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Victory against the mega-quarry! Now shut down the tar sands
A mass campaign succeeded in stopping the proposed mega-quarry in Ontario, the lessons from this victory should give confidence to the fight against the tar sands.
A mass campaign succeeded in stopping the proposed mega-quarry that would have devastated rural Ontario. The lessons from this victory...more)
Who profits from the ‘war on drugs’?
A movie that looks at the racism and profit-driven "war on drugs"
The House I Live In , directed by Eugene Jarecki, Reviewed by Darren Edgar The “war on drugs” is a...more)
Jason Kenney: Canada’s next prime minister?
We need a clear assessment of Kenney’s agenda of attacks on civil liberties, and build movements to resist them
Jason Kenney’s tenure as the Minister for Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism has been characterized by a relentless attack on civil...more)
Temporary foreign workers denied basic labour rights
The labour movement must fight to expand rights to everyone
After two high-profile incidents in northern British Columbia, Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) has come under public scrutiny in...more)
The human cost of Kenney’s cuts
Kenney's cuts kill
By 2050, there will be an estimated 700 million climate refugees in the world. On the one hand, Canada is...more)
Global warming talks: Why Doha will do nothing
Climate Change negotiations in Doha, Qatar will produce nothing; the time for talk is over
A few people have been making a lot of money building new communities along the North Carolina coast. Oceanfront vistas...more)
How Coastal First Nations are challenging the tar sands
Art Sterritt, Executive Director of Coastal First Nations, describes the strategy and tactics of confronting Enbridge in BC
On November 17, 300-400 people attended the Toronto event "Tar sands come to Ontario: no line 9", to discuss how...more)
Haiti: Sandy's forgotten victims
"Natural disasters" disproportionately hit nations like Haiti, already bled dry to satisfy corporate profits.
While North American eyes were fixed on the damage done to New York City by hurricane Sandy, the already devastated...more)
United in action to overcome HIV/AIDS
AIDS Action Now!
In anticipation of World AIDS Day, a review of a documentary film on the history of ACT UP and panel discussion on the history of local AIDS activism as part of an event hosted by AIDS Action Now!
In the lead-up to World AIDS Day and a Day With(out) Art on December 1 there will be numerous events...more)
How workers can win
Workers can not only fight austerity, but win.
We have recently witnessed mass strikes across Europe protesting the austerity agenda having a devastating effect on workers and the...more)
Getting Egypt's second revolution
Sameh Naguib, from Egypt's Revolutionary Socialists, addresses strategy and tactics of the next phase of the revolution
Great revolutions in the modern era take years to ebb and flow. They usually begin with temporary and superficial unity...more)
Radical Independence Conference: another Scotland is possible
Quebec solidaire's Benoit Renaud reports back from Scotland's Radical Independence Conference
On November 24, in Glasgow, 800 progressive activists from across Scotland came together under the slogan « Another Scotland is...more)
Syrian opposition makes gains
The Syrian opposition is making military gains and political alliances, but remains under threat from NATO intervention and currents that want to contain the revolution
The opposition to the dictatorship in Syria is continuing to make military gains against the regime's army, and has united...more)
Chicago teachers and Quebec Students: winning strikes and union renewal
Building rank-and-file organization and confidence is the key to rebuilding unions capable of fighting austerity
In the midst of mounting austerity attacks in North America, the Quebec students and Chicago teachers strike victories contradict the...more)
Quebec budget: very-very-slightly-lesser-evil-ism
The PQ has brought in a budget that suits their values: neoliberal.
Pauline Marois’ PQ government, only a few months old, has already exposed its allegiance to neoliberalism in its budget, released...more)
Imperialism, Palestinian resistance and the Arab Spring
We need to take inspiration from Palestine, Egypt and Greece, and build working class resistance to austerity–combining the political radicalization against Israel with economic resistance against its imperial masters.
For decades, Western imperialism has used Israeli Apartheid and Arab dictatorships to control the oil-rich region. But the heroic Palestinian...more)
After the cease-fire: end the siege on Gaza, and Harper’s complicity
To support the Arab Spring, and the Palestinian liberation at its core, we need to stop Harper’s complicity with Israel.
The mainstream media claim the cease-fire has allowed life to return to normal in Palestine and Israel. But “normal” life...more)
Statement by Egypt’s Revolutionary Socialists in response to president Morsi’s constitutional declaration
Egypt's Revolutionary Socialists respond to Morsi's power grab
No to dictatorship, no to trading on the revolution and the martyrs Today all the masks fell from Mohamed Morsi...more)
Toronto conference lays basis for tar sands pipeline challenge
The unexpectedly large turn-out showed there is a strong basis to begin organizing broadened education and collective action to stop Line 9.
The November 17 conference, “The Tar Sands Come to Ontario: No Line 9,” was a big success. Three hundred people...more)
Ford removed, the fight against austerity continues
Ford's departure is the result of pressure from below and splits from above, and should give confidence to the fight against austerity.
Today Torontonians celebrate Rob Ford’s imminent removal from office, after he was found guilty of conflict of interest. This is...more)
Corporate parties can't get it right in BC
Despite a split to the right, the corporate parties in BC can't increase their popularity.
Around the world people are moving to the left. In BC this has lead to the governing Liberals sinking in...more)
Poverty and violence should not be synonyms for "disability"
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities we need to commit to ending poverty, violence and disability oppression
Under the theme: “Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all”, this December 3, 2012, the world...more)
Justice for Hassan Diab
The campaign to defend Hassan Diab continues
In yet another travesty of justice for communities of Muslim and Arabic origin in Canada, Dr. Hassan Diab, an Ottawa...more)
Down the rabbit hole - into a pipeline
Media and government collude to greenwash the Tar Sands
A few weeks ago Michael Harris at the iPolitics news web reported on the case of Jill Winzoski, freelance reporter...more)
First Wave Feminism: Indigenous Inspirations
Examination of how indigenous matriarchal social relations inspired early women's rights advocates in the US
Socialist feminism owes a deep debt to indigenous societies. This is where the idea originates that women could be, and...more)

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