Face reality! That must be the starting point for anyone who wants a world conducive to humanity. Almost all the present technology – from food production to housing – and infrastructure were developed to suit global climates and ecologies that are rapidly disappearing. The earth, in its long history, has seen dramatic changes in landscape, […]
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The student-led protests in India secured a major victory when their main target, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, resigned on Saturday (25 July). His resignation is a major setback for the reactionary Hindu nationalist BJP government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, the struggle must continue. “His resignation is only the first step”, as it […]
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This document is the product of intensive discussion by members of Socialist Alternative Canada over several months. These contributed to a draft prepared by the National Committee that was discussed at our annual in-person meeting in April. It was then revised based on that discussion.
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Top Chinese economist’s speech reveals growing alarm as economic crisis deepens China’s real unemployment rate is 10.2% according to a top Chinese economist. That’s double the official rate – currently just 5% – claimed by the CCP regime. A rate of 10 percent adds up to around 48 million people out of work – more […]
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Lessons for Fighting the Far Right Today This July we commemorate the 90th anniversary of the revolutionary workers’ uprising in Spain against the fascist military coup of July 17, 1936, led by General Franco. This was one of the most powerful working-class movements in history, which, in just a few days, took control of Catalonia, […]
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In the media we are bombarded with endless warnings about the “bond markets.” But despite the ominous-sounding headlines about rising yields, or Andy Burnham’s call for Britain to stop being “in hock” to them, it is rarely explained what the bond market actually is, or why it matters. The ups and downs of the markets […]
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Resistance to AI Data centres is spreading across Canada too from Hamilton, Ontario, to Olds, Alberta, and Vancouver, BC. We will have an article soon on Canadian opposition. Saline Township, Michigan has just a few thousand residents, most of whom were extremely concerned when OpenAI and Oracle announced plans to build a massive $16 billion […]
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How things have changed. The orthodox views of a few years ago are now out the window. Until recently most mainstream economists argued that governments should get out of the way to allow private capitalists to invest in major projects and that profits were the “reward” for taking risks. Now, for many construction projects, the […]
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Pride’s rallying cry is struggling to be heard amid overlapping crises. Rising militarism, affordable housing shortages, and economic precarity dominate the attention of working-class queer people who are increasingly struggling to survive. Amid news of another bombardment, another pipeline, another data centre, corporations covertly cancel Pride initiatives and legislators quietly erode hard-won queer rights. The […]
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Mark Carney’s political image is of a “responsible progressive,” a pragmatist — someone who speaks about climate change, affordability, inclusion, and protecting Canadians during economic uncertainty. He talks nice about “Canada for All” and that “the government is protecting the essential social programs — child care, dental care, and pharmacare.” But dig into the details […]
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