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  • Ecological Crisis and Capitalist Accumulation in Contemporary Turkey Zafer Ülger and Arielle Concilio | March 4, 2018

    Zafer Ülger spoke with Arielle Concilio of Left Voice to discuss environmental issues in Turkey, their relation to capitalist accumulation, and the increasing violence against environmental activists in the country. Keep reading »

  • Book Launch: The Contradictions of Pension Fund Capitalism

    Kevin Skerrett (Research Officer for the Canadian Union of Public Employees) and Chris Roberts (National Director of Social and Economic Policy for the Canadian Labour of Congress) discuss the significance … Keep reading »

  • International Women’s Day 2018 (#IWD2018) | March 4, 2018

    In 1977 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed a day for women’s rights and international peace. Following the United Nations’ lead, Canada chose March 8 as International Women’s Day. IWD has grown to become a global day of recognition and celebration. In many countries it is an official holiday. In Canada, more than 40 events will be held this year. Watch video »

  • IWD: Looking Back and Looking Ahead Judith Green, Celeste Murillo and Andrea D'Atri | March 1, 2018

    Looking back at the founding Women’s Liberation Movement conference on the 48th anniversary. And looking forward to what strategy and what principles must feminism stand for? Keep reading »

  • What Could a Left Presidency Look Like in Mexico? Ryan Mallett-Outtrim | February 27, 2018

    Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador could become Mexico’s first progressive president in generations, but what would such a presidency actually look like? It is not an easy question to answer, though his time as leader of Mexico’s largest city could offer some insights. Keep reading »

  • Focus on China: The East is Green? Martin Empson | February 25, 2018

    Martin Empson examines the contradictions behind the green rhetoric of the Chinese government and its continued reliance on fossil fuels. Keep reading »

  • 2018 Socialist Register: Rethinking Democracy Leo Panitch, Greg Albo, Dennis Pilon, Ian McKay and Jodi Dean | February 24, 2018

    The antagonism between liberalism and democratic processes is increasingly visible amidst the contradictions of capitalist globalization today. This is seen in authoritarian measures being adopted by so many states, as … Watch video »

  • Gaza: Who or What Has a Right to Exist? Judith Deutsch | February 21, 2018

    Gaza: An Inquest into its Martyrdom (Verso, 2018), is an extraordinary book. It is also a difficult book to read. In his preface, Norman Finkelstein writes that this work “has … Keep reading »

  • The Crisis of Social Democracy: From Norway to Europe Asbjørn Wahl | February 20, 2018

    The crisis of social democracy is being debated throughout Europe. Several of the historically strong labour parties have almost been wiped out in elections while others seem unable to recover … Keep reading »

  • Ecological Sustainability, Inequality and Social Class Raju Das | February 19, 2018

    Karl Marx’s concept of sustainability is connected to his concepts of metabolism and reproduction. While the first connection is well recognized in recent literature (famously in the work of Paul … Keep reading »

  • New Era in War on Workers: The Ramaphosa Presidency in South Africa Irvin Jim | February 18, 2018

    The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) views the appointment of Cyril Ramaphosa to the position of President of the Republic of South Africa, as a new era in the war against workers and the working class majority in the country. Keep reading »

  • Where’s The Funds? OCAP Confronts City Budget Ontario Coalition Against Poverty | February 17, 2018

    Shelters in Toronto are packed full. Over 700 people are crammed in nightly into the sub-standard back-up respite facilities. OCAP took a hidden camera into three of these facilities. The resulting video documents conditions within them. Watch video »

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