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May 21, 2020 
What it means to intervene
The verb “intervene” is a strong word, bringing to mind a range of actions which are supposed to be life-saving. The assumption is that authorities…
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May 20, 2020
Work/life collapse and collective struggle
While the economic fallout from COVID-19 continues, my partner and I are privileged enough to continue working from the safety of our home. This involves…
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May 1, 2020
Luxemburg and Lenin on May Day
May Day is celebrated as a day of international workers’ solidarity, a day to express our shared political aspirations for freedom and a day that points…
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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…
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April 16, 2020
Rent strike in the Annex
Responding to the Keep Your Rent campaign, nearly 60 tenants living in small buildings, basements and rooming houses in the Annex are withholding April rent….
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April 8, 2020
What’s wrong with a “war on coronavirus”?
“With the patient’s body considered to be under attack (“invasion”), the only treatment is counterattack. The controlling metaphors…drawn not from economics but from the language…
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March 30, 2020
There is an alternative
Apparently there is an alternative. The events of the past few weeks make it obvious that the mantra of neoliberalism – the idea that there…
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March 28, 2020
No Jobs = No Rent
As the number of recently unemployed workers grows due to the economic crisis triggered by COVID-19, so too does the number of people who intend…
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March 26, 2020
COVID-19: Suppress transmission, not people
A new scientific report has highlighted the dangers of ignoring COVID-19, and the limitations of short-term simple mitigation strategies. But media and politicians are using…
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March 25, 2020
COVID-19: how do we flatten the curve?
We’re told we need to “flatten the curve” of the pandemic to prevent a health crisis, but how do we do this? We need to…
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March 24, 2020
The real hoarders
“The poorest amongst us are being hurt by people who are unnecessarily hoarding,” bellowed Alberta premier Jason Kenney at a news conference on Monday. Kenney’s…
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March 22, 2020
The monster is at the door
COVID-19 is finally the monster at the door. Researchers are working night and day to characterize the outbreak but they are faced with three huge challenges. First the…
