Originally published at socialistaction.org Here we reprint key sections of Socialist Action’s (United States) 2020 Draft Political Resolution now under discussion in the party’s ranks as it approaches its December 2-6, 2020 National Convention. The complete will be published soon…
Read More The Power of United Front Mass Action vs. Anarchist Pretensions
Dear Dimitri Lascaris, You waged an amazing campaign that rallied thousands of people to Eco-socialist ideas. That is a testament to your consummate skills as a superb organizer and an articulate proponent of radical socio-economic change. In the end, the…
By Daniel Tarade Originally published: The Meaning of Life Type Stuff by Daniel Tarade (September 11, 2020) No person is an island. It takes a village. Circle of Life. We are stardust. Seven generations. These truisms reference connections between people and what…
The advocacy organization, Justice for Migrant Workers, on June 29 called for an immediate shutdown of Ontario's entire agricultural industry until every workplace is fully sterilized to stop the spread of COVID-19 among its workers. From the start of the…
Thursday, September 17, 7 p.m. with political economist Yasin Kaya, and Rosemary Hnatiuk in Winnipeg and Corey David in Toronto. View here:
Did anyone benefit from the COVID-19 pandemic? Billionaires did. Tobias Lutke is the 40-year old CEO of Ottawa-based e-commerce company Shopify Inc. He saw his personal wealth rise from $3 billion (U.S.) in March 2020 – to $8.5 billion in…
By Barry Weisleder World War 1 spawned the Russian Revolution, the Winnipeg General Strike, and spurred union recognition. Following World War 2, out of the debris of fascism and holocaust, the industrial unions, the labour-based NDP, and the welfare state…
Read More Towards a Transitional Programme for the Working Class in COVID-19 Times
Coming to you digitally during the pandemic We are continuing to bring you our great newspaper as a PDF during these pandemic times. Free issue of Socialist Action news paper can be found here: Socialist-Action-July-2020
Thursday June 25 7 p.m. eastern time: The Authoritarian State bolstered by COVID-19. Host: Elizabeth Byce. Speakers: John Clarke, co-founder of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, and John Wunderlich, Board Member MyData.org https://youtu.be/wQjCB86XXDU For more information, including links to past webcasts and other…
Read More WEBCAST: The Authoritarian State bolstered by COVID-19
by Daniel Tarade In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, socialists insist that “Capitalism is the Virus!” Such a phrase is not a casual flip of the script or a ‘what-about-ism’. Popular discourse surrounding virology (and epidemiology) simply accounts for capitalist…
