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Fighting Ford: Ontario’s New Healthcare Act
| March 31, 2019
It is called “The People’s Health Care Act.” But the new healthcare omnibus Bill 74 does not reflect his promises to “the people” in the election. Keep reading »
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GM Oshawa: Lowered Expectations, Unexplored Opportunities
| March 29, 2019
A little over a generation ago, #GMCanada employed 23,000 hourly and office workers in #Oshawa. The steady decline to GM’s current numbers was accompanied, each step of the way, by the consolation that ‘well, at least some of the jobs remained’. Keep reading »
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Organizing Beyond Ford: Action Keele Bus Riders’ Campaign
| March 28, 2019
The 41 Keele bus route wound its way north through the city long before Doug Ford came to reign over our province. It will continue long after he is out … Keep reading »
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Student Strikes for Climate Justice
| March 27, 2019
Since 2018, Swedish students have been striking in front of the Parliament in Stockholm every Friday, prompted initially by high school student Greta Thunberg. #FridaysfortheFuture Keep reading »
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Race, Class, and the Left w/ Adolph Reed Jr.
| March 26, 2019
Oats for Breakfast talks to Adolph Reed Jr. about race and class. We begin the interview with a discussion about the legacies (and baggage) of the Black Power period. Listen to audio »
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Free Transit in Ottawa
| March 25, 2019
Fighting Against Climate Change and for Social Justice Ottawa’s public transit system has many shortcomings. Too often buses are congested and/or infrequent. Few stops have shelters and many users face lengthy … Keep reading »
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Peacemakers and Academics Facing Prison in Turkey
| March 24, 2019
As cultural workers, unionists and academics working in Toronto and Canada, we strongly condemn the continuing harassment and sentencing of academics and students charged by the Turkish state with “propagandizing … Keep reading »
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From Liberal ‘Ideology’ to Massive Cuts: Ford’s Education Policy for Ontario
| March 22, 2019
Education Minister Lisa Thompson walked up to the podium at the Ontario Science Centre on Friday to tell Ontarians about her plan for education. But first, she took a shot … Keep reading »
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Rethinking Approaches to Climate Change
| March 21, 2019
Climate change is the most visible, most threatening expression of a larger, planetary ecological crisis, the result of an economic system (capitalism) with an inherent growth and profit dynamic which ensures that the exploitation of natural resources exceeds the carrying capacity of nature. Keep reading »
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Ukraine: An Election for the Oligarchs
| March 20, 2019
Volodymyr Ishchenko on hopes and prospects for Ukraine’s political future. Keep reading »
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Working Women: Should We Be Combatting Sexism to Stimulate Economic Growth?
| March 19, 2019
In the run-up to International Women’s Day, it was good to see Christine Lagarde highlight the problems of sexism in the global economy. Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary … Keep reading »
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Sneak peek: Extended interview w/ Adam Hilton
| March 18, 2019
We continue our discussion with Adam Hilton from Episode 11. In this expanded segment of the conversation, we talk about Bernie Sanders’ stance on foreign policy, the Democratic Socialists of America, and about the transformative potential of the U.S. state itself. Listen to audio »
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