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What Basic Income Means for Disabled People
| April 21, 2017
Disabled people in Ontario are much more likely to experience poverty than non-disabled people. Many have to live on sub-poverty payments under the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) or the … Keep reading »
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An Economic Policy for France
| April 19, 2017
Despite the fact that France is not yet out of the economic stagnation that followed the 2007-08 crisis, Emmanuel Macron and François Fillon want to continue and to intensify the policies … Keep reading »
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The Return of Commercial Prison Labour
| April 18, 2017
Prisons are seldom mentioned under the rubric of labour market institutions such as temporary work contracts or collective bargaining agreements. Yet, prisons not only employ labour but also cast a … Keep reading »
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John Clarke – Basic Income: A Way Forward for the Left?
| April 16, 2017
Toronto – 13 April 2017. The idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) has been championed by both progressives and conservatives. Not everyone on the left, however, is behind the … Watch video »
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The Return of Hope: For an Offensive Double Strategy
| April 12, 2017
The future has gone astray. The neoliberal utopia is exhausted just as are left alternatives. The decades of an initially conservative-orthodox neoliberalism from Margaret Thatcher to Helmut Kohl; its generalization … Keep reading »
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Review: I Am Not Your Negro
| April 11, 2017
Now and then, and despite its capitalist and racial biases, our culture throws up something that can speak quite eloquently and uniquely about the times we’re living through. In this case, I’m referring to an amazing documentary film that has been released recently, “I Am Not Your Negro,” directed by Raoul Peck, an acclaimed Haitian director with major films to his credit. This latest work is well worth seeing and has been well received here. Keep reading »
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Trump’s Strike has Prolonged the Syrian Tragedy
| April 9, 2017
Trump’s attack on the Shayrat airbase in Syria has received plaudits from western politicians and commentators across the board. Liberal pundits, who had nothing but contempt for Trump days ago, … Keep reading »
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The Much-Maligned Views of Rania Khalek on Syria
| April 4, 2017
Rania Khalek interviewed by Justin Podur When journalist Rania Khalek’s lecture was cancelled on February 27, the group that invited her, Students for Justice in Palestine – University of North Carolina … Keep reading »
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Monopolization and Labour Exploitation
| April 3, 2017
Those who advocate “freeing the market” claim that doing so will encourage competition and thereby increase majority well-being. These advocates have certainly had their way shaping economic policies. And the … Keep reading »
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Allies at Every Stop: Organizing Passengers and Building Power
| April 2, 2017
The essential training for understanding what is at stake for transit unions, learning how to mobilize their members and riders, and learning how to mount campaigns to save jobs and … Watch video »
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Returning to the Home that is No More There
| March 31, 2017
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o interviewed by Mahdi Ganjavi Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (b. 1938), a Kenyan writer, is one of the most prominent African anti-colonial authors. He lived during the British colonial rule … Keep reading »
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Toronto’s Buried History: The Dark Story of How Mining Built a City
| March 29, 2017
On Sunday March 5th, the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) hosted its 85th annual conference in downtown Toronto. With more than 20,000 attendees and 900 exhibitors, the conference … Keep reading »
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