No return to ‘normal’ LGBT politics!
In the wake of the pandemic, a radical re-orientation of queer and trans organizing is in order
Category: Canadian Dimension
How Doug Ford hid from dealing with the Freedom Convoy
The premier has tricked everyone into believing he bears no responsibility for the occupation
In Alberta, COVID restrictions are out and even the truckers are unhappy
Jason Kenney has fully acquiesced the reins of governance on the COVID file to supporters of the ‘Freedom Convoy’
No, Canada shouldn’t be arming Ukraine
By supplying Ukraine with military aid, NATO allies threaten to escalate the conflict with Russia
Trucker convoy targeted O’Toole
Despite the outrage against the far-right demonstration, the movement’s bid to take over the Conservative Party could pay off
Without care, we lose
With skill and intention, caring labour knits together the social fabric as part of collective fights for justice and dignity
The perils of left populism
It remains unclear how populism should serve as a working program for broad left demands
Why the left shouldn’t underestimate Pierre Poilievre
Poilievre is a sharp speaker who has a considerable social media presence and is idolized by Conservatives across the country
‘Don’t Look Up’ or: How Adam McKay learned to keep worrying and love the nihilism
Despite some effective satire, McKay’s black comedy is unable to explain our current crises nor imagine alternatives
Putin, Put’n, and peace in Ukraine
How we can emerge from crisis without war
Pipeline politics and the Ukraine crisis
Why Nord Stream 2 is a key part of the impasse
What could Canada do with 20 years of lost corporate tax?
Canadian governments lost over $1.1 trillion in revenue due to tax cuts and declining corporate tax rates between 2000 and 2019
How SUVs came to be a massive climate problem
Or, the complex political economy of auto manufacturing
Amnesty report on Israeli apartheid demands debate on Canada’s role
Report concludes Israel’s treatment of Palestinians constitutes a “cruel system of domination and a crime against humanity”
Tariq Ali: ‘Democracy is largely a set of rituals now’
An interview with the public intellectual, writer and political activist