Month: April 2025
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Trump’s Tariff Policy: Disciplining Capital by Granting Exemptions
An important motivation for President Trump’s tariff escalation is often overlooked: tariffs serve Trump as a domestic and foreign policy instrument of power. Keep reading »
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What Can the Diab Affair Tell us About Far-Right Politics?
Some believe that the Diab Affair has been settled. This is a gross misconception; and the responsibility for this erroneous view rests squarely on the Trudeau Liberals’ shoulders. For many … Keep reading »
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Toronto Moves to Limit the Right to Protest: An Open Letter to Mayor Olivia Chow
From the Coalition for Charter Rights and Freedoms Dear Mayor Olivia Chow, City Councillors and City Manager: We, the undersigned coalition, are writing to strongly oppose the development of a … Keep reading »
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The Carnation Revolution of Portugal Today: The New Challenge from the Far-Right
In an unmistakable style in the form of a provocative lecture in Lisbon in 2024, at the age of 84 Father Martins Júnior asked: “50 years later, what irony! There … Keep reading »
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Canada Must Protect Palestinian Healthcare Workers, End Genocide
The Canadian Union of Public Employees is demanding urgent action to end Israeli military attacks on Palestinian first responders and healthcare workers in Gaza, and to stop the ongoing genocide. … Keep reading »
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From Bad to Worse: The New Political Setting and Challenges for the Canadian Left
The Legitimation Crisis and Authoritarian State The current political conjuncture can be defined by an unfolding sense, in Canada and around the world, that neoliberal policies have failed and even capitalism … Keep reading »
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Trump’s Tariffs Seen from Contradictory Angles
Donald Trump’s paleo-conservative, isolationist attack on global capitalist trade is already having formidable impacts. If tariff levels and targets announced on “Liberation Day,” April 2, are sustained, a full-blown economic … Keep reading »
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Facing Trump: What Perspectives for Quebec’s Ecosocialist and Ecofeminist Left?
The new era is characterised by far-right parties taking power in different parts of the world, including Donald Trump’s party in the United States. This situation poses a series of … Keep reading »
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How Amazon Workers Can Organise Globally
When will Amazon workers around the world enjoy collective bargaining agreements with good pay, union job rights, and safety protections? The challenges facing this lofty goal remain daunting. One only … Keep reading »
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The Man Who Would Be King: Method in Trump’s Madness, Contradictions in Trump’s Method
Headwinds have emerged in Donald Trump’s rush to derail and transform the state and place the US Empire on a radically new – but no less oppressive – footing. This … Keep reading »
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Trade War and Attacks on National Sovereignty: How Unions Can Fight Back
The United States has launched a full-scale attack on our economy and our very existence as a sovereign country. Canadians have responded by boycotting US products, buying Canadian, and cancelling … Keep reading »
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Statements on Abduction of Mahmoud Khalil
“My arrest was a direct consequence of exercising my right to free speech as I advocated for a free Palestine and an end to the genocide in Gaza, which resumed … Keep reading »