by Barry Weisleder The growing instability of capitalist rule is evident in the Canadian state and economy, where a minority government tries to grapple with the devastating effects of the pandemic. Rapidly shedding the COVID lock-down measures imposed in March,…
by John Clarke (July 23, 2020) Two recent developments in the United States seem to capture just how the destructive profit-driven irrationality of capitalism renders it incapable of effectively containing the present global pandemic. On July 10, the US recorded…
Thursday, July 30 7 p.m. The Mental Health Crisis under Capitalism, with presenter Daniel Tarade, and discussants Judy Koch of Socialist Action, Greg Luca from Fridays for Future, Sebastian Mendoza-Price, and Loretta Fisher from Spring magazine. https://youtu.be/9aqfaTiGVEU For more information, including…
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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…
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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…
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