A socialist candidate came first with over 51 percent of all the votes in Vancouver’s recent byelection. This clearly shows that people are looking for real change. On Saturday, April 5, Vancouver went to the polls to elect two councillors to replace two who had resigned. The campaign was dominated by two issues — the […]
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Not surprisingly, the Liberal’s new leader, Mark Carney, has called the federal election for April 28. The Liberal’s sense is that they can win. At the end of January Poilievre and the Conservatives seemed to be coasting to a landslide victory. Two months later it is now the Liberals who appear to be heading to […]
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by a member of Socialist Struggle Movement, Israel/Palestine The ceasefire was violated in a massacre planned and coordinated with the Trump administration. Returned abductees and their families are angry and anxious about the fate of the remaining abductees. Organize to fight against the renewal of the war of extermination. A widespread massacre in the Gaza […]
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While crisis and recession are common under capitalism, the contours of global capitalism have changed dramatically since 2008. There’s a real danger that in this new era of imperialist conflict, things could spiral completely out of control. The old neoliberal globalized order is falling apart, but this doesn’t mean it’s being replaced with anything better. […]
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Rebuild and escalate the global movement against genocidal war and imperialism. Netanyahu’s far-right government, with the full support of Trump, has broken the fragile ceasefire and resumed the Israeli military’s genocidal war on Gaza. In the early morning of Tuesday, 18 March, over 400 people were reported killed by massive bombing raids, many of them […]
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Turmoil and crises are deepening in Syria. Early March saw armed confrontations which left over 1,500 dead. The economy is in free fall, with more than 90 percent of the population living below the poverty line. Armed forces from Israel and Turkey have established bases and conduct raids on Syrian territory. The initial relief and […]
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Tariffs, once they result in inevitable retaliation and a new trade war, can cause havoc to the economy. Newly elected President Trump has been quick to unleash his most beloved economic policy, tariffs. Among other things, Trump claims they will lead to a renewal of the U.S. economy. On March 4, Trump followed through on […]
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Update April 6 COPE won a stunning victory in the byelection. COPE’s candidate, Sean Orr, topped the poll! After 2.5 years as the majority party on Council, the reactionary party of the developers — ABC, led by mayor Ken Sim — is hated. Their candidates finished bottom of all the parties, with only 14 percent […]
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Update: March 24 The federal election is on April 28. The Liberals hope with Carney as leader and Poilievre too closely associated with Trumpish politics they can win again. Currently the NDP is languishing far behind, discredited after propping up the Liberals for 2.5 years. Mark Carney won with a landslide — supported by 86 […]
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Trump’s is a policy of blind hubris and arrogance, which is bound to backfire to the detriment of US imperialism. Every day that goes by further underlines how much Donald Trump’s re-election has changed the world. His regime of personal “strong man” rule is ripping up the fabric of world relations, economics and politics, at […]
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