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The Fight for Ecological Transition is Now
| August 29, 2023
As horrific fires threaten a number of Canadian towns, the fossil-fuel lobby denies, obfuscates, and delays. Concerted climate action from below is needed to save the planet, argues John Clarke. Keep reading »
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System Change
The worst wildfire season in Canadian history, worsening environmental degradation, and the hottest week ever recorded. Amid the consequences of human impact on our planet becoming increasingly dire, large corporations … Keep reading »
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France: Voices from Below
| August 27, 2023
In the political sequence opened by the social movement against the French government’s pension reform (setting the legal retirement age at 64 years instead of 62), official discourse has been … Keep reading »
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FilmSocial Presents: The Killing Floor
During World War I, Frank Custer, a black sharecropper from Mississippi, lands a job in a meatpacking plant in Chicago. Frank succeeds in bring his family up north, but when … Keep reading »
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A Missed Opportunity? A Closer Look at the Teamster-UPS Agreement
| August 24, 2023
Members of the Teamsters just voted to ratify a new contract at UPS. The union made big gains – but in opting not to strike over demands beyond wages, the Teamsters may have passed up a transformative opportunity for the labor movement. Keep reading »
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March for the Land
Grassy Narrow and four allied nations are coming to Toronto to march against mining on their land without their consent. It is a concrete example of the ongoing colonialism, and … Keep reading »
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The Food System and the Challenge of Climate Change
| August 22, 2023
The industrialized food system is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Keep reading »
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The Hard Right Captivates the Argentine Electorate
| August 20, 2023
The Argentine primary elections caused a political earthquake, with libertarian Javier Milei taking first place and Peronism coming in third. Never before has the radicalized right won so many votes. Keep reading »
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Climate Change, Record Temperatures, and Human Fatalities
| August 18, 2023
How many people are dying due to climate change? How does climate change cause death, and what are some of the omissions, deceptions, and confusions about fossil fuels, climate change, … Keep reading »
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The Deadly Intersection of Labour Exploitation and Climate Change
| August 15, 2023
Neither the corporate media nor our politicians who are beholden to corporate lobbyists honestly address the common root causes of (and solutions to) worker exploitation and climate change. Keep reading »
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Oppenheimer Paradox: Power of Science and the Weakness of Scientists
| August 13, 2023
The new blockbuster film on scientist Robert Oppenheimer has brought back the memories of the first nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It has raised complex questions on the nature of … Keep reading »
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Economic Recovery Fund as Cover for Neoliberal Reforms
| August 8, 2023
One usually has the impression that European mills grind slowly, but this is not always the case. For instance, the Commission’s proposal to subsidise Europe’s munitions industry with European money … Keep reading »
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