[soundcloud params=”auto_play=false&show_comments=true&color=0ac4ff”]https://soundcloud.com/forget-the-box/manif-solidarity-with-gaza[/soundcloud] Once again, casseroles rang through the streets of Montreal this Wednesday as hundreds of protesters gathered in solidarity with Palestine. Organized by Tadamon, […]
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Commune in the 21st century: The real struggle in Ukraine
The month of March 1871 French society was rocked by two astonishing events; first the crushing of the French army at the hands of the […]
“Celebrating” Canada day
I’ve never been overtly nationalist, and I’ve never really felt the need to engage in a public display of affection for my country of birth: […]
Al Jazeera journalists receive no federal support
Mohamed Fahmy was sure that he would be found not guilty that he had composed a tweet sent out after his acquittal that read: “Thank you Canada. […]
Skills for Solidarity: Building bridges between nations
Creating sustained and respected dialogue between Indigenous communities and settler society has long been a struggle in decolonization movements. Most recently, the approval of the […]
Tony Blair and the war that never was
This past Sunday, with the backdrop of the escalating events in Iraq, Tony Blair, former British prime minister and prominent supporter of the 2003 Iraq […]
Profit over people: Federal government approves pipeline
On June 17, after years of resistance from environmental groups, citizens, and opposition parties, the Conservative government signed and approved the Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline. […]
Ontario: Austerity is dead. Long-live austerity?
As the results trickled in last Thursday night throughout Ontario one thing was obvious, Kathleen Wynne had succeeded where many had failed before – she […]
World Cup: Democracy on the Pitch
“The socialism I believe in is everybody working for the same goal and everybody having a share in the rewards. That’s how I see football, […]
Bill C-36: Conservatives should actually listen to sex workers
Last winter, history was made in Canada when, after years of lobbying, the Supreme Court struck down three major aspects of sex work laws in […]