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Climate Politics in the Age of Populist Denialism
You can have a scientifically rigorous diagnosis of climate change, together with a plethora of reasonable policies to tackle the problem, but if your program lacks a strong coalition and … Keep reading »
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ANC’s Crushing Electoral Defeat: A Nightmare of Coalitions, Splits and Neoliberal Crisis
South Africa is in the throes of a deepening political and social crisis. The precipitous electoral loss of the African National Congress (ANC) by a whopping 17 percentage points, from … Keep reading »
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In Praise of Laziness
Walter A. Ratcliffe, a deaf-blind socialist, collected a bundle of poems and shuffled through Ontario’s alleyways, disregarding the stares and glances of passersby. It was Brantford: 1926. The twentieth century … Keep reading »
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Break the Silence, Free Congo
As violent militias rampage across the country, activists in the DRC are urgently calling for an end to Rwanda’s
aggression and for a green transition that puts justice first, dismantling colonial exploitation once and for all. François Kamate, a young Congolese activist, shares his experience and offers pathways to solidarity. Keep reading » -
Framing Palestine: Israel, the Gulf states, and American power in the Middle East
An alternative approach to understanding Palestine – one that is framed by the wider region and the Middle East’s central place in our fossil fuel-centred world. Keep reading »
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The Anti-War Left Makes Inroads in Israel
Omdim be’Yachad-Naqef Ma’an, or Standing Together, is a Jewish-Arab social movement in Israel that organises against racism and occupation, and for equality and social justice. Federico Fuentes interviewed Standing Together’s … Keep reading »
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Law At Work: Class, Property, Capitalism
This essay is an excerpt from Harry Glasbeek’s new book Law At Work: The Coercion and Co-option of the Working Class, Between the Lines, 2024. For thousands of years, workers … Keep reading »
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New President in Mexico to Accelerate the Energy Transition
Claudia Sheinbaum’s resounding victory in Mexico’s presidential election on June 2nd, 2024, has been welcomed by two of the country’s main energy unions, UNTyPP and SME. During her campaign Sheinbaum, … Keep reading »
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Canada’s Countering Foreign Interference Act: Raising the Alarm about Bill C-70
To the members of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, House of Commons, Parliament of Canada, Ottawa: We are writing to you today to express our deep … Keep reading »
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Why I Chant “From the River to the Sea”
Supporters of Palestinian liberation have been chanting the slogan “From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will be Free” for many years. I myself, a Jewish advocate of human equality, … Keep reading »
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Statement on Morning Encampment Raid at York University
[Content Warning: The following statement references police violence and racism, colonialism, imperialism, and anti-Indigenous racism. — YFS] On June 5, 2024, York University students launched the York Popular University for … Keep reading »
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The Next Front in Palestine Solidarity: Worker Strikes
The symbiotic relationship between universities and the military puts higher education workers in a position of significant structural power. Keep reading »