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June 3, 2019 
From BC to Ontario: fighting for tips
“We hear the stories of bussers waiting for the tip out at the end of the month to pay their rent, and of servers buying…
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June 3, 2019
Workers and the fight for climate justice
The last six months have brought a seismic shift to the climate justice movement. The publication of the latest IPCC report, indicating we have less…
Analysis
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June 3, 2019
Extinction Rebellion: privileged and middle-class, or the makings of the mass climate movement we need?
For two weeks in April, Extinction Rebellion (XR) mobilized tens of thousands into the streets around the world in non-violent, civil disobedience. This was an…
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June 3, 2019
The fight for housing justice
Canada is in the midst of a housing crisis, epitomized by Vancouver. With a one percent rental vacancy rate and an average rent of $2,130…
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June 3, 2019
Fees, funding, and fighting back: Ford’s attack on students
On January 17, 2019, the Doug Ford government announced the entirety of its plans for changes to the post-secondary system in Ontario. Its announcement on…
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June 3, 2019
Lessons from Alberta’s election for the climate movement
The reaction from the green left has been marred by references to Alberta “knuckle-draggers” who voted for Kenney, like the reaction to Trumps’ victory. But…
Review
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June 3, 2019
Review: Gary Clark Jr – This Land
Gary Clark Jr.’s This Land can best be summed up as an incredible album with some incredible messages. Inspired by personal accounts of anti-Black racism,…
Review
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June 3, 2019
Review: Priests – The Seduction of Kansas
Priests’ 2017 debut was a hypertensive post-punk whirlwind with equal parts New Order and The Cure playing in the background. The band is back with…
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June 3, 2019
Decent work and the fight to protect health care
By continuing to build a movement for decent work, uniting unionized and non-unionized workers, we can support the broader social determinants of health and strengthen the full range of health services—from hospitals to home care.
Analysis
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June 3, 2019
Where is Canada’s socialists resurgence?
Socialism is back, at least south of the border. The popularity of Bernie Sanders, the election of open socialists such as Kshama Sawant, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez…
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June 3, 2019
Canada’s tar sands nightmare, and the dream of a better world
“Canada’s tar sands, deposits of sand saturated with bitumen, contain twice the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by global oil use in our entire history….
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June 3, 2019
Politics over organization: the Leninist tradition
When the German Social Democratic Party voted to support war credits in the Reichstag in 1914, supporting the German ruling class’ drive to war, it…