Organizing in the face of crisis
NHS workers march for fair pay, London, August 2020. Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona/Unsplash. After nearly three decades as an organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), I now … Read More
Category: Canadian Dimension
The trouble with Canadian aid
Reflections on International Development Week
The fortunate Marxist: Ernie Tate (1934-2021)
Ernie Tate (1934-2021) was a long-standing supporter and leading member of Trotskyist groups in Canada and the United Kingdom and a founder of the International Marxist Group and Vietnam Solidarity … Read More
Raising the state’s visible hand: Towards a people-centred green transition
The market’s invisible hand alone will not lead Canada into a green recovery
Crisis policing in Québec is shifting blame to vulnerable people
With its latest lockdown, the Québec government has introduced authoritarian measures that are disproportionately affecting vulnerable people. Photo courtesy the Montréal Gazette/YouTube. On January 8, Québec entered a strict second … Read More
Does the left really hate the working class?
Despised: Why the Modern Left Loathes the Working Class Paul Embery Polity, 2021 The Labour Party’s dismal performance in the 2019 UK general election has generally been attributed to its … Read More
Michael Spourdalakis on Leo Panitch, Syriza, and challenges for the Greek Left
Dimitri Lascaris discusses Leo’s affection for Greece and his close ties to Greek leftists with Michael Spourdalakis
The dark side of Canada’s role in Haiti
Due in part to Ottawa’s repeated interventions, Haiti is once again on the road to dictatorship
Battling white supremacy in the ring
Open air Heavyweight World Championship fight between the reigning world champion Tommy Burns of Canada, left, and challenger Jack Johnson at Rushcutters Bay near Sydney, 1908. Photo by Philipp Kester. … Read More
Is Russia waking up?
What’s behind the protest actions that began in Russia in January, the social forces involved, and the possible consequences
How Cuba survived and surprised in a post-Soviet world
The fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the consequent demise of its multilateral economic assistance programs shook what had been the socialist world. By the time the USSR … Read More
Canada should not host the Olympics, ever
GPC leader Annamie Paul’s suggestion that Canada should take over hosting duties for the 2022 Olympics from China is a bad idea
‘Never forget it’: Black History Month and police brutality
Black Lives Matter protest, Washington, DC, June 1, 2020. Photo by Koshu Kunii/Unsplash. In 2017, to “honour Black History Month,” Durham Regional Police unveiled a squad cruiser wrapped in “Pan-African … Read More
Disabled people must be prioritized in the vaccine rollout
Disabled people are disproportionately dying from COVID-19, yet they remain excluded from most policy responses to the virus. Photo from Shutterstock. At every stage of the pandemic, governments across Canada … Read More
What if Canada Post was part of the post-COVID recovery?
Canada Post is a beloved public service. We can act together to not only keep it but to diversify its services to the benefit of all Canadians. Photo from Flickr. … Read More