Class Struggle Is On The Upswing In Canada
The relatively tight labour market has aided workers in a number of ways, and the increase in union militancy has been unmistakable.
What The Media Gets Wrong About Taiwan’s Place In China
As corporate media uncritically amplifies the U.S.-led narrative on Taiwan, the public must be equipped with the truth.
Police apologies are meaningless when they actively invest in surveillance of Black people
Millions are spent on policing racialized neighbourhoods, like Toronto’s Jane and Finch, rather than investing in housing or food programs
California Fast Food Workers Have Almost Won A Major Reform
AB 257 would create a fast food sector council with the ability to set minimum standards on wages, hours and other working conditions.
Are we living in ‘post-empathy’ times?
At its most dangerous, a lack of empathy normalizes the widespread cruelty required by fascism
I Watched An 857-Hour Movie To Encounter Capitalism’s Extremes
Logistics tracks, in reverse chronological order, the journey of a pedometer from a shop in Sweden to a factory in China.
Pope Francis’s visit to Canada: The deafening silence of words left unsaid
There can be no justice until reparations are paid and the colonial project ends
The Globe And Mail Just Published Neo-Nazi Propaganda
A profile in the newspaper focusing on a Ukrainian neo-Nazi group uncritically includes its subject’s description of them as ‘heroes.’
Jamie Irving’s Postmedia Appointment Is Bad News For Canada
The Postmedia chain coming under command of an Irving is a worst-of-both-worlds scenario for news readers and Canada as a whole.
All Workers Deserve Protection From Being Unjustly Fired
In 11 of the 14 jurisdictions in Canada, bosses can fire or lay off their workers for any reason.
A Major Bank Has Admitted Inequality Is Holding Us All Back
A new report from the Bank for International Settlements shows inequality grows during recessions and tends to make them worse.
‘You’re going to end up in the cage’
Montreal police still routinely stop Black youth to demand they identify themselves under the flimsiest of pretexts
Government must do more to convince Canadians to switch to electric cars
Canadians drive the most carbon-spewing vehicles in the world
Want To Fix Elections? Try Randomly Selecting Politicians
There’s a crisis in Canadian democracy, and voter turnout is just a symptom. We need to radically rethink how elections work.
‘Follow colonial laws or go to jail’
Wet’suwet’en people criminalized for standing firm on their own territory