This is a statement by ISA’ International Women’s Bureau. Fight the Right Wing Backlash with Socialist Feminism International Working Women’s Day (IWWD) 2023 sees the wave of women leading movements and struggle against oppression and capitalist exploitation continuing to develop, often explosively. The dire consequences of war, mass hunger, climate destruction, political crisis and social […]
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The Bank of Canada jacked up interest rates again to 4.5 percent. In less than a year the Bank has raised rates eight times from 0.25 percent, causing misery to millions with higher rent mortgages and debt charges. These actions make a recession, with higher unemployment, more likely. This article, written in late January, first […]
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Nina Mo is a member of Sozialistische LinksPartei (ISA in Austria). Since the beginning of this year unrest and protests have continued in Iran with the working class and youth at the forefront. With growing anger about the increased repression of trade unionists, for instance against teachers, and more recently against new executions, as well […]
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This is a statement of ISA’s International Editorial Board. Workers of the World Unite Against Decaying Capitalism A revolutionary socialist alternative is needed. We call on all workers, women, youth and those who agree with us to join us in building International Socialist Alternative. International Editorial Board “The burdens of war will consume the best […]
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Chris Gray is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Right-Wing Tropes, Gaslighting, and High-Paid Spies Following the historic union victory at the JFK8 fulfillment center on Staten Island, Amazon Labor Union (ALU) is gearing up for the next election at LDJ5, the 1,500 worker sort center across the street. Following the historic union […]
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The long months of COVID have been brutal for many people in Canada and around the world. COVID has exposed and pressure cooked many of the pre-existing conditions and problems: inequality, run-down public health systems, utterly inadequate care for seniors, opioid pandemic and more. Repeated government failures have made COVID far worse. The delayed response […]
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Connor Rosoman is a member of Socialist Alternative (England, Wales & Scotland). “12 years to save the planet”. Last year, the world received a wake-up call. Leading climate scientists working for the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicted that we have only 12 years before global temperatures will have risen by 1.5°C. Going […]
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Ty Moore is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Seattle’s Socialist City Councilmember, Kshama Sawant, is in the midst of a major fight for re-election. U.S. elections are long and expensive compared to most of the world. Seattle city elections are in two parts: a primary that runs through August 6 and then […]
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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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Tim Hortons’ attack on low paid workers has ignited protests across Canada. On Friday, January 19, over 50 rallies took place from coast to coast. There is a powerful public backlash against actions of some Timmies franchise holders who have cut paid break times and made their employees pay more for their benefits as they […]
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