Capitalism’s new, yet very old, "Great Idea" for Europe By Dimitris Koutsoumbas The outbreak of the pandemic, its rapid spread and its profound consequences for human life have brought to the surface great problems which, of course, [...]
By Stéphane Doucet The coronavirus crisis is certainly bringing to light the key differences in health care infrastructure across the world – not only between the for-profit capitalist systems and the more needs-based socialist systems – but also [...]
The murder of 22 people in rural Nova Scotia on April 18-19 has shone a spotlight on the need for meaningful steps to reduce gun violence in Canada, and to tackle the related problems of misogyny and racism which are often the motives behind mass [...]
By Jason Johnson On the eve of the COVID-19 health emergency, Québec was already experiencing its most severe housing crisis since 2001. The vacancy rate for rental housing in Québec cities with a population of at least 10,000 people was only 1.2 [...]
The Ontario Health Coalition, which has called for a full public inquiry into the province’s response to COVID-19, has responded with some caveats to the Ford government’s May 19 announcement supporting an independent commission into long-term care [...]
Yadira Cruz Valera The Secretary General of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV), Oscar Figuera, warned that the possibility of an imperialist war threatens humanity and puts the existence of life on the planet at risk. During a [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic and the deepening economic crisis are imposing far more serious consequences on working people and those in poverty than on the wealthy and the big corporations. Prisoners, the majority of whom are from racialized communities, [...]
Bolivia’s state-owned services are being dismantled and sold off to the private sector, exiled former president Evo Morales warned on Saturday, accusing the coup administration of destroying the country. Morales reminded Bolivians of the need to [...]
As federal and provincial governments begin to implement “reopening” plans, corporate lobbyists are making sure they have politicians’ ears. We know, for example, that the oil industry has had multiple meetings with governments at different levels, [...]
Public secondary teachers and education workers represented by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) are currently voting on a tentative deal with the provincial government. If accepted, it will end job actions that began in [...]
