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Quebec: Class Struggles over Occupational Health and Safety
Bill 59 (now Law 27) on occupational health and safety was adopted, as amended, at the end of September by the National Assembly, against the unanimous opposition of the unions, … Keep reading »
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A Path to a Livable Future?
As climate change leads humanity’s march to Armageddon, data surfacing during late 2021 suggests that the march could be much briefer than previously thought. “Nature is starting to emit greenhouse … Keep reading »
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US Workers in Motion: An Assessment of Labor’s Gains
The news has recently highlighted labor’s growing activism, publishing numerous stories about high quit rates, threatened and actual strikes, and wage gains. While these stories do capture the anger and … Keep reading »
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Premature Declarations of Austerity’s Death
In a recent issue of Adam King’s newsletter, King interviewed Jim Stanford, perhaps Canada’s best known progressive economist. The interview revolved around the apparent recent reversal of negative attitudes to … Keep reading »
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Canadian Imperialism and the Responsibility to ‘Voluntour’
As the possibility of travel returns for many of us in parts of the world like Canada where a majority of people have been vaccinated against COVID-19, and as the … Keep reading »
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Urgent Letter to Ontario MPPs Regarding the New Long-Term Care Act
Dear Members of Provincial Parliament, We are writing to request that you do not support or facilitate any plan to drive through the “new” long-term care bill with undemocratic speed. … Keep reading »
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Thirteen Theses of Marxism-Feminism
In the face of the deep crises of capitalism, with all the safety valves unscrewed so that each crisis is merely an intensification of the previous one; with crises increasingly … Keep reading »
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Canada and Militarism: The Case Against the Poppy
Progressives shouldn’t buy or wear red poppies. Remembrance Day promotes martial patriotism, and the militaristic, imperialistic Royal Canadian Legion owns the copyright to the red poppy. Red poppies commemorate Canadians … Keep reading »
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The Road Ahead: Cuba After the July 11 Protests
The Bullet is pleased to present the preface and the first essay of the symposium “The Road Ahead: Cuba After the July 11 Protests,” edited by Philip Brenner, John Kirk, … Keep reading »
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Trade Union Program for a Public, Low-Carbon Energy Future
The following “Trade Union Program for a Public, Low-Carbon, Energy Future” (“Program”) is the result of the work of a Trade Union Task Force consisting of more than 30 unions. … Keep reading »
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G20 States Scheme to Avoid Economic Commitments at COP26
The G20, an exclusive club of mostly wealthy nations, met just before the COP26 in Glasgow and paid little more than lip service to the world’s leading problems, while preserving their own financial dominance. Keep reading »
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Deconstructing Boats on the Eve of Glasgow COP26
The images that first come to mind about “boat people” are of families in rickety little vessels fleeing from Vietnam in the last days of that war, and now the … Keep reading »