“We need [to] bludgeon cunts like you in the streets,” an anonymous account posts under an activist’s tweet about strikes. “Someone needs to cave your fucking head in.” These threats are examples of the misogyny and violence that women face daily. Ending digital violence is the theme of this year’s UN Day on Eliminating Violence […]
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Mark Carney’s Liberals won the election promising to stand up to Trump and his tariffs and threats to make Canada the 51st state. In office, Carney dropped the “elbows up” approach; instead, he is appeasing Trump. The Liberals have scrapped almost all tariffs on US imports. They agreed to join the “Golden Dome,” a space-based […]
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We Need a Socialist Feminist Defence Against Gender-Based Violence The idea that capitalism brings ever-increasing progress toward equality has been swept away like the mirage that it always was. On 23 November, ISA’s Socialist Feminist Commission met, with members from Canada, Brazil, England, Wales and Scotland, Germany, Quebec, Sweden, and the United States attending. We […]
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Imperialism and the quest for global hegemony is behind the rare earth battle Rare earth elements are considered China’s most powerful trump card in the US-China imperialist trade war. They are essential in the manufacture of advanced medical equipment, cell phones and AI chips. Most importantly for the capitalists, the world’s biggest growth industry – […]
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Full Steam Ahead to Fight Trump and the Democratic Party Establishment In a truly historic victory, self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has defeated hated former governor Andrew Cuomo to become mayor of New York City, home to Wall Street, the epicenter of US capitalism. With almost all votes counted, Zohran won a 50.4% majority in […]
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A consequence of the absence of revolutionary leadership and a party of the working masses Yet another African country, and another coup. A coup in Madagascar has led to the coming to power of the military, led by Col Michael Randrianirina, following three weeks of protest on the streets by working class youth against the […]
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On November 29 and 30, Your Party (YP) will hold its founding conference. The challenges that lie in front of this fledgling organisation are huge. But its tasks are urgent. The enemy is at the gate. Reform leads in the polls by a wide margin. Far-right racists are emboldened and on the streets. Starmer’s Labour, […]
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In Canada, 2025 is the year of the transit fare hike. Fares have gone up in Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, and Victoria, with Edmonton and Calgary soon to follow. Many cities are also cracking down on fare evaders despite Human Rights Watch warning that such crackdowns disproportionately target poor and racialized people. Meanwhile transit service is […]
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With every tenth of a degree of additional warming, the probability of passing a tipping point increases. A major new review conducted by the scientific laboratory at Germany’s The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, in collaboration with researchers at the Stockholm Resilience Centre claims that ocean acidification has now exceeded critical thresholds for the […]
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Nepal, Indonesia, Morocco, Madagascar, Peru, Timor-Leste, and the Philippines – Gen Z rises up Corruption, unemployment, and inequality run rampant across the world. But Gen Z has had enough of capitalism’s crises and is fighting back. In Indonesia and Nepal, tens of thousands of young people kicked off revolts against gross displays of corruption, and […]
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