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The Earthquake in Turkey and Syria is Not Just a Natural Disaster
The earthquake that devastated southern Turkey and northern Syria in early February was a natural disaster – but the decades of war, sanctions and exploitation that made it so deadly … Keep reading »
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Provincial Schemes Will Destroy Public Healthcare in Ontario
For decades the Ontario Health Coalition has been on the front line of the fight to safeguard public healthcare against privatization and to protect patients from extra-billing. Few have followed … Keep reading »
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Western Efforts to Interfere in Iran’s Civil Uprising
Over the past three months, the news media have focused on the recent protests in Iran. We are writing this essay in order to draw attention to the current risks … Keep reading »
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How Corporations Hope to Eviscerate Workers’ Right to Strike
Joe Oliveira and his coworkers relied greatly on donations of food and gift cards after going on an unfair labor practice strike against multibillion-dollar specialty steelmaker ATI in 2021. They … Keep reading »
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The Havana Declaration on the New International Economic Order
The Havana Congress on the New International Economic Order (NIEO), organised by the Progressive International, closed this weekend with delegates agreeing on a declaration and a commitment to advance the … Keep reading »
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For Palestinians, There’s No Difference From One Israeli Government to the Next
“We woke up this morning to the invasion of the Jenin refugee camp. To nine Palestinians killed. To the news that the military had gone in disguised as civilians, inside … Keep reading »
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People Want Publicly Run Healthcare
It’s true that the number of uninsured Americans has dropped to an all-time low. But that fact obscures the failures of our patchwork, profit-driven healthcare system. Keep reading »
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Capitalism and Community: The Tragedy of Atomism
Given that the immanent drive and constant tendency of capital is to atomize the working class, what are the effects of this tendency? For the atomized worker, all other workers … Keep reading »
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The US Blockade of Cuba Hurts Medical Patients in Both Countries
The blockade of Cuba limits its ability to share its scientific and technological advances with the rest of the world. Keep reading »
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Deflation Interrupted?
To fully grasp the import and potential staying power of the sudden, dramatic spike in consumer price inflation requires that we briefly step back in time to look at the … Keep reading »
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Cut Police Budgets: Police Violence Reached an All-Time High Last Year
The year 2022 was the deadliest year on record in the United States for fatalities at the hands of law enforcement. According to the Washington Post’s police shootings database, law … Keep reading »
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The Crisis of the Care Economy in Africa
A country that attains the passing grade on the UNDP’s Africa Care Economy Index is one that has basic minimum legislation and public spend in place to ensure a population … Keep reading »