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Paul Mason is a leading British economic journalist, currently a columnist for The Guardian. He is also a long time left political activist. His new book, Postcapitalism: A Guide to … Keep reading »

Different Ways of Making History Canadian autoworkers have long been pace setters in the Canadian labour movement and as soon as its most recent agreement with General Motors was ratified, Unifor … Keep reading »

Toronto — 14 October 2016. Trade agreements are a weapon against communities! Community consent over corporate bullying! La lucha sigue; the struggle continues! In 2008, after years of violence, conflict, … Watch video »

The British majority in favour of leaving the EU (Brexit) was surprising, even shocking, to many. The discussion runs high on both the result and the causes. The confusion seems … Keep reading »

Celebrating the Beginning of the “End Times”? “Global warming presents a clear and present danger to civilization.” — Lonnie G. Thompson, expert on glacial melt, 2010. Capitalism’s four-century obsession with finding … Keep reading »

7 October 2016 marks the fifteenth anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan. Many Western leaders claimed the invasion, dubbed Operation Enduring Freedom, was a humanitarian intervention to liberate Afghans and … Keep reading »

“What white man can say I never stole his land or a penny of his money? Yet they say that I am a thief.” — Sitting Bull, Lakota Holy Man, … Watch video »

No one has a crystal ball that allows them to foresee precisely what’s going to happen as the new Tory government of Manitoba really gets down to business in the … Keep reading »

“The Parties hereby establish a free trade area…” — CETA Article 1.4 “Trade, like Religion, is what every Body talks of, but few understand: the very Term is dubious, and … Keep reading »

Analysts have been waiting for the perfect storm for a long time, and it has finally arrived. If you look at it a little bit closer, it is a shocking … Keep reading »

Fossil Capitalism and the Crisis of the Earth System Toronto — 25 September 2016. Science tells us that a new and dangerous stage in planetary evolution has begun, the Anthropocene, a … Watch video »

I recently had the enormous honour of representing the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) at a week of action and international conference, organized from September 4-10 by Disabled People Against … Keep reading »