Elbows up for Mom,hauling laundry baskets up and down three flights of stairs,gasping at soap operas with her hands full,tucking corners tight on hopeand threadbare…
In this episode of Spring Radio, Spring members Samuel Tetelepta and Alex Hunsberger unpack why Canada and other countries across the world are pivoting to an arms economy, and the danger that this trend poses to the international working class.
“Elbows up” was the recurrent message during the campaign trail, when Mark Carney positioned himself as an adversary to Donald Trump. 100 days in office…
Donald Trump’s tariffs have set the whole global economy in a frenzy. The trade war is escalating and countries, including Canada, are retaliating with heightened…
While some breathe a sigh of relief at avoiding a Poilievre government, the winnowing of the political contest into a two-corporate-party race across much of Canada contains many troubling undercurrents for the left.
Just two months ago, the federal Conservatives were sailing towards an easy election. The Liberals were crumbling under Justin Trudeau, and Poilievre’s victory seemed so…
The fear of Poilievre has turned to hope that Carney can beat him. But Carney is no alternative. Between Carney (the banker) and Poilievre (the bully), workers must fight for real alternatives that leave no one left behind.
While Justin Trudeau’s centre-right Liberal government was never as progressive as some suggested, the post-Trudeau Liberals are taking a sharp right turn, especially on the…
For labour and the left, the trade war awakens long-dormant political questions about nationalism, free trade, and class power. The Left must put forward a clear political alternative to the forces of reaction and profit.
Trudeau’s reforms are far outweighed by his failures and his coziness with big business, clearing the way for Poilievre to monopolize anger against the cost of living crisis – but with no plan to support affordable housing or food.
The federal Liberal government is in the midst of a deep crisis that looks likely to result in an early election call. If the polls…
It’s already two weeks since Trump’s decisive election win, but the battle of interpretation is still raging. Why did more than 76 million people vote…
