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Pension Fund Capitalism and the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Revera
| 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 »
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UBI Without Public Services is a Neoliberal’s Paradise
| 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 »
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Canada in the World
| 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 »
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Experiments in Free Transit
| 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 »
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On the Current Crisis in Turkey-Greece Relations
| 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 »
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Reading Capitalist Realism Ten Years On
| 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 »
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Political Openings: Class Struggle During and After the Pandemic
| 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 »
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Socialism and Accountability
| 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 »
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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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Contradictions of the Belarus Protest: What We Can Learn
| September 2, 2020
The crisis in Belarus is intensifying, and even if Alexander Lukashenko manages to retain his hold on power, his authority will remain precarious. In this country’s society, an understanding of … Keep reading »
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The GM Lands: Renaissance or Ongoing Catastrophe?
| September 1, 2020
Since 2010, the site of the former GM components plant on Ontario Street in St. Catharines has sat idle. The facility that once employed thousands was sold in 2014 to … Keep reading »
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Augmenting the Left: Challenging the Right, Reimagining Transformation
| August 31, 2020
The ongoing wave of action for the defunding and abolition of armed police has provoked a familiar yet unresolved series of questions for the left. Momentous though the movement may … Keep reading »
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