Analysis
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March 21, 2023 
The ominous collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank
Far from being a one off, the failure of SVB reveals systemic problems playing out across the economy.
John Clarke
Op-ed
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January 4, 2023
Austerity, abandonment and assisted dying in Canada
The notion that someone facing a terminal illness or fatal condition should be able to decide at what point their life should be brought to…
Analysis
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July 27, 2022
The dangerous rise of Pierre Poilievre
The politics of Pierre Poilievre are a very major threat but they are also a symptom of societal crisis and the lack of a fighting response on the left. Poilievre won’t wait for the next election to start spreading his poison.
Feature
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June 24, 2022
The class war of interest rates
Dramatic headlines such as ‘Global markets plunge as Fed mulls biggest rate rise in decades’ are no longer surprising. Yet, the onset of the present inflationary…
Feature
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June 13, 2022
Capitalism in crisis: World Bank report paints grim picture
The World Bank outlines the crisis conditions enveloping global capitalism. The question before us is who will pay for the coming recession.
Feature
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March 11, 2022
Capitalism: Myth, illusions and realities
The capitalist system, based as it is on exploitation, is controlled by a ruling class that can’t acknowledge the realities of its irrational and crisis-ridden system. The working class, who make up the great majority, can’t challenge this system with the ideas of the class that exploits them. An understanding of the society we live in is required before we can change it and, in that regard, the analysis of the workings of a capitalist economy that Marx and Engels provided is more vital today than ever before.
Analysis
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December 9, 2020
Business-friendly Basic Income
UBI Works and the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis (CANCEA) have released what they describe as a “landmark study” that “will provide a first ever…
Analysis
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April 24, 2020
Basic reasons to oppose basic income
I’ve written quite a number of pieces over the last few years that set out the reasons why I think basic income is a social…
Analysis
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March 21, 2020
Basic Income is not the answer to the crisis
Though they have delayed too long and many employers are doing all they can to undermine the effort, the governments that are in the business…
Op-ed
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November 14, 2019
Why Are Homeless People Allowed To Die In Toronto?
On November 7, the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) held a vigil for Kevin Dickman, a homeless man in Toronto, whose body had been pulled…