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The State and the Future of Socialism
We are in the midst of a class war. That’s not unusual. There is always class war in capitalism – although sometimes it is hidden and sometimes there is the … Keep reading »
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Ottawa Budget Struggles: Cut Fares Not Service
Ottawa faces a real risk of more cuts to bus service after a recently announced budget shortfall. This was, unfortunately, entirely self inflicted. The mayor left a $39-million hole in … Keep reading »
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Deal or Default: Is It the Endgame for Pakistan?
The IMF mission is currently in Pakistan on a 10-day visit to discuss the stalled ninth review of the country’s current funding programme. The loan talks were restarted after the … Keep reading »
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Palestinian Trade Unions’ Anti-Apartheid Call
Palestinian trade unions and professional syndicates issue a global call for solidarity with the Palestinian-led Anti-Apartheid Movement. Keep reading »
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Systemic Violence, Institutional Apathy and Toronto Schools
In 2007, youth and gun violence were hot topics in Toronto with the death of 15-year-old grade nine student Jordan Manners on May 23 at C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute, a … Keep reading »
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Vancouver’s Sweeps Are Cruel, Costly, and Counterproductive
Less than six months into their term in office Mayor Ken Sim and his ABC majority have made clear their vision for Vancouver: more police, less justice. More inequality, less … Keep reading »
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Canadian Unions and the State: Losing Ground, Moving On
There have now been four editions of From Consent to Coercion: The Continuing Assault on Labour (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2023), the first dating back to 1985, and it … Keep reading »
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The Long Arm of Washington Extends Into Africa’s Sahel
On March 16, 2023, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced – during his visit to Niger – that the United States government will provide $150-million in aid to the … Keep reading »
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A World Gone Haywire: Brutality Toward Children
In recent radio interviews, Wole Soyinka, the 88-year old Nobel literature prize recipient from Nigeria, spoke of a “world gone haywire,” about the human world completely transformed in the way … Keep reading »
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The First Signs of an Ecological Class Struggle in Germany
After years of rapprochement, Germany’s climate and labour movement are jointly going on strike to demand socio-ecological public infrastructure. Keep reading »
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Democracy for All? IJV Statement on the Ongoing Unrest in Israel
On Monday, after weeks of mass protests, Israeli PM Benyamin Netanyahu finally announced that he would be pausing his far-right government’s controversial plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary. In order … Keep reading »
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The West Against the Rest? The EU, the Ukraine War, and Its Collaterals
The invasion of Ukraine by Putin’s army heralds a global ‘turning point’, so western pundits and politicians claim. How is the European Union (EU) dealing with this? And what about … Keep reading »