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  • Popular Radicalism in the 1930s Chris Wright | September 16, 2020

    The History of the Workers’ Unemployment Insurance Bill At a time when unemployment is skyrocketing in the US and millions of out-of-work Americans have been abandoned by the federal government, it … Keep reading »

  • The Police and Racist Vigilantes Sonali Kolhatkar | September 15, 2020

    Under Trump, the collaboration of armed white supremacist Trump supporters and police is an explosive mix of violence aimed at communities of color. Keep reading »

  • Canadian Auto Workers Fight for Contract Transparency Rebecca Keetch | September 14, 2020

    As bargaining at the Detroit Three automakers kicks off in Canada, union members are fighting back against a longstanding undemocratic contract ratification process. In an unprecedented development, the Solidarity Movement, … Keep reading »

  • Pension Fund Capitalism and the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Revera Kevin Skerrett | September 12, 2020

    Of the many crises provoked by the COVID-19 pandemic across Canada, the dire situation in long-term care facilities and retirement housing may be the most widely and urgently recognized. Even … Keep reading »

  • UBI Without Public Services is a Neoliberal’s Paradise Rosa Pavanelli | September 11, 2020

    From tech-billionaires to socialist leaders, Universal Basic Income (UBI) has caught the imagination of many across the political spectrum. This mechanism, which would give everyone regular cash payments that are … Keep reading »

  • Canada in the World Tyler Shipley | September 10, 2020

    “When the European settlers arrived, they needed land to live on. The First Nations peoples agreed to move to different areas to make room for the new settlements.” – Complete … Keep reading »

  • Experiments in Free Transit Joshua DeVries | September 9, 2020

    Among the few positive aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, some localities have taken the impressive step of implementing free transit. Several cities in Ohio, including Akron, Canton, Toledo and Youngstown … Keep reading »

  • On the Current Crisis in Turkey-Greece Relations Panagiotis Sotiris | September 8, 2020

    Relations between Turkey and Greece are currently in a phase of escalating crisis. This development can be traced back to a number of reasons. Firstly, Turkey is in a phase … Keep reading »

  • Reading Capitalist Realism Ten Years On Matthew Flisfeder | September 7, 2020

    Today, in the interregnum of the post-crisis, austerity-driven, global neoliberal capitalist society, we are confronted with a range of contradictions potentially threatening our very way of life on Earth. From … Keep reading »

  • Political Openings: Class Struggle During and After the Pandemic Sam Gindin | September 6, 2020

    For some on the left, the economic breakthrough brought on by the pandemic was the general consensus, not least among economists, for an astonishing increase in fiscal spending. Relative to … Keep reading »

  • Socialism and Accountability Alex Demirović | September 4, 2020

    History teaches us nothing, so said Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Andrea Nahles, to justify discontinuing the SPD’s Historical Commission. Long ago, Rosa Luxemburg took the opposite position: “history is … Keep reading »

  • The Scarlet Standard: Episode 1 – The Christie Pits Riot | September 3, 2020

    In this inaugural episode we discuss the legacy of the Christie Pits Riot of August 1933. As the largest riot in Toronto’s history, this event stands as a watershed moment in Canadian-Jewish history, and should be regarded as a great act of anti-fascist resistance. Today, echoes of this history can be seen in rising tides of fascist violence, the bizarre relationship between Canadian police and Nazism, and the courageous efforts of protesters in the Black Lives Matter Movement. Listen to audio »

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