Steve Edwards is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Seventeen people were gunned down and many more injured at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in yet another in a seemingly endless succession of mass shootings at schools. In the past few days, the survivors have stood up to the arms […]
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Eljeer Hawkins is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. On December 4, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) announced a new campaign and mass march to shed light on the endemic poverty, inadequate housing, and structural unemployment existing in the middle of the massive postwar economic […]
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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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Kelly Bellin is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Build a mass women’s movement Just a few months ago, detailed allegations of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual harassment first broke into the mainstream media. Courageous actresses took a stand against a powerful figure within a multi-billion dollar industry that normalizes sexism. This has sparked a […]
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Kailyn Nicholson is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia – if we take a broad view of the history and diversity of human societies, it’s obvious these forms of oppression are not inherent to all times and places. They arise and flourish under certain conditions, but not others. We […]
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Poverty: A Political Choice The Struggle of Youth Today Fracked Gas – Bad News Ontario: Hydro Privatization Disaster BC Liberals Out Indigenous People Fight for the Environment New Workers Party in Montréal? Beware of Basic Income Trudeau Continues Harper’s Health Cuts … and more from Canada and the world If you would like to order […]
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Inequality is a cancer that eats away at individuals and society. Inequality is spreading rapidly across Canada. It is associated with the premature death of 40,000 Canadians a year. Inequality hits women, Indigenous people and recent immigrants hardest. Women working full-time earn 73.5¢ for every dollar men make. Canada’s gender pay gap averages $8,000 a […]
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Inequality Rising Fight for $15 Growing Montréal Workers Strike For $15 Time for a Student Movement! Poverty Kills: Inequality is Bad for Health Site C: Stop the Damn! Liberal Honeymoon: Clouds on the Horizon Postal Workers Stop Management Attacks Brexit Shocks Elites US Elections Exposes Anger at Establishment … more on Canada and the world […]
Continue ReadingEljeer Hawkins is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. JUSTICE FOR ALTON AND PHILANDO! First published on July 8, 2016 on US Socialist Alternative’s website (note that this was written when the identity of the killer of the 5 Dallas police officers was still unknown) At least 136 black people have been killed by police in […]
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On the evening of May 3 the entire population of the city of Fort McMurray was ordered to leave as the ‘beast’ of an out-of-control wildfire swept towards it. 94,000 people fled their homes in a few short hours, from Fort McMurray and other nearby northern Alberta communities. Most people had a terrifying drive through […]
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