In New York and Chicago, fast food workers are organizing for change
Hundreds of fast-food workers in New York City walked off the job this week, demanding a living wage. This is...more)
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RIP Peter Kormos, 1952-2013
Peter Kormos, former Welland City Councillor, maverick NDP MPP, and Niagara Regional Councillor, but most of all a true fighter...more)
"I came out and smelled it. Then I saw it coming down the street.”
The viral video of Canadian tar sands oil running through a residential neighbourhood in Arkansas has shows the threat of...more)
From another hunger strike to a mass march, Idle No More continues
We can expect more Idle No More actions through the spring, as First Nations directly challenge the anti-environmental policies of...more)
Harper's agenda includes cuts and militarization of history
In 1940 Walter Benjamin, a Marx-influenced theoretician associated with the Frankfurt School, wrote his “Theses on the Philosophy of History.”...more)
Building rank-and-file confidence and key to stopping "right-to-work" and fighting austerity
On March 2 there was a gathering of over 700 trade unionists at a Workers’ Rights Conference held by the...more)
SNC Lavalin has years of bribery and corruption scandals.
Recent reports in the The Globe and Mail have revealed that in December 2011, SNC-Lavalin's then chief executive, Pierre Duhaime,...more)
Harper's budget hides attacks on unions and indigenous communities, and growing corporatization and militarization
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s 2013 budget, dubbed Economic Action Plan 2013, is a familiar Harper-style feat of smoke and mirrors...more)
“Pay what they owe and break up this band of crooks.” HSBC is in trouble in Agentina only months after paying $1.9 billion fines in the US.
“Pay what they owe and break up this band of crooks,” demanded Ricardo Echegaray head of Argentina's tax agency, as...more)
The documentary shows the reality of the Russian Revolution, which was buried by both Washington and Moscow
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Tsar to Lenin is an astonishing record of the Russian Revolution of 1917 . It...more)
By not supporting self-determination, the NDP's "Unity Act" undermines a united fightback in Quebec and English Canada
When former NDP MP Claude Patry crossed the floor to join the Bloc Québécois in late February, the brief buzz...more)
The Raise the Rates Campaign challenges the Liberals' cuts in Ontario
Close to 50 anti-poverty activists from across Ontario gathered at St. Luke’s United Church in Toronto on Saturday, March 16...more)
Video footage of Toronto women rising, from IWD 2012 to IWD 2013
Video footage and song by Nadine MacKinnon of Toronto women rising from IWD 2012 to IWD 2013: - IWD 2012...more)
Harper is undermining rights for women and unions, but his struggle with Motion 408 shows the potential of resistance
The House of Commons has passed a bill which would force unions to make financial disclosures that are not required...more)
Despite Assad's repression, and the West's attempts at hijacking, the revolution is not over
With 70,000 dead and millions displaced, the Syrian people's right to self-determination is more than under threat now. But after...more)
The Liberals are continuing their corporate-driven attacks on people with disabilities
On February 19, 2013, in its first Throne Speech, the Ontario Liberal Government announced is shifting lead responsibility for implementation...more)
The UAE is torturing activists and being rewarded with Western weapons
The United Arab Emirates are a key ally of the United States in the Persian Gulf as well as a...more)
For years a majority have supported US Iraq War resisters. Time to let them stay.
Ten years ago, the United States redoubled it’s efforts in the destruction and occupation of Iraq, moving from sanctions back...more)
The NDP needs to use its voice inside Parliament as a megaphone for movements outside.
“The work we started under Jack Layton that weekend finally paid off on May 2, 2011. As you know, that’s...more)
The bank heist in Cyprus shows the desperation and divisions in the 1%
The world turned its attention to the tiny island of Cyprus this week as it became the latest domino to...more)
The working class has the potential to overthrow the system that breeds oppression and exploitation
Marxists are sometimes charged with “privileging” class—that is, with insisting that class is the fundamental division in society. What is...more)
Uniting indigenous, environmental and labour movements can challenge the tar sands and the system that produces them
The tar sands are an environmental disaster that destroy indigenous lands and sovereignty, and undermining the need for green jobs...more)
The 1500km Journey of Nishiyuu forges unity
Inspired by the upsurge of First Nations activism under the banner of Idle No More , six young people and...more)
Harper's propaganda show aims to ramp up racism and driving down wages
The Harper Tories are not getting enough bang for their buck. They spent $21 million on self-congratulating advertisements in 2011-12...more)
Indigenous resistance is leading the fight against the corporate assault on people and the planet
"Idle No More has sparked an awakening of Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples internationally in support for democracy, human rights and...more)
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