Media by and for workers: a reading list
by Cole Rockarts Oct 25, 2023 5 min read Share We are living in a historical moment in labour history. At a time when corporations have more … Read More
Smash the machines
by Paris Marx Oct 25, 2023 5 min read Share Don’t want to go through invasive airport scanners? You must be a Luddite. Not convinced “smart guns” … Read More
Dreaming of home care futures
by Megan Linton, Mary Jean Hande, and Ethel Tungohan Oct 25, 2023 11 min read Share “Before this photo, I had not taken a bath since I … Read More
Migrant workers’ fight to unionize in the Yukon
by Paige Galette Oct 26, 2023 7 min read Share In 2021, Shannon* moved to Whitehorse for a job in the service industry. The job was supposed … Read More
The workers AI hides
by Véronique Sioufi Oct 26, 2023 13 min read Share In a small, modern office building in midtown Toronto, it’s the start of the workday for Tessa.* … Read More
Inflation, bargaining, and worker power
by Gerard Di Trolio Oct 26, 2023 9 min read Share On July 29, 2023, Metro grocery store workers in the Greater Toronto Area rejected their tentative … Read More
The supposed unmasking of Buffy Sainte-Marie doesn’t bring vindication — only more hurt
Indigenous communities are left to deal with the painful aftermath of identity exposés, and unpacking them is exhausting
British Columbia cages Airbnb, as speculators cry foul
Some experts say a legal challenge is on the horizon, but renters and advocates are cheering for a crackdown
Canadian policy-makers turn their backs on thousands of Palestinian deaths
With Canada rejecting calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, it’s clear once again that white lives are deemed inherently more valuable
Canadian policy-makers turn their backs on thousands of Palestinian deaths
With Canada rejecting calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, it’s clear once again that white lives are deemed inherently more valuable
More than 3,000 dead in Afghanistan earthquakes — 90 per cent were women and children ‘imprisoned’ in their homes
No respite in sight, yet Afghans remain unyielding in their resilience
As the housing crisis reaches a breaking point, Halifax finally focuses on Airbnb
After Vancouver, Halifax is Canada’s second-fastest growing city — and things are getting tense
“Do it for yourself, your people, and your land”
by Alex Birrell Oct 24, 2023 11 min read Share Briarpatch’s annual Writing in the Margins contest is back for its 13th year, spotlighting new poetry, creative … Read More
From Kanien’kehá:ka to Palestine: the familiar refrain of colonial violence and the cost of silence
An Indigenous view on Israeli’s colonization of Palestinians
Toronto’s cap on new Uber licences is good, actually
After years of regulatory capture, the city is finally setting limits and the Silicon Valley giant is crying foul