Interview
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July 7, 2022 
Workers’ rights and the fight for climate justice
Low-wage workers have been hit hardest by the pandemic, they were the first to lose their jobs and most likely to get COVID. A new…
covid-19
Feature
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May 26, 2022
A vote for Ford is a vote for COVID
After six waves and more than two years of COVID-19, the Ontario election on June 2 should be a referendum on Premier Doug Ford’s pandemic response. Based on his record a vote for Ford is a vote for COVID, but the Liberals are no alternative.
Op-ed
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March 4, 2022
What next for the Left following the ‘freedom convoy’
Facing a growing alt- and far-right in Canada fueled by two years of opposition to vaccines and public health mandates, the Left needs to critically assess the “freedom convoy,” and where to go from here.
Op-ed
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February 2, 2022
Paid sick days need government legislation and employer enforcement
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…
Op-ed
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January 24, 2022
Neither nationalist borders nor liberal globalization will stop COVID-19
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.
Op-ed
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January 21, 2022
‘We’re (not) all in this together’
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.
Analysis
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December 17, 2021
Omicron was an avoidable disaster
The rapid spread of the Omicron variant was predictable and preventable, and the fact that it is happening rests squarely on the business lobby and our governments and media, which have put profits before people.
Feature
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December 13, 2021
Ford’s pandemic response fuels COVID inequity
From border control to lockdowns, and from staying home sick to getting vaccinated and tested for COVID—Ford’s entire pandemic plan ignores inequities that preceded the pandemic. The result has been to fuel COVID inequities—scapegoating migrants, policing essential workers, sending sick workers to work, and keeping vaccines and tests out of the hands of those who need them most.
Feature
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October 5, 2021
Will vaccine mandates end the pandemic?
In a society where health outcomes reflect social and economic inequalities, and where the uneven application of policies reinforces these inequalities, we need to centre equity and workers rights in any public health discussion.
Op-ed
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September 8, 2021
Class conflict over COVID
Over the 20th century, life expectancy rose and medical advances virtually eliminated deadly diseases such as smallpox, leprosy, and polio. We were assured that, in…
Op-ed
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August 26, 2021
From pandemic to uprising: Lessons from the Winnipeg general strike
In 1918 the world was rocked by a global pandemic. Doctors were stumped by how to treat this mysterious virus that was killing patients. Masks…
Analysis
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July 29, 2021
Resisting the COVID aftershocks
Canada, the US, and other world powers are attempting to brand the COVID-19 pandemic as ‘over,’ and demanding a return to ‘normal.’ But capitalism has…