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Rebellion Against the Legalized Robbery
The following commentary was written by Marxist economist, politician and former Finance Minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis. He follows the first part of the debate “Ecological Catastrophe, Collapse, Democracy and … Keep reading »
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Organizing Under and Against Apartheid: The New Unions in Palestine
The Palestine New Federation of Trade Unions (the New Unions) started as a small union organizing workers in the agricultural sector, known as the Union of Workers Associations in the … Keep reading »
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We 8 Billions, Their $215 Trillion
As expropriative, exploitative agriculture, industry, and militarization have reduced science to dependent positivist-mechanism, human biological reproduction has expanded enormously. Narrow growth priorities have left the complex forms of reproduction required … Keep reading »
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Women, Life, Liberty: A Protest Promising a Revolution to End All Oppression and Exploitation
The song Baraye (For) composed by the singer Shervin Hajipour has been described as “the anthem” of the “Women, Life, Liberty” protests in Iran. Hajipour wrote the lyrics using a … Keep reading »
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Health Coalition Kicks off Campaign to Save Public Hospitals
The Ontario Health Coalition released a brief on October 26 charging that the Doug Ford government lied to the public about its privatization of Ontario’s public hospital services. The Coalition … Keep reading »
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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 »