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Raquel Varela is a social and labour historian, researcher and Professor at New University of Lisbon. This is a short video-clip. The full length video is here.

Between 1917 and 1936 the Governments of Ontario and Canada produced hundreds of films on various subjects like farming techniques, industrial technology, vacations for the wealthy and “appropriate” workplace behaviour, … Keep reading »

Africa today stands at a crossroads, caught between internal crises, shifting global power dynamics, and the slow unraveling of the post-liberation political order. Across the continent, ruling parties that once … Keep reading »

One of the most unaddressed problems in coping with climate catastrophes is who will make decisions concerning what to do. There is a widespread assumption that the shots should be … Keep reading »

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is at a critical turning point: while violent conflicts persist in the east of the country, the relaunch of oil and gas block auctions … Keep reading »

Moderators: John Price, Bianca Mugyenyi. Speakers: Jamila Ewais speaking from Jenin, Palestine. Jamila is a PhD candidate in the Geography department at Concordia University; and lead researcher of Anti-Racism Program … Watch video »

Amidst the ongoing genocide in Gaza and continued Israeli attacks across the region, much of the world’s attention has been diverted away from the worsening situation in the West Bank. … Keep reading »

Big tech is working hard to sell us on artificial intelligence (AI), in particular what is called “artificial general intelligence” (AGI). At conferences and in interviews corporate leaders describe a … Keep reading »

Exactly ten years ago, in an article titled “The Political Tango of Netanyahu and Khamenei” published in Open Canada, I noted that although there may seem to be no two … Keep reading »

On June 6, resistance ignited in the streets of Los Angeles to confront the Trump regime’s brutal campaign against immigrants, enforced by the brutality of United States Immigration and Customs … Keep reading »

In 1981, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) engaged in a 42-day strike that resulted in significant improvements to maternity leave benefits. The strike led to the establishment of … Watch video »

Capitalism Today: Four Vectors of Crisis – recorded at the Society for Socialist Studies conference in Toronto. 0:00 moderated by Nadia Abu-Zahra 0:15 Bill Carroll (University of Victoria) 18:11 Herman … Watch video »