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Palestine, International Law, and Territorial Annexation
| May 3, 2022
Israel has been illegally occupying East Jerusalem, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and Syria’s Golan Heights since 1967. Israel later illegally annexed East Jerusalem in 1980 and the Golan … Keep reading »
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How Young Workers Are Unionizing Starbucks
| May 2, 2022
Starbucks Workers United is racking up victorious union votes in one branch after another of the iconic American coffee chain. A young California-based worker-organizer explains why this organizing campaign is different. Keep reading »
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An Infernal Dance: The 2022 French Presidential Election
| April 29, 2022
Five years ago, between the first and the second round of the French presidential election, the slogan “Macron 2017 = Le Pen 2022” was easy to spot on walls and … Keep reading »
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The Call to Stop the War Has Never Been More Necessary
| April 28, 2022
A British government whose own record of warmongering does not bear much scrutiny made two central points when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began two months ago. One was to … Keep reading »
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Brazil and Bolsonaro: Political Consolidation and New Corruption Scandals
| April 26, 2022
The arrangements between Brazilian political parties for the upcoming October presidential and state elections are almost complete. Until March 31 of this year, the political system permitted members of Parliament … Keep reading »
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Decent Work for All is the Prescription for a Healthy Pandemic Recovery
| April 25, 2022
The Decent Work Health Network acknowledges that work is a social determinant of health. Their new report calls for better wages, paid sick days and workplace protections. Keep reading »
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Commodity Fetishism and Imran Khan: Right-Wing Populism in Pakistan
| April 24, 2022
On April 3rd, citing a “foreign conspiracy” to unseat him and to avoid an impending vote of no confidence, cricketer-turned-politician and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan dissolved the National Assembly. … Keep reading »
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Anti-Abortionists Played the Long Game, And They Are Winning
| April 22, 2022
The US is sliding toward a grim future where abortion is criminalized with little support for families. This “new normal” is disproportionately impacting low-income people of color. Keep reading »
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Do Nothing by Halves That Can be Done by Quarters: Federal Budget 2022
| April 21, 2022
A consistent theme in the media, when writing about healthcare in Canada, is to use disparaging adjectives, such as ‘dilapidated,’ ‘ramshackled,’ ‘exhausted.’ They are not exaggerations. The main thing we … Keep reading »
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Ford Government Stumbles into Healthcare Staffing Crisis
| April 20, 2022
Job vacancies across the Ontario economy have sky-rocketed over the last two years, with a ten percent increase in 2020 and a 66% increase in 2021. Compounded that represents an … Keep reading »
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Amazon Workers Form a Union
| April 18, 2022
Amazon workers in Staten Island have achieved something the company has been fighting for years to prevent: a union. The breakthrough at Amazon’s JFK8 facility is being hailed as the … Keep reading »
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Social Sources of Political Polarization in Russia
| April 17, 2022
Two authors from the 2022 Socialist Register offer a compelling account of rising urban-rural and core-periphery polarization in Russia under the authoritarian nationalism of Vladimir Putin. Until recently, Putin was … Watch video »
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