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Why Big Pharma’s Arguments Against Patent Waivers Don’t Add Up
While President Biden is backing the temporary lifting of COVID-19 vaccine patents, drugmakers are making dire predictions of stifled innovation and eroded public trust. What they really fear is losing profits. Keep reading »
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International Manifesto in Support of Catalonia’s Right to Freedom as a People
In the 14th of February elections to the Parliament of Catalonia, 52% of Catalans voted in favour of parties that call for Catalonia to become an independent state. This is … Keep reading »
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Indian Farmers Against Neoliberalism
What are the triggers, and the historic context of the massive farmers’ protests in India. Keep reading »
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Call for Arms Embargo
We are calling on unions, federations of labour, labour councils and locals to join us in demanding that the Government of Canada immediately suspend bilateral trade of all arms and related materials with the State of Israel. Keep reading »
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Colombia: The Military, Peasants, and the Environment
Colombia witnessed a series of mass protests at the end of April following a call for a national strike. Still ongoing, the protests have many causes: an apparent “tax reform” … Keep reading »
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Radicalism and Disability Struggles: The Political Life of ET Kingsley
On 15 October 1890, Eugene T. Kingsley’s life changed dramatically and irrevocably. The political trajectory of the North American working class would change as well, even if Kingsley was not … Keep reading »
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Mismanagement of the COVID-19 Crisis Increases Food Insecurity in India and Brazil
As Indians continue to scramble for survival through a deadly second COVID-19 wave and deal with an inadequate healthcare system that has failed them at every step, for a majority … Keep reading »
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Women and Nature: Toward an Ecosocialist Feminism
It was hot outside that day. In the remote area of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa a young man watched as five men approached him on the porch. “Could we have … Keep reading »
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The West Is Practicing Vaccine Apartheid at a Global Level
More than an eighth of the world’s population living in rich countries – the United States, Canada, the UK, and the EU – have access to more than 50 per … Keep reading »
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Boycotting Occupation: Educators and Palestine
In recent days, hundreds of Palestinian citizens (including dozens of children) have been killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza since May 9. A number of Israelis (including a few … Keep reading »
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Reimagining Socialism: A Conversation
Today I was asked to speak about ‘reimagining socialism’. I would like to do so by rephrasing the topic. It’s not a matter of reimagining socialism, but rather, of reimagining … Keep reading »
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Colombia’s Leaders Want to Stain Their Country with the Blood of the Working Class
In the face of a state that assassinates its own people, the Colombian people remain on the streets and continue resisting. Keep reading »