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End Immigration Detention: An Open Letter
| July 3, 2018
On June 27, 2018, a coalition of over 2000 Canadian healthcare organizations and healthcare providers, including doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists and midwives have signed on to an open letter, … Keep reading »
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The Colonial State and the Suppression of the Plains Cree
| July 1, 2018
Chief Poundmaker and Chief Big Bear It is impossible to disentangle the making of the Canadian state from the history of European – and particularly French and British – imperialism and … Watch video »
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Obrador and Mexico’s Watershed Election
| June 29, 2018
Uncertainties, Contradictions and Struggle The July 1 national election in Mexico is likely to be a watershed in Mexican history. The splintering of the three old parties, their unprincipled tactical electoral … Keep reading »
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Attacking the Rights of Workers: The U.S. Supreme Court Hides Behind the First Amendment
| June 28, 2018
There is nothing about the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Janus v. AFSCME to overturn 41 years of precedent and declare that agency fee/fair share is unconstitutional that surprised … Keep reading »
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By Party or By Formation
| June 27, 2018
What would happen if the concept of a political formation were turned into a party building strategy? A map and a metaphorical excursion through two of today’s emerging democratic left … Keep reading »
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Podcast
The Scarlet Standard is a podcast focused on Canadian political-economy and Toronto-based political activism from an internationalist socialist perspective. We also host interviews with authors, academics, activists, and organizers on … Keep reading »
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Austerity and University Education w/ Alan Sears and Jessica Ireland
| June 25, 2018
Episode 1: University education in Canada is becoming increasingly necessary and, at the same time, increasingly difficult to access. Listen to audio »
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Ontario Looks Right
| June 25, 2018
While U.S. socialists have always challenged the myth of American exceptionalism – that the U.S. is immune to class struggle and a politics linked to it – they tend to … Keep reading »
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Mexico Elections and NAFTA
| June 24, 2018
Despite fierce opposition from Big Business and the media, Andrés Manuel López Obrador is likely to be elected President of Mexico on July 1 and have a majority in both … Watch video »
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Canadian Solidarity with Palestine
| June 23, 2018
A Call for the NDP to Withdraw from the Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group The undersigned are appalled by the recent deaths in Gaza. At least 110 Palestinians have been killed and thousands … Keep reading »
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Doug Ford – Ontario’s Donald Trump?
| June 22, 2018
Todd Gordon is interviewed by Ashley Smith about what led to Doug Ford’s election in Ontario and what this means for Canadian politics. Keep reading »
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Grieve the Beloved Children: Israel and the War on Children
| June 21, 2018
The Palestinian Health Ministry reported on June 1st that a beautiful young woman medic, Razan Ashraf Najjar, 21, was the second medic to be killed by Israeli army fire since … Keep reading »
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