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Quebec is not to blame for the niqab debate
The Tories have whipped up Islamophobia and blamed Quebec, but there is resistance
The media and Tories fall over themselves pointing to the polls showing more than 80 per cent of people in...more)
Activists protest 'barbaric cultural practices' hotline at Kellie Leitch's office
Women's groups and their supporters denounced Harper's racism and sexism
"Say it loud, say it clear, Muslim women welcome here!" was the chant that filled the sidewalk outside of Minister...more)
Marxism and women's liberation
This book explains the origins of women's oppression, surveys struggles against it, and describes revolutionary transformation to end it
This book is a must read for feminists and socialists, and really for anyone who wants to understand—and more importantly,...more)
First Nations and the federal election
There's an increase in Indigenous candidates and in struggles outside Parliament for Indigenous sovereignty
As a force for change, most people in so-called democracies like Canada look to political parties and elections as their...more)
Stop racist carding
While politicians are trying to "reform" or "regulate" racism, Black Lives Matter activist and their allies are challenging it
Although, we often like to think of Canada as a paragon of inclusion and tolerance while scoffing at the US...more)
A feminist work of terror and beauty
The Bloody Chamber, by Angela Carter
More than one spectre is haunting Europe
The Bloody Chamber And Other Stories: 75th-Anniversary Edition (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) By Angela Carter In case you were curious,...more)
New TV show sides with the peasants
The Bastard Executioner
The Bastard Executioner shows Welsh resistance to British imperialism and their own ruling elite
Review of Bastard Executioner, on the FX network Kurt Sutter, who has previously made TV series such as The Shield...more)
Join the 5th annual Toronto Disability Pride March
On October 3 join disabled people and allies to celebrate the fight back against ableism
The fifth annual “ Toronto Disability Pride March ” is taking place on Saturday, October 3, 2015 from 1:00 pm...more)
Solidarity against capitalist borders
Capitalist borders serve the 1% and divide the 99%
Recently Joe Daniel, a federal Tory candidate seeking re-election, had this warning for voters in his riding. He was referring...more)
How low can they go
Martin Shkreli shows what the 1% will do to make killer profits
From the hysterical media attacks on newly elected British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to the #PigGate scandal; from the...more)
Yemen’s civil war, and Harper’s complicity
The Canadian government arms and supports Saudi Arabia's bombing of Yemen
On March 22, 2015, the Yemeni Civil War began—fuelled by competing powers in the region: Iran and their supporters versus...more)
Don’t let Liberals capture anti-Harper sentiment
Mulcair's rightward shift has let Trudeau pretend to be anti-austerity and rise in the polls
The start of the federal election saw the NDP in a clear lead, campaigning to raise the minimum wage, provide...more)
Greek socialists statement on the elections
Nearly 10 per cent voted left of Syriza, showing the growing challenge to austerity
Statement by SEK (Socialist Workers Party), Greece, on the elections, the re-election of Syriza and the coming resistance to austerity...more)
Leap!
The Leap Manifesto demands are modest, but their implementation requires radical action
"This is our sacred duty to those this country harmed in the past, to those suffering needlessly in the present,...more)
Is society moving towards 'post-capitalism'?
Paul Mason's version of "post-capitalism" sounds a lot like capitalism
In a widely-shared article in The Guardian , Paul Mason claims that the dream of the Left is dead, and...more)
Revolutionary Teamsters
This well-written book gives a glimpse of workers power, and the importance of politics and organization
Like tectonic plates, radical politics and organized labour in the United States have often crashed into each other throughout history,...more)
Take the climate justice leap
From global climate jobs conference to leap manifesto, the climate justice movement is growing
“No Jobs on a Dead Planet! Trade Union Climate Summit” was the name of the labour conference that took place...more)
The roots of Hungary’s war on refugees
Disillusionment with Stalinism and social democracy and a weakened union movement have allowed the far right to emerge
While rallies to welcome refugees have spread around the world, the nation of Hungary has made the news for creating...more)
After Corbyn’s victory, a new hope
Cobyn's victory shows the mood for change, but challenging austerity will need to go beyond the Labour Party
Everyone who hates austerity, racism and war was celebrating the news of Jeremy Corbyn’s election as leader of the Labour...more)
Indigenous struggles from Palestine to Turtle Island
Return home links struggles for decolonization
Return Home Co-created and performed by Dima Alansari, Carlos Rivera, Emillie Monnet Reviewed by Peter Hogarth For activists in the...more)
'We are UofT, we fight against misogyny'
A mass rally and march reclaimed UofT as a safe space and vowed to drive misogynists off campus
In response to an anonymous blog post threatening violence against women in the Departments of Sociology and Women's Studies at...more)
Human chain of parents and kids protect Quebec schools
Building teacher/parent/student solidarity is the key to challenging cuts to education
On September 1, the start of the school year for Quebec primary students, nearly 20,000 people surrounded 260 public schools...more)
The West's ally sentences an activist to death
Canada arms the Saudi dictatorship, which arrested a high school student and has sentenced him to death
Saudi authorities confirmed a death sentence on young pro-democracy activist Ali Al-Nemer in its ongoing crackdown on dissents. More activists...more)
Rallies across the country say “Refugees welcome!”
Rallies from coast to coast reject Harper's scapegoating, and support refugees
The Harper government has fueled the refugee crisis by supporting war abroad , refused to open the borders to refugees...more)
Toxic Tour exposes environmental racism and builds resistance
The biggest toxic tour yet exposed chemical colonialism and demanded climate justice
On September 5 over 500 people joined the annual Toxic Tour of Canada’s Chemical Valley. Organized by Aamjiwnaang and Sarnia...more)

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