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December 28, 2020 
Spring’s books of 2020
2020 has been a year of intense crisis and inspiring resistance. Here are some of the books we reviewed at Spring Magazine that were sources…
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December 26, 2020
Kwanzaa: Black Power and cultural expression
Kwanzaa has come a long way since it was created during the Black Power movement of the 1960s. The holiday rapidly increased to become mainstream,…
Analysis
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December 25, 2020
Solidarity across the trenches: The Christmas truce of 1914
On Christmas Day 1914 over 100,000 soldiers from warring nations in Europe put down their weapons and celebrated Christmas together in defiance of their ruling…
Review
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December 24, 2020
The Cold Millions
The Cold Millions by Jess Walter (HarperCollins, 2020) Writing political fiction can be a tricky task. How to imbue a story with the spirit of…
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December 23, 2020
Ontario government denies public scrutiny of IHRA and Bill 168
After forcing through implementation of the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism and then abandoning public hearings on Bill 168, the Combatting…
Op-ed
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December 22, 2020
Ford’s privatization agenda at LCBO
The Ford government recently made permanent a pandemic measure to allow bars and restaurants to sell takeout alcohol in Ontario. This act was approved in…
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December 21, 2020
COVID-19 outbreaks reveal the need to release prisoners immediately
Once again, jails have failed to keep our communities safe. COVID-19 outbreaks in jails and prisons across the province have surfaced in recent weeks, with…
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December 18, 2020
2020: A year of crisis and resistance
2020 was a year of crisis—environmental, economic, and viral. But it was also a year of resistance—against racism, austerity, and injustice. Below is a brief…
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December 17, 2020
Unacceptable risk: COVID-19 hits CGL man camps
A new outbreak of COVID-19 has been detected at the LNG Canada facility in Kitimat, as well as two confirmed cases at Coastal Gaslink Camp…
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December 16, 2020
Solidarity with India’s farmers
As I weathered the downpour on a Saturday afternoon to 365 Bloor St, the building that hosted the Indian consulate in Toronto, numbers of protesters…
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December 14, 2020
The life of Malcolm X
The Dead Are Arising: the Life of Malcolm X, by Les Payne and Tamara Payne (Liveright, 2020). For many revolutionaries, The Autobiography of Malcolm X…
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December 12, 2020
Farmer resistance against capitalism in India
Over the last month, there have been two record breaking acts of resistance in India against capitalism. Over 250 million kisaans (farmers) and workers have…