Greyson Van Arsdale is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Starbucks Workers United Fight for Fair Union Elections With more than 30 stores fighting to unionize nationwide, the Starbucks stores in Buffalo are no longer an outlier — they’re the spark to a growing flame. Starbucks workers from Buffalo, who have won their […]
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After years of hard campaigning by tenants, the SRO Collaborative and Vancouver City Councillor Jean Swanson, a victory! In mid-November 2021, Vancouver City Council approved real rent control for the private single-room occupancy (SRO) hotels that house many of the city’s most vulnerable people in the Downtown Eastside. SROs are usually small single rooms, about […]
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Aislinn O’Keeffe is a member of the Socialist Party (ISA in Ireland). Spoilt British ‘Royal’ Prince Andrew, who would scream and shout if his collection of teddy bears was disturbed, is now facing civil action in the US, after his friend, the socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, has been found guilty of soliciting and trafficking under-age girls. […]
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Keishia Taylor is a member of the Socialist Party (ISA in Ireland) and ROSA. An unprecedented wave of grief and anger has gripped the country following the devastating murder of 23 year-old Ashling Murphy in Tullamore. Tens of thousands have participated in countless vigils in every city, town and village in Ireland, North and South, […]
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Alberta’s largest unions have released a joint statement calling for an immediate circuit-breaker lockdown in order to deal with the Omicron wave of the COVID pandemic. The province is presently setting records of between 4,700 and 6,800 new cases every day. On the second day back to school in Edmonton, schools were short 737 teachers […]
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Hugh Caffrey is a member of Socialist Alternative (England, Wales & Scotland). Socialist Alternative welcomes the news that former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn may be considering establishing a new left party, on behalf of which he would stand at the next general election as Labour will stand against him. There is no shortage of support […]
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Lucius Cassius was an ancient Roman judge who got a reputation for wisdom and fairness in court by repeatedly asking in cases, “Cui Bono?” or “Who Benefits?” Starting the third year of the COVID pandemic, the answer to old Lucius’ question seems pretty obvious: Canadian Banks once again posted record profits and bonuses, while at […]
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Call for action from ROSA & Ruth Coppinger after the brutal killing of Ashling Murphy, who was killed on Wednesday afternoon while on a run in Dublin. We cannot begin to find the words to express our devastation for Ashling Murphy of Tullamore, and all those who knew and loved her. A primary school teacher, […]
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Workers and Socialist Party (WASP) reaffirms our solidarity with the 5,000 Clover workers on strike since November 22, 2021. We fully support the workers’ demands and are calling for the escalation of demonstrations to kick off this year of struggle, both by the workers as well as those forces who stand in solidarity with them […]
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Lead is a well-known poison. Its harmful effects have been known for 2,000 years. Dioscorides wrote that “Lead makes the mind give way.” Yet 100 years ago, car manufacturers and oil companies started a mass lead poisoning. Researchers at General Motors found that by adding a lead compound, tetraethyl lead (TEL), several problems with internal […]
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