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CUPE 416 signs contract
Analysis of the contract
The contract is neither a victory nor a sign workers will not fight. It is important to recognize the difference in the state of labour/community solidarity between 2009 and now, but this is a process that must continue as the full-blown Austerity agenda is being unleashed on workers.more
Caterpillar worker speaks out against lockout
Interview with Caterpillar workers
As activists debate the future of the Caterpillar lockout, Melissa Graham interviews two of the workers involved.more
Tar Sands: capitalist disaster
an in-depth look at Canada's ecological nightmare
John Bell looks at the colossal impact of the tar sands, the growing indigenous-led opposition, the tory smear campaign, and their links to BigOilmore
Working-class organizing
How do we build a fighting labour movement
From the Occupy movement, to anti-cuts organizing, to picket line support, there are recurring debates about how to harness the power of workers in the fight against Austerity.more
The dead end of Canadian nationalism
Blame Canada's 1%
From climate justice to good jobs, movements need to avoid the dead end of Canadian nationalism, which blames economic and ecological problems on Americans. The results are xenophobic slogans distracting from Canada's 1% and ignoring indigenous sovereignty.more
Socialist Feminism: Off the shelf
What are the origins of socialist feminism?
As a new generation of activists expresses the anger of the 99%, questions of feminism and socialism are often at the top of the agenda. Abbie Bakan traces the theoretical origins of socialist feminism.more
Liberal warmonger is not the lesser evil
Why Ignatieff sucks
Derrick O'keefe's new book Michael Ignatieff: The lesser evil? sheds light on the ill-fated political life of the Liberal leader responsible for bringing Canada's longest ruling party of the elite to its knees.more
Iron Lady falls flat
Streep's performance is worth the price of admission, but you might want to wait for the video.
Presiding over the most significant attack the UK working class has ever seen, you'd expect a movie about Thatcher to reflect that imposing silhouette, especially when the acting talent of Meryl Streep is in the mix.more
Solidarity grows for locked-out Quebec workers
So-so-so, solidarite
As mining giant Rio Tinto locks out 800 workers in Alma, Quebec over demands for massive concessions, there is growing solidarity across Canada and around the world.more
Topp and Mulcair: The Apparatus man and the ex-Liberal
Little choice for NDP leader
Mulcair and Topp are two more reasons why we need renewed attention to rebuilding a left rooted in the social movements.more

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