Op-ed
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January 7, 2021 
India’s historic farmers movement
The farmers’ movement in India is making history as it is one the largest protests in the world. India is still a developing country. More…
Articles
Op-ed
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January 6, 2021
Israel’s vaccine apartheid
The COVID-19 vaccine has raised the hope for universal protection from the deadly virus. But its distribution is turning into a vaccine apartheid—from countries of…
Review
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January 5, 2021
Narratives of Chinese workers’ resistance
China on Strike: Narratives of Workers’ Resistance edited by Eli Friedman, Zhongjin Li, and Hao Ren (Haymarket, 2016) Published in 2016, China on Strike is a collection of…
Feature
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January 4, 2021
In the midst of the pandemic Nova Scotia Health outsources jobs
91 well-paying union jobs, many in rural Nova Scotia, will disappear when the Nova Scotia Health Authority farms out its health records management to US-owned…
Op-ed
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December 31, 2020
Trudeau’s climate plan is too little too late
Trudeau’s new climate plan makes some positive promises, but leaves much to be desired. Trudeau’s new “Healthy Environment Healthy Economy Plan” will invest a total…
News
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December 30, 2020
Ottawa police evict grieving widow in midst of pandemic
On December 29, nearly 20 Ottawa Police surrounded a grieving widow’s home and enforced an eviction order, effectively rendering her homeless in the midst of…
Feature
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December 29, 2020
Socialism’s long haulers
We need both larger movements to fight for reforms and bigger socialist organizations that can navigate the twist turns of the struggles ahead.
Feature
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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…
Feature
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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…
Analysis
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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…