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…
Category: Theory
Nationalize and Democratize Scientific Publishing
by Daniel T. All science is social. It begins with a research hypothesis that emerges from previous observations described in publications or learned through correspondence. The research program is funded by either for-profit corporations or government/non-profit agencies. Industry funding for…
WEBCAST: The Theft of Intellectual Property by Corporations
Thursday, July 23 7 p.m. EST The Theft of Intellectual Property by Corporations, with host Elizabeth Byce, presenter Daniel Tarade, and discussants Emily Steers, Fraser Ferens, Basel Fawal, and others. Watch here: https://youtu.be/1WVT1Hz81IU For more information, including links…
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Towards a Transitional Programme for the Working Class in COVID-19 Times
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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WEBCAST: The History and Praxis of Socialist Action and the Left in Canada
Thursday, July 9 7 p.m. EST The History and Praxis of Socialist Action and the Left in Canada, with host Elizabeth Byce, featuring Barry Weisleder, chair of the NDP Socialist Caucus and federal secretary of SA Canada, and discussants…
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WEBCAST: SOCIALISM 2020
WEBCAST - Socialism 2020, an international education conference online Saturday, June 6, with sessions at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time. https://youtu.be/RoGzJRICBTA 4 p.m. Capitalism is the Virus – pandemic, climate change, economic ruin and authoritarianism, France –…
34th Annual SA Celebration of International Workers’ Day
Webcast 34th Annual SA Celebration of International Workers’ Day, Saturday, May 2, 7 p.m. with a number of speakers and entertainers, chaired by Elizabeth Byce. https://youtu.be/3_LJwZZolYs with guest speakers: John Clarke, co-founder, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty. Naila Saeed, Indocanadians4humanity.…
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VIDEO: Introduction to Marxist Economics (Labour Theory of Value)
Sunday, April 12, 7 p.m. (EDT) Yasin Kaya, with discussants Corey D. in Scarborough and John O. in Thornhill, Ontario. https://youtu.be/x7AlHFpaqMA For more information, including links to past webcasts and other videos, go regularly to: http://www.socialistaction.ca For answers to your…
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April 2020 edition of Socialist Action newspaper
Dear comrades and friends, During these extraordinary and difficult pandemic times, with no public events where Socialist Action newspaper is normally offered for sale, we are stepping up to bring the revolutionary press to you electronically. Please open the attached…
VIDEO: The Fight Against Fascism
Live broadcast will begin Sunday, April 5, 7 p.m. (EDT) Speakers: John Riddell, co-editor of writings on fascism by Clara Zetkin (1857-1933), and Suzanne Weiss, author of Holocaust to Resistance, a survivor of the anti-Nazi resistance. Discussants to be announced.…