beings are cooperative, sharing and caring beings. It is our nature to work together, to solve problems and share...more

Join events on March 21 to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

I had the opportunity to take part in a conference in London put on by Stand Up to Racism, an...more

When Hollywood meets afro-futurism, the results are a mix of liberation politics and mass consumption

As the excitement of Black Panther begins to dissipate, it becomes increasingly important to dissect the film with sober minds...more

Through protests and occupations, students challenged capitalist education, police brutality and imperialism

Behind the barricades, 1968 was a time when the actual and the impossible were indiscernible. From late 1950s to 1970,...more

The falsely-accused and extradited Carlton professor finally won justice, and is fighting for others

Hassan Diab is a former Carleton University professor of sociology. In 2014, Canada fulfilled France’s extradition request and sent Professor...more

While Western right-wing forces try to co-opt opposition, the people themselves have the power to change

In the last days of 2017, the western media showed pictures of protests in Iran. Hundreds took to the streets...more

Fears of automation are used to discipline workers, but its our labour that creates everything including technology

Automation is coming. The punditocracy, academics and headline writers all agree: society will be upended by mass automation. Increasing the...more

Petitions and protests, encouraged by left party Quebec solidaire, are challenging healthcare austerity

On January 29, at 8am, a young nurse in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, Emilie Ricard, published a Facebook photo of herself...more

Sid Ryan discusses his history in the labour movement, the NDP convention and the Leap Manifesto

At the recent NDP convention in Ottawa, socialist.ca spoke with labour activist Sid Ryan about the trade union movement, the...more