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Indigo, which owns stores under the banners Chapters, Coles, Indigospirit, and The Book Company, is Canada’s largest bookstore chain. The company’s Chapters Woodbridge location, shown here, voted to unionize with … Read More
Mirka Loiselle The Suppress The Virus Now Coalition is a network of community groups, labour groups, and individuals in Ontario. We have come together out of a shared concern about … Read More
The Kwekwecnewtxw (Watch House) monitors work carried out at the nearby Burnaby Terminal, part of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Photo via Kwekwecnewtxw – Coast Salish Watch House/Facebook. The … Read More
In April 2020, Clinic 554 was put up for sale. The Fredericton abortion clinic couldn’t afford to keep its doors open because of the province of New Brunswick’s refusal to … Read More
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A review of “The Don: The Story of Toronto’s Infamous Jail” by Jordana Rosenfeld Dec 28, 2020 6 min read Share Incarceration, writes Angela Y. Davis in … Read More
Emmie Tsumura This article was created as part of a package of writing to accompany Human Capital, an exhibit at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina. View the full package … Read More
by Georgina Alonso Dec 22, 2020 11 min read Share “It’s been my dream since I was seven years old,” Zeke Deas tells me as we walk … Read More
The first page of the LabourWatch conference’s slideshow. Top Canadian companies were among the sponsors and attendees of Canada’s largest union-busting event, according to photos and documents obtained by Briarpatch. … Read More
by Laurence Desmarais Dec 28, 2020 9 min read Share “You want your fucking moose? I’ll show you a fucking moose!” Those are the last words Chuck … Read More
Letter from the Editor by Saima Desai Dec 28, 2020 4 min read Share When the pandemic started and I travelled to Toronto to be with my … Read More
After the OPP raided 1492 Land Back Lane on October 22, a school bus was driven over from a nearby church parking lot, parked in the middle of the road, … Read More
Liberation Health Convergence logo by Riley Bataillard. Can health-care spaces and skills be used to build liberated societies? From China’s barefoot doctors to the Young Lords’ occupation of the Lincoln … Read More
Barış Cihan Peşme We were lied to. Our governing elites asked for our compliance this spring, as the COVID-19 pandemic got underway in North America. Just sit tight for two … Read More
Review of Take Back the Fight: Organizing Feminism for the Digital Age by Megan Kinch Oct 28, 2020 5 min read Share It is the best of … Read More
