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The ‘Twin Bill 5s’ and De-Democratization
Amid escalating US tariffs and annexation threats, Canada’s political leaders have invoked “national unity” as the guiding principle of their efforts to navigate the crisis (Carney, 2025, May 8). For … Keep reading »
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Workers’ Self-Management and the Struggle Against Neoliberalism
The recent book by Marcelo Vieta, Workers’ Self-Management in Argentina: Contesting Neo-liberalism by Occupying Companies, Creating Cooperatives, and Recuperating Autogestion (Haymarket Books, Chicago, 2020), provides a wealth of information and … Keep reading »
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Nurse-Patient Ratios: Saving Lives and Rebuilding Nurses’ Morale
“I have anxiety and feelings of guilt that I should have done more, but I can’t. I can only do so much.” A new academic study is proposing a bold … Keep reading »
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BDS@20: Resilience, Resistance, and Regeneration
In the current most depraved phase of the US-Israeli livestreamed genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza, what Jewish Voice for Peace calls Israel’s “final solution,” we are marking the … Keep reading »
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Unions in Tunisia Win a Victory for Public Energy and Worker Rights
Over the past few days, there have been a series of power outages across Tunisia. During Tunisia’s sweltering summer months, electricity demand often surges to record-breaking levels as air conditioning … Keep reading »
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It’s Time to Confront Big Tech’s AI Offensive
Big tech companies continue to spend massive amounts of money building ever more powerful generative AI (artificial intelligence) systems and ever larger data centers to run them, all the while … Keep reading »
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Wildfires Fuel the Climate Crisis
Even in the early stages of Canada’s wildfire season, it was already clear that this year would be the second worst wildfire in Canadian history, surpassed only by the horrific … Keep reading »
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Critical-Dialectical Reasoning for a Perilous Age
The following is excerpted and adapted from the authors’ recent book Thinking Systematics: Critical Dialectical Reasoning for a Perilous Age and a Case for Socialism (Fernwood 2025). Twenty-first century humanity … Keep reading »
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The Islamic Republic of Iran, Anti-Imperialism, and the Left
The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) pursued an anti-US foreign policy, largely compelled by the anti-imperialist climate generated by the 1979 Revolution, while simultaneously supporting the Palestinian cause from an … Keep reading »
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Soft Surveillance and Control: AI as a Tool of Gradual and Deep Political Repression
Digital Surveillance and Control Digital corporations, in collaboration with major powers, actively monitor individuals’ movements through smart devices and various communication tools. Virtually all digital activities – including supposedly secure private … Keep reading »
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Canada Must Act to End the Genocide in Gaza
We are witnessing unimaginable suffering in Gaza, as Israel uses starvation as a weapon of war through its blockade and militarized aid system. People in Gaza are dying from malnutrition … Keep reading »
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Israel’s Crimes and Jewish People – A Clarification
While the imperialists threaten us with a possible nuclear war and continue to devastate the environment, the Palestinian struggle for freedom from the US and Israeli oppressors is today at … Keep reading »