Haiti’s Misery: Canadian Government’s Role
Within a few weeks, Haiti’s president was assassinated and the country was hit by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that killed over 2,000 people, followed two days later by Hurricane Grace. The plight of the Haitian people is again in the news and on many people’s minds. Haiti is known to Canadians as a “poor” country, and […]
Defend Kshama Sawant and the Right to Protest — Reject the Recall
We are opposed to this undemocratic attack because it seeks to deprive the working class of Seattle of a valuable platform which has benefitted countless struggles for improved conditions — most notably the victorious struggle for a $15/ hour minimum wage, which was first won in Seattle following a campaign spearheaded by Kshama. Since being […]
Is Xi Jinping Turning Left?
China’s dictator Xi Jinping has launched no fewer than 14 different crackdowns this year. There is a crackdown on LGBTQ people and a ban on “sissy boy” pop stars and celebrities in the media. LGBTQ online groups and websites are banned and some universities are compiling registers of gay students. Homosexuality is effectively criminalized again. […]
Jeremy Prickett: Socialist, Machinist, and Comrade
The labor and socialist movements have lost a fighter who, for almost 30 years, dedicated his life to the struggles of working class people. Jeremy died in the last week of August in his hometown of San Diego, California, aged 50. Jeremy Prickett was a proud former member of the Teamsters at UPS, and then […]