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How Unions Are Backing BDS
Major unions and labor federations in Oregon recently passed unprecedented resolutions calling for divestment from an Israeli company over its human rights abuses. In March, both the American Federation of … Keep reading »
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Reasons to be Hopeful: Reflections on the Second SAFTU Congress
The second congress of the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has just drawn to a close. More than 700 delegates from all of its affiliates gathered to discuss … Keep reading »
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Hundreds Protest North America’s Largest Weapons Fair
Hundreds of lobbyists in Ottawa represent arms dealers not only competing for military contracts, but also lobbying the government to shape the policy priorities to fit the military equipment they … Keep reading »
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Fund Public Transit, Not a New Highway
During a press conference in Ottawa on Monday (May 30), Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford focused on his plan to “help” commuters by widening a five-kilometre stretch of Highway … Keep reading »
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Sri Lanka: Crisis of Neoliberalism and the Progressive Alternative
The current crisis in Sri Lanka is not only a political crisis of the regime of Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It is also a structural breakdown of the way in which neoliberalism … Keep reading »
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Can Mélenchon’s Left Coalition Defeat Macron in June?
Jean-Luc Mélenchon was beaming at the launch of NUPES (early May), his new electoral coalition, the New Popular, Ecological and Social Union. The former Socialist Party (PS) minister, who split … Keep reading »
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Unrelenting Neoliberalism: The Ontario Election and the Ford Government
Ontario is days away from a general election. For weeks, daily news coverage has been full of announcements and promises to make life better for Ontarians not only from the … Keep reading »
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Protests in Finland: No to NATO, Yes to Peace!
Sunday, May 15th was a sad day for Finland’s long history of military non-alignment. On this day, the country’s President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin officially announced what … Keep reading »
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Climate Justice and Capitalism?
A review of A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency I can’t forget those crisp November mornings. I’d stand respectfully still, a Scout’s red sash across my shoulder. I … Keep reading »
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Neoliberalism and the Sri Lanka Economic Crisis
So much has been written on the Sri Lankan economic crisis that the facts are by now quite well-known (see for instance C P Chandrasekhar, Frontline April 22): the massive … Keep reading »
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Quebec Can Reduce GHGs By 2030 and Not Exceed 1.5°C
In their electoral platform for the fall election, Québec solidaire, which has 10 MPs out of 125 in Quebec’s parliament, is proposing to achieve a reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs) … Keep reading »
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As the Planet Warms, We Are Sacrificing Lives for Profits
Climate change is the result of a deadly calculus: human lives are worth risking and even losing over the profits of global corporations. Keep reading »