Canadian governments want to produce more fossil fuels, even while the country burns. The 2015 United Nations Paris Agreement set the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels to avoid the worst disasters spurred by climate change. In just nine years, 2024, that benchmark was broken. Around the world heatwaves, fires, floods, […]
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This new bubble underscores the extremely parasitic nature of capitalism and the need for a socialist alternative. Stock markets in the US are reaching record levels led by the “Magnificent Seven” tech giants, with hundreds of billions being invested in new energy and water-hungry datacenters, and trillions more planned. At the same time however, voices […]
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The second of two articles on the ongoing trade standoff between the two biggest imperialist powers, China and the US (part 1) The TikTok deal – if there will be a deal – is an important element in the wider conflict between Donald Trump’s government and the Chinese regime. Using a military analogy, we can […]
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The working class and poor people in Nepal can’t afford another rotten government of the rich It is one month since Nepal was shaken by a short-lived but intense protest movement that came to be known as the “Generation Z protests.” Five days of struggle, protests and riots succeeded in literally chasing the government out […]
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Mark Carney’s Liberal government launched a surprise assault on Canada’s 55,000 postal workers on September 25. This intensifies the battle for the future of Canada Post. In November 2024, the 33-day strike of CUPW members was stopped by then-Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon’s invocation of Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code, forcing the posties back […]
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A new phase of the struggle against genocide – the working class must #blockeverything In the still of night on 1 October, a cowardly attack by Israeli state terrorists intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla. However, even though the flotilla was stopped, its journey will still be remembered as a crucial turning point, showing a path […]
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The first of two articles on the ongoing trade standoff between the two biggest imperialist powers, China and the US (part 2) A popular meme of Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is doing the rounds. Trump tells Xi, “I hold the cards”, and Xi replies, “The cards were made in China”. According to some media […]
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Workers’ action shows the way forward Update October1: As the Israeli regime intercepted boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters, mass protests erupted in cities across Europe and Middle East. Italian trade unionists have called another general strike for Friday, October 3. Under the slogans “24 hour general strike” and “Block everything,” the […]
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Times are tough for working-class people in Canada. The cost of living keeps going up, including the cost of housing, debt, transportation, and groceries. Wages aren’t keeping up with inflation. People are struggling to pay rent in inadequate or poor-quality housing, and welfare rates are insufficient to keep recipients above the poverty line. Youth face […]
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Performative woke-washing has been replaced by performative woke-bashing In what might seem a strange paradox, the latter part of the last Trump presidency coincided with a dramatic rise in so-called ‘woke capitalism’. In 2020, with Trump still in the White House, Doritos emblazoned the slogan “Black Lives Matter” on a huge branded mural adorning the […]
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