On February 25, the Canadian Labour Congress holds its annual “Lobby Day.” Hundreds of union activists participate, meeting with MPs to press for legislation and action on issues that matter most to working people. If the CLC website is any [...]
Regina police arrest picketers On January 20, Unifor escalated action in solidarity with locked out workers at Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL), members of Unifor Local 594. Several hundred reinforcement picketers arrived from across the [...]
In a scene reminiscent of the Mike Harris era, Ontario teachers are escalating their protracted struggle against a Conservative provincial government. Secondary schools in selected locations across the province closed on January 21, as teachers [...]
In a move that clearly clamps down on dissent, the British government has published a list of extremist groups which puts left-wing groups and green campaigners together with neo-Nazis and white supremacists. The leaked Counter Terrorism Policing [...]
The Communist and Workers’ Parties, denounce the new criminal military attack by the United States on the ground of a foreign country, in the international airport of Iraq, under Trump’s command, with officials of Iraq and an Iranian General among [...]
David Rovics, the topical songwriter from Portland, Oregon, has just released Strangers and Friends, a new album that may well be his best ever. Rovics has been mentioned a lot in this column over the years. Many of this paper's readers have seen [...]
WEB Du Bois and the Jefferson School of Social Science Denise Lynn In May 1954, W.E.B. Du Bois wrote a memo in support of his employer, the Jefferson School of Social Science. The Jefferson School was devoted to Marxist education and was [...]
Michael Berkowitz HBO’s Watchmen is a stunning achievement for television. It is an unblinking look at American right-wing populism and racism, through the eyes of lead Black characters in a science fiction comic book superstructure, a genre in [...]
On January 20, after 46 days of continuous strikes, French transport workers went back to their jobs. Their strikes were the longest in recent French history, and the unions were divided on whether or not to continue them. Further strikes and [...]
Country refuses to be held hostage by opposition groups and imperialist intervention On January 5 the members of the National Assembly of Venezuela elected its new leadership, as mandated by the constitution. The new president of the National [...]
