Capitalism is literally destroying our earth, along with the people. It’s certainly time for socialists to emerge as a global force, and time to expand…
On February 23, 2021, workers at Bryony House were in a legal position to take strike action. There were two outstanding issues at the bargaining…
Is there any good way to redevelop a prison? Some ex-prisoners would rather see institutions demolished than repurposed for the profit and enjoyment of those…
It was Season 8 of the TV show “Murdoch Mysteries” when the character of Margaret Haile first appeared. A woman running for the provincial legislature,…
Writing is a powerful tool to communicate socialist ideas, to share the best lessons, tactics and strategies and to build the capacity and confidence of…
“Workingmen’s Paris, with its Commune, will be forever celebrated as the glorious harbinger of a new society. Its martyrs are enshrined in the great heart…
March 20, 2021 marks one-year since the first prisoner contracted COVID-19 in Ontario. Since the first positive case was diagnosed, prisons and jails across Canada have been the site of a deepening crisis in human rights and healthcare.
This week marks 12 months since the COVID-19 crisis hit Canada. Along with the rest of the world, day-to-day life in Canada was dramatically upended. …
On March 8, 1950, Claudia Jones—a leading member of the Communist Party of the US—delivered a speech on International Women’s Day, which was subsequently published…
Racism appears to be as Canadian as hockey. Does this mean that racism has been with us forever, in all parts of the world, that…
Frederick Douglass, the foremost abolitionist of 19th century America, waged a tireless struggle against the institution of slavey and white supremacy. His life and times were revolutionary in every sense of the word and contain valuable lessons for today.
C.L.R. James, renowned Marxist historian and activist C.L.R. James, wrote this essay in 1939 for New International, the theoretical magazine of the Socialist Workers Party. This…
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