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April 1, 2020

In a time of crisis, a critical voice

PV Editorial Board
March 27, 2020

Class Dangers in Public Emergencies

PV Staff
March 27, 2020

Kenney and COVID-19: Alberta’s double whammy

Drew Garvie
March 27, 2020

Health cuts and privatization to blame for Ontario’s vulnerability

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WFTU condemns sanctions as murderous, block to pandemic response

Communist parties around world issue joint call to protect people’s…

There’s no self-isolation for (or from) the climate crisis

IMF abandons Venezuelans to pandemic

On March 15, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro filed a formal request to the IMF for $5 billion of emergency funding to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. He wrote, “Only under the spirit of solidarity, brotherhood, and social discipline, we will be [...]

Don’t demonize China – look for lessons instead

By Peter Miller in Chongqing I’m in China during the pandemic and it’s pained me to see anti-Chinese propaganda gaining ground in the West, including in Canada. Instead of blaming China for a virus that knows no borders, we should be looking [...]

WFTU condemns sanctions as murderous, block to pandemic response

On March 21, the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) issued a strong condemnation of the sanctions that have been imposed, primarily by the United States and its allies, against countries around the world. The union body, which is organized on a [...]

Communist parties around world issue joint call to protect people’s health and rights

In response to the COVID-19 health crisis, communist and workers' parties around the world have issued a joint statement, demanding emergency measures to protect health and human rights. The parties recognize that, in the context of capitalism, [...]

There’s no self-isolation for (or from) the climate crisis

Fridays for Future moving online to fight for action, build movement Social distancing is a reality for most people right now, but that doesn’t mean that collective action stops. Whether it’s tenants fighting against pressure from landlords, [...]

Pallister intensifies neoliberal attack

Stronger province-wide fightback needed to resist cuts, privatization Robert Crooks On March 3 Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister released his ministerial mandate letters, which pledge to reduce “dependency on government” by cutting services, [...]

Trudeau’s choice to support war crimes

In what can only be described as a gift to Benjamin Netanyahu in his scramble to remain in power, Justin Trudeau sent a letter to the International Criminal Court (ICC) saying it had no jurisdiction to investigate Israeli war crimes against [...]

Alberta labour pushes back against Kenney cuts

By Jim Felix When Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party (UCP) ended Alberta's brief period of NDP government last year, the province's labour movement knew that tougher times were on the way. Unlike the era of Ralph Klein's spending cuts in [...]

Report from Cuba: The impact of the blockade on the US

One would expect that the most serious impact of Donald Trump’s tightening of sanctions against Cuba would be on the Cuban people themselves. However, on a recent trip to Havana, our delegation heard that the US blockade is now threatening the [...]

Song: a weapon of the revolution

Normand Raymond A social explosion is shaking Chile – an unceasing wave of massive demonstrations which began October 18, demanding better living conditions and aiming to replace General Pinochet’s fascist 1980 constitution through a people’s [...]

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