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November 18, 2020 
COVID vaccine politics
To maximize the effectiveness of a COVID-19 vaccine it has to be universally accessible
Jesse McLaren
Analysis
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November 6, 2020
Pandemic response requires systemic change
With 10,000 COVID deaths across the country and another 6,000 predicted by the end of the year, there are two possible courses: watch and wait,…
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October 17, 2020
Socialism and anti-colonialism: The life and politics of M.N. Roy
Roy’s life and politics in the 1920s embodied the connection between socialism and anti-colonialism that continues to inspire.
Review
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October 6, 2020
Marxism and intersectionality
Marxism and Intersectionality by Ashley Bohrer (Columbia University Press, 2020) “After years of defending intersectionality in Marxist circles, and of defending historical materialism in intersectional…
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August 27, 2020
Black workers matter: The life and politics of Bayard Rustin
Bayard Rustin, has been largely written out of history—for being gay, a socialist, and a war resister. Now, as movements for social and economic equality rise again, his life and politics have a new relevance.
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August 6, 2020
Normalizing COVID mortality
There comes a time in every pandemic when those in power feel sufficiently protected from the infection and sufficiently burdened by public health that they…
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July 14, 2020
Why and how the 1% denies paid sick days for all
We are months into a global pandemic that has already infected more than 100,000 people across Canada and killed more than 8,000 despite a lockdown,…
Analysis
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June 30, 2020
We need healthcare for all, during and after COVID-19
“Healthcare for all would be one of the better actions the government can take towards alleviating the plight of immigrants in this country. Nobody chooses…
News
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June 12, 2020
Pandemic response needs migrant justice
“We know our boss will use this virus to enforce rules he wanted already. He’s using the pandemic as an excuse to get control over…
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June 4, 2020
COVID-19 and the pandemic of anti-Black racism
Sharon Roberts, Arlene Reid and Leonard Rodriques are all Ontario personal support workers who died as front-line workers during COVID-19. Regis Korchinski-Paquet was killed at…
Analysis
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May 7, 2020
COVID or capitalism: What’s causing the food crisis?
“The people come with nets to fish for potatoes in the river, and the guards hold them back; they come in rattling cars to get…
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April 29, 2020
COVID-19: How should the economy be reopened?
With some indications that COVID-19 numbers are peaking across Canada, the debate is shifting from how to stop the pandemic to how to restart the…