Arts & culture
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December 31, 2021 
Don’t look down on ‘Don’t look up’
At this point, it is tough to say too much more about Adam McKay’s latest movie Don’t Look Up. For the few who haven’t heard…
Alex Kerner
Analysis
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December 21, 2021
Boric’s victory in Chile is a blow to the far-right
Gabriel Boric, the left wing candidate in Chile’s runoff presidential election, has decisively won the vote and will become the youngest Chilean president and the…
Analysis
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September 21, 2021
Trudeau’s failed majority is an opportunity for the Left
Movements will be key to keep pressure on the Liberals and NDP to implement the best policies possible and build the power needed to fight the bosses and build a better world.
Feature
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August 30, 2021
Socialists and the federal election
Whichever party wins this election, the problems of Canadian capitalism will not disappear, especially those that have been accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Review
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February 4, 2021
The Black Panther Party: A graphic novel history
The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History is an essential primer for those wanting to learn more about the most radical political forces from the 1960s, to understand the political debates that were had and continued to be had regarding how we overcome/destroy white supremacy and capitalism.
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…
Review
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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…
Analysis
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November 4, 2020
Aftermath: Sifting through US election night
There was no blue wave for Biden and the Democrats, but leftwing ideas like Medicare for All, the Green New Deal and $15 minimum wage remain popular.
Feature
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October 27, 2020
No return to normal: Prospects after the US election
A Biden administration is not going to offer much to the vast majority of people in the United States. Some may hope for a return to “normal”, but the crises of inequality and climate are not going to allow that.
Arts & culture
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October 20, 2020
A riveting courtroom drama undermined by liberalism
Admittedly, I was quite skeptical when starting to watch the new Aaron Sorkin film about the famous trial of activists after the riots at the…
Analysis
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September 25, 2020
America after Ruth Bader Ginsburg
It’s time to go beyond Supreme Court justice worship and to focus on the immense possibility that only workers power can give us.
Interview
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August 11, 2020
‘We need smaller class sizes’
The Ontario government seems intent on pushing ahead with its plan for a full-blown return to school in September. The government’s plan does not provide…