Love, politics, and the relation between the two have long been subject to debate on the left. Communist philosopher Alain Badiou argues against the conflation…
Leftists should categorically reject the idea of deploying the military to disperse right-wing anti-vaccine protesters. Talk of using the Canadian Forces (CF) to dislodge the…
Of the numerous misconceptions about unions, one of the most prominent and problematic is what’s known as the ‘third party fallacy’. According to this fallacy,…
Not only has the Ontario government provided paid sick days that are less than adequate in number and only temporary in duration, but they have…
Nineteen years ago today the Canadian government hosted a meeting that significantly impacted two decades of Haitian politics. Jean Chretien’s Liberals organized an international gathering…
By planting trees atop Indigenous villages, uprooting endemic agriculture, and blocking Palestinians’ access to extremely scarce water sources, the Jewish National Fund plays a key role in the uprooting and desecration of Palestinian land and livelihoods.
Covid has shattered many worlds, and it can shatter the neoliberal credo that there is no alternative. But only if we are courageous enough to reject to liberalism and nationalism, and embrace internationalism.
When we eventually take off our masks and realize who is responsible for our survival, an honest person will know that it was front-line workers, often lacking a decent wage, paid sick days and job security who must get (and take) the credit.
Three-years ago Juan Guaidó declared himself president of Venezuela in a Caracas park. The same day Canadian foreign minister Chrystia Freeland formally recognized the little-known…
While the pandemic has been a never-ending nightmare for us all, it has been more intense for those of us with incarcerated loved ones. Knowing…
Over the last 24 months of the pandemic, I have watched my family and friends, Black and racialized people, forced onto the front lines of…
A startling about-face on fighter jets highlights the Liberals deference to Lockheed Martin’s influence. After aggressively criticizing the Harper government’s plan to buy 65 F-35s,…
