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February 24, 2020 
Capitalism won’t fix your mental health
At the beginning of 2020, I suffered a major blow to my mental health. I found myself unable to work, unable to live my life…
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February 23, 2020
The people versus the Conservative cuts
As the Ontario Progressive Conservatives gathered in Niagara Falls for their party policy convention on Saturday, Feb 21 they were greeted by thousands of trade…
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February 21, 2020
Ontario teachers strike and mass picket Queen’s Park
Over 200,000 educators from the four main education unions in Ontario came together on February 21, 2020, to say “No to Tory cuts.” Joint actions…
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February 19, 2020
Claudia Jones: Intersectional socialist
Claudia Jones devoted her life to intertwining struggles against anti-Black racism, sexism, capitalism and imperialism—and for this she was incarcerated, deported, and erased from history
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February 15, 2020
Reconciliation is Dead: Canada’s Second Largest Rail Yard Shut Down
As Federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller met with the Tyendinaga Mohawks along the Wyman Road CN Rail crossing this morning, land defenders and their…
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February 14, 2020
Dear Jagmeet, find ‘Love and Courage’ and break with Horgan
Dear Jagmeet, You spoke about “Love and Courage” during your federal campaign. But love and courage only ever matter in the here and now. I…
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February 1, 2020
Who were the Black Panthers?
When we hear the words ‘Black Panther’ these days, we think of the wildly successful Marvel movie and the ‘Wakanda Forever’ gesture. Even I am…
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January 28, 2020
Bell Let’s Talk about disconnection and suicides in Ontario’s jails
Two and a half years ago, Cas Geddes, a young man living with schizophrenia, died by suicide at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre. Like many others…
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January 26, 2020
Toronto rally joins Global Day of Protest: No War on Iran
Close to 200 people rallied in Toronto on January 25 for the Global Day of Protest: No War on Iran. More than one hundred cities…
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January 24, 2020
The Egyptian revolution: Nine years later
January 25 marks nine years since the Egyptian revolution erupted in Tahrir Square, as part of the Arab Spring. Imperial powers and local rulers intervened…
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January 20, 2020
Martin Luther King’s last fight
King was far more than a dreamer—he was a fighter—and the changes he fought for posed a serious challenge to American capitalism. And we should never forget 1968, when King dared to stand up to what he called, “the giant triplets”: racism, extreme materialism, and militarism.
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January 18, 2020
Ford vs. Teachers: Ontario’s class struggle heats up
Next week, for the first time in over 20 years, Ontario will see four of its major education unions (ETFO, OSSTF, OECTA and AEFO) engaged…