Economy
A socialist question and answer on Trump’s tariffs, what they mean for working class people, and how the workers movement and socialists should respond
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,
Tariffs, once they result in inevitable retaliation and a new trade war, can cause havoc to the economy.
Machiavelli wrote “never waste the opportunity offered by a good crisis.” Canada’s corporations are following that advice in response to the crisis of Trump’s tariffs. They have dusted off many
Socialist planning explained, as the capitalist system staggers from crisis to crisis
Since winning the election, Trump has repeatedly talked about annexing Greenland, retaking control of the Panama canal, and making Canada the 51st state. With talk like this, Trump seeks to
Workers need to be wary of Team Canada. It can sound beguiling for the country to unite but the country is not united. There is a fundamental class division much
The CCP’s much-hyped stimulus policies of late 2024 are a mere shadow of the mega-package launched in 2008
This comment in The Economist magazine’s 100-page special on the year ahead, 2025, is surely a feeling shared by most of the world’s ruling politicians and capitalists.