Socialism is back, at least south of the border. The popularity of Bernie Sanders, the election of open socialists such as Kshama Sawant, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and Ilhan Omar, the growth of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and the teacher strike wave across many ‘red states’ are just some
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Canadian Dimension: $15 and Fairness Shakes Up Ontario
Photo by 15 and Fairness The Fight for $15 and Fairness scored a big victory on May 30 when the Ontario Liberals announced they would raise the minimum wage to $15 by January 1, 2019. The Liberals also announced a slew of other legislative changes they will introduce as part
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Debating Syria Productively
Photo by Alisdare Hickson The debate over Syria on the Left is toxic. I pulled together 13 points about the situation in Syria I hope can be useful in framing the discussion in a more productive way. The ultimate goal of these discussions in Western countries should be to have
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Syria and the Antiwar Tradition
Photo by Alisdare Hickson There is major disorientation on the left in many Western countries when it comes to Syria and about how antiwar activists should respond to events on the ground in Syria and Iraq. The highly complex nature of the Syrian war involving a multitude of foreign states
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Canada’s bloody political consensus on Israel and Palestine
Photo by Amir Farshad Ebrahimi A year ago today Israel commenced Operation Protective Edge, their third major assault on the Gaza strip since 2008. The response from Canada’s political parties was a swift and unflinching support for Israel. The 51-day war, or rather display of modern mechanical butchery by the
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: 2015: Beyond “Anything But Conservative”
Photo by Makaristos At the end of 2014, RankandFile.ca, an online labour news publication, ran a competition for Scumbag of the Year. While we received many nominations of bad bosses and terrible politicians from across the country, unsurprisingly it was Stephen Harper who topped our readers’ list to win this
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