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Twin Threats to Public Medicare
Attack One Alberta’s Danielle Smith government launches frontal assault on the Canada Health Act to end single-tier Public Medicare and bring in US private healthcare. The threat to the future … Keep reading »
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Trolling the Law Books to Find New Ways to Shut Down Critics of Israel
Outrage and resistance are growing against a vicious campaign to muzzle political speech and action. That campaign aims to silence and punish public criticism of Israel’s actions, especially the genocide … Keep reading »
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Closing the Loophole on Canada’s Complicity in Genocide and War Crimes
On Wednesday, March 11, MPs will vote on Bill C-233, the No More Loopholes Act. This bill, which is sponsored by NDP MP Jenny Kwan and jointly seconded by Liberal … Keep reading »
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In Spain, Amazon Workers Win with Quick-Hit Walkouts
At an Amazon fulfillment center in Spain, we used a flurry of brief walkouts late last year to force the company to improve wages and time off. We struck for … Keep reading »
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IASWI Statement Against War
The International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI) is an independent, non-partisan campaign formed in 1999 to strengthen worker-to-worker solidarity in defense of workers’ rights and struggles in … Keep reading »
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Housing, Pensions, and Jobs: Win-Win-Win
Providing decent pensions in an ageing society, overcoming the affordability crisis driven by skyrocketing housing costs, and creating better-paid jobs for workers without university degrees are all essential to securing … Keep reading »
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Canadians Aren’t Imagining the Cost-Of-Living Crisis
The data show income growth, but structural insecurity in wages, housing and employment have fractured the link between work and economic security. Keep reading »
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AI and the Economy: A Losing Bet for Working People
Tech billionaires and the Trump administration, with the apparent support of most of the capitalist class, are betting big on artificial intelligence (AI). In fact, AI investments have become the … Keep reading »
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Somalia, Yemen, Ethiopia: The Wounds of Underdevelopment, Colonialism/Imperialism, and the Cold War
Until the astonishing imperialist assault by the United States on Venezuela and the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, news related to Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, Saudi Arabia’s attack … Keep reading »
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Rethinking the ‘Indian International Student Crisis’
In downtown Toronto, whether it’s the chime of an app alert or the hum of two wheels weaving through rush-hour traffic, the faces you see delivering food, stocking shelves, and … Keep reading »
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Defend Greenland Against US Aggression: No Illusions about Denmark and the EU
The Donald Trump regime is still engaged in a fierce offensive for an imperialist US takeover of Greenland. All means have been used: political, economic, and even military threats. In … Keep reading »
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Organizing Amazon: An Interview with Amazon Worker Solidarity
Milla Vodello is the pseudonym of an organizer with the Amazon Worker Solidarity (AWS) group in Toronto. Amazon Worker Solidarity is an independent grassroots organization of trade unionists, community activists, … Keep reading »