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Pandemic Lessons for Rebuilding Canada’s Welfare State
As the threat of a recession looms large, it is critical that we push for urgent reforms to our social protection systems. Keep reading »
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Pakistan: Dangerous Interregnum, Catastrophic Equilibrium?
On 3rd November, while leading a Long March to the federal capital demanding fresh elections, former Prime Minister Imran Khan was the target of an assassination attempt. Thankfully, given Pakistan’s … Keep reading »
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Drought, Heatwave and Revolution
Global warming, extreme severity of drought in Europe, heatwaves, snowball effect (or cascading reactions) among all these crisis factors… Risk of sudden changes in ocean circulation with incalculable consequences… This … Keep reading »
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After Lula’s Narrow Victory: Return to Democratic Capitalism or an Ongoing Rightwing Insurgency?
After a tough campaign, centrist candidate Lula da Silva of the Workers Party (PT) won the second and final round of the Brazilian presidential election on October 30 with 50.9 … Keep reading »
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Offloading Climate Responsibility on the Victims of Climate Change
An interview with Nigerian environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey. Keep reading »
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Lula’s Victory and the Fight Against Fascism in Brazil
October 30, 2022, around 7pm… two words defined the collective feeling expressed by thousands of people on the streets last Sunday: relief and joy! Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential … Keep reading »
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Ford, CUPE, Class Struggle and the Charter: A Primer
Why do workers strike? In Canada, our fundamental political economic premise is that, if all individuals decide for themselves how to deploy their resources and talents, the best use will … Keep reading »
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BC Politics: An Open Letter to Anjali and Dogwood
As current, former and never members of the NDP, the Vancouver Ecosocialist Group (VESG) congratulates Anjali Appadurai for her recent efforts (and those of Dogwood) for your recent efforts to … Keep reading »
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COP27: Still Fiddling While the World Burns
COP 27, which will meet from the 6th – 18th November 2022, unfolds against a backdrop of growing climate chaos and ecological degradation. As this latest Conference of the Parties … Keep reading »
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Doug Ford’s Attack on Workers is a Canadian Tradition Taken to New Extremes
It’s called the Keeping Students in Class Act. The title of the bill, which passed Ontario’s legislature Thursday, is a weak attempt to make it seem like Premier Doug Ford … Keep reading »
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In Support of CUPE Education Workers
Over the past several decades, governments in Canada have intervened in labour disputes on behalf of employers with increasing frequency. In recent years postal workers, teaching assistants, college instructors, pilots, … Keep reading »
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Ontario Government Greets Education Workers with an Iron Fist: More Public Sector Austerity, Even Less Democracy for Workers
Not content simply to suppress the wages of public workers across the province, Ontario’s Progressive Conservative (OPC) government of Doug Ford has fired a fresh barrage in its ongoing war: … Keep reading »