Category: Canada
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The Days of Action w/ Sam Gindin
Episode 3: Sam Gindin is interviewed about how the Days of Action came to be organized, what their impact was, and the lessons they hold for us. Listen to audio »
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Ford’s victory and the limits of the NDP
Episode 2: We talk to labour activist Sam Gindin about why it is now Ontario’s turn to face off against the hard-right, and what can be done to challenge Ford’s government. Listen to audio »
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Ontario Fights Back: Recalling the Harris years
Canada, and its industrial heartland and largest province of Ontario, is far from immune from the right-wing populist forces gaining electoral ground and organizational force around the world. The June … Watch video »
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Hassan Diab: Nothing Less Than a Public Inquiry Will Do
He has been compared to Alfred Dreyfus, the iconic 19th-century French victim of false accusation and racism. The entire spectrum of the Canadian press has covered his unfolding story since … Keep reading »
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Ontario Election 2018: Right-Wing Populism Prevails Over Moderate Social Democracy
In the June 7 provincial election, Ontario politics took a sharp turn to the right as the Progressive Conservatives, under the leadership of the populist businessman and former Toronto city councillor Doug Ford, steamrolled to a majority government. Keep reading »
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Ontario Looks Right
While U.S. socialists have always challenged the myth of American exceptionalism – that the U.S. is immune to class struggle and a politics linked to it – they tend to … Keep reading »
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Canadian Solidarity with Palestine
A Call for the NDP to Withdraw from the Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group The undersigned are appalled by the recent deaths in Gaza. At least 110 Palestinians have been killed and thousands … Keep reading »
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Doug Ford – Ontario’s Donald Trump?
Todd Gordon is interviewed by Ashley Smith about what led to Doug Ford’s election in Ontario and what this means for Canadian politics. Keep reading »
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We All Live in a Mediocracy
A review of Alain Deneault’s book “Mediocracy: The Politics of the Extreme Centre.” Keep reading »
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What’s at Stake in the Ontario Election
With just days to go until Ontario voters go to the polls it is worth remembering what is at stake in this election. The Ontario Liberals have been in power … Keep reading »
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Punitive Austerity: Ford, the Tories and the Coming Cuts
Many Ontarians are captured by the idea of getting the same or more services for less money. But few know what the numbers might actually mean. Since Doug Ford [Leader … Keep reading »
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The Ontario Election isn’t about Deficits, and that’s a good thing
How big is your deficit? This Ontario election, no one seems to care – and that’s a decisive positive to emerge from a campaign that’s too often been submerged in … Keep reading »