Undercurrents of reaction: Carney wins, Cons surge, NDP crashes
While some breathe a sigh of relief at avoiding a Poilievre government, the winnowing of the political contest into a two-corporate-party race across much of Canada contains many troubling undercurrents for the left.
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The Nakba is now
On May 5, 2025, the Israeli security cabinet approved a plan to escalate military operations in Gaza, seize more territory, and cement long-term control. As…
Luksang Bayan: A people’s grief
The Filipino people are no strangers to mourning. Many Filipino migrant workers will tell you harrowing stories of personal grief, the kind of trauma that…
As Supervised Consumption Sites close, people are hurting
This article first appeared in The Grind. It is republished with permission. To read the original, click here. “The first few days [after the closure]…
Mayworks Festival: Who’s afraid of labour justice?
The Mayworks Festival of Working People & the Arts commemorates the strength, struggle and imagination of communities seeking labour justice, land sovereignty and dignified life…
Spring Radio: Trade wars and class wars (feat. Dave Bush & Deena Newaz)
Donald Trump’s tariffs have set the whole global economy in a frenzy. The trade war is escalating and countries, including Canada, are retaliating with heightened…
Ford’s government is underfunding education
In a story that is all too common across the province, parents and teachers from the Toronto District School Board calling into the CBC Radio’s…
LifeLabs workers on strike to keep healthcare public
For the past ten weeks, 1200 workers at LifeLabs in BC have been on a rotating strike for better wages and working conditions. The workers…
The Pahalgam Assault and the struggle for Kashmiri freedom
On April 22, 2025, an assault occurred in Baisaran Valley, near Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir. Armed assailants fired on tourists, resulting in 26 deaths and over…
“A lot of things that used to matter to me don’t matter to me anymore”: An interview with Omar El Akkad
Omar El Akkad, the Canadian-American journalist and award-winning author of “What Strange Paradise” and “American War,” makes his non-fiction debut with “One Day Everyone Will…
