Cities around the world, from Vancouver to Toronto, New York to London, and Berlin and many others have experienced housing crises over the last decade. While the local details may differ, the root cause is the same – rampant profiteering from homes. Housing Movements in Cities Around the World In Los Angeles, where California laws […]
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Among the world’s youth there is an ever-growing feeling that they have inherited a doomed planet. The youth strike for climate justice on May 24 saw protests in 1,880 cities in 133 countries with 1.5 million marching. March 15 was the biggest so far this year with 2,380 demos in over 135 countries and 1.8 […]
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In early April, hundreds of thousands of students, teachers and education workers protested against Doug Ford’s attacks on education. At the end of April, 8,000 health care workers and their allies rallied at Queen’s Park, the seat of the Ontario legislature, in Toronto. This was hosted by the Ontario Health Coalition, an umbrella group representing […]
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This article is from the document on Canada agreed unanimously at Socialist Alternative’s recent conference. SNC-Lavalin has dominated Federal politics this year. While the media has concentrated on the claimed undermining of the attorney general’s independence, it reveals the normal workings of government, constantly acting to support big business. In return, big business gives generously […]
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By 11am on May 15, 1919, over 30,000 defiant workers brought Winnipeg to a halt with a General Strike. Strikes began on May 1 after employers refused the moderate demands from the metal and building trades. In two weeks, support mushroomed to the majority of the working class. Women and men, union and non-union, diverse […]
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PEI’s April election turfed out the Liberals after three consecutive terms. The economy is booming but ordinary people haven’t benefited. The housing crisis has pushed the apartment vacancy rate to virtually zero, the lowest of any Canadian city. Rents are rising rapidly and new developments overwhelmingly expensive. Housing prices have increased by a third between […]
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Ranson Thomas is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Revelations from recent lawsuits demonstrate that Purdue Pharma and its founders and owners, the Sackler family, helped instigate the horrific, ongoing opioid crisis by using deceptive marketing and hiding evidence of their drug Oxycontin’s potential to cause addiction in patients. Oxycontin has been one […]
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When the NDP swept to power in Alberta in 2015, many people were in shock. For 44 years, the Progressive Conservatives ruled the province, the longest unbroken run in government at the provincial or federal level in Canadian history. But the NDP’s rule has proved to be a temporary interruption in a long line of […]
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In March, Québec’s CAQ Premier, François Legault, passed an austerity budget, giving more handouts to the rich. At the same time the government attacked religious minorities in the name of state religious neutrality. Legault’s Bill 21 (PL21) bans public sector workers (police, judges, teachers) from wearing religious clothing or symbols. If passed, it will legalise […]
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