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The Ontario Budget: Hard Times Ahead
To ease future cuts, the government established a budgeting system this year which would see much of the COVID-related funding budgeted under special funds distinct from the normal ministries. So … Keep reading »
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The Present is the Beginning
A labour organizer’s letter to the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) from prison. Keep reading »
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Rebirth of Auto? Unifor and the Detroit Three
“HOME RUN!” was how an elated Jerry Dias, President of Unifor, summarized the mid-September outcome of the negotiations with Ford Motor Company, covering 6300 workers in Oakville and Windsor. Ford … Keep reading »
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Condemning the Ontario Government’s Adoption of the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
We, the signing organizations, condemn in the strongest possible terms the Ontario government’s adoption of the misleading International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism. Bill 168, the Combating … Keep reading »
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Ontario 2020 Budget
“We are here at a critical time; not just for Ontario but for the whole country. And during this difficult time, my government’s top priority is the health and well-being … Keep reading »
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Quebec, Canada, and the Indigenous Peoples: Toward Plurinational Alliances around a Decolonial Outlook?
The latest issue of the Quebec journal Nouveaux Cahiers du Socialisme (NCS), published in September, revisits the Quebec national question in light of the mounting struggle against climate catastrophe, the … Keep reading »
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In-and-Out of Turkey’s New State in the Making
What could follow the AKP’s strong crisis state? Putting Turkey’s state transformation into global historical context. Keep reading »
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Defeating Trumpism, More to Build
The Struggle is Not Over Bernie Sanders Because of your efforts, we have won the most important election in the modern history of our country. As I’ve said many times, this election … Keep reading »
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Democratic Movement Attacks the Established Order in Thailand
Led by young people and benefiting from broad support, the Thai democratic movement continues to mature. It is challenging the military-monarchist oligarchy, confronting the royal couple, and harking back to … Keep reading »
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From the Streets to the State and Back Again
Learning From the Sanders Moment The essays gathered in this collection were written in the midst of an escalating and multifaceted crisis situation in the United States. They address the search … Keep reading »
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Ontario’s Adoption of IHRA Definition Weakens Our Collective Fight Against Discrimination
On October 25, Doug Ford’s Conservative government, through an order-in-council, adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) “working definition of anti-Semitism.” Not only is this unilateral move in keeping with … Keep reading »
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On ‘Rioting’ and State Violence
The uprising that emerged following the murder of George Floyd reignited debates about violence both in the media and among activists and scholars of social movements. Under pressure to distinguish … Keep reading »