On July 1st 1916, the battle of the Somme began and the pointless slaughter of the First World War reached a new intensity.
One hundred years ago on July 1 the army of the British Empire suffered its largest one day losses ever...more)
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On short notice 70 community members marched against the hate group
Bloor West Village community members marched to welcome refugees and say no to hate on Saturday June 25, following a...more)
Trudeau has maintained Harper's arms deal, and added secrecy
Thanks largely to the sale of tanks to Saudi Arabia, begun under Harper but receiving the blessing of the Trudeau...more)
Rapid response to fake toxic sludge at Queen's park exposes decades of environmental racism
The double standard at the heart of Canadian policy towards First Nations was on display last Thursday at Queen's Park...more)
Unlike the history from above in movies about Lincoln, this tells history from below: of united struggle against slavery
This new movie about the Civil War and the institution of slavery is a very different take than Steven Spielberg’s...more)
Trump lacks support from corporate America, so he is using racism to mobilize the vote
Perhaps it was a mistake for Donald Trump to go heavily into the golf business. In 2014 he bought Scotland’s...more)
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse led a land defence against the colonial troops of George Custer
Today is the 140th anniversary of one of the greatest battles of Indigenous resistance, the Battle of Greasy Grass/Little Bighorn—where...more)
The crisis can polarize to the right but also to the left
David Cameron has resigned, and the Leave vote in the EU referendum has hurled the Tory party, and the British...more)
After a rigged pro-TPP "consultation," a demonstration provided real public input against the corporate TPP
On April 20 the Standing Committee on International Trade hosted a public consultation in Saskatoon around the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)...more)
We must act in solidarity, and we must break these chains of oppression together.
Not even a week ago, the world was shocked by what is being called the deadliest mass-shooting in American history...more)
Marge Piercy's utopian story about liberation provides ongoing inspiration
This year 2016 is the 40th anniversary of the publication of Woman on the Edge of Time, a futuristic novel...more)
The inquest acknowledged the racist killing but does not provide structural change
On the same day that Toronto Police executed search and seizures on medical marijuana dispensaries across the city in headline-grabbing...more)
Mohamed Ali inspired people to fight racism and imperialism
The mainstream tributes for Muhammed Ali are insults in the form of faint praise. Why if I didn’t know better,...more)
Rallies across the Canada challenged the exploitation of migrant workers
On May 30, Migrant Workers Alliance for Change organized a rally in downtown Toronto as part of the Status Now...more)
From General Cornwallis to the ongoing approval of pipelines without consent, Canada has plenty of colonial baggage
During a winter trip to the US, Justin Trudeau told a group of students that Canada was suited to peacekeeping...more)
An overflow meeting built momentum for the People's Climate Plan and challenged the climate denier Brad Wall
Climate Justice Saskatoon organized a Peoples Climate Plan Town Hall on May 25 in order to address Canada’s plan for...more)
GAI have a history of coming from right-wing governments to perpetuate inequality
The Ontario Liberal government of Kathleen Wynne is talking about a guaranteed basic income for all residents. It sounds great;...more)
Students and workers are pushing back the austerity agenda of the "Socialist" government
The so called “Socialist” government in France is under siege, though you would never know it with the limited press...more)
The right-wing's removal of Rousseff hasn't stopped opposition to austerity
In its first days in office, Brazil’s new government led by president Michel Temer has already faced spirited opposition. Some...more)
“Henry Kissinger, you can’t hide – we charge you with genocide!”
On May 26, 2016, about 100 feisty demonstrators from Actions4Palestine welcomed some of the planet’s biggest war criminals at the...more)
The "war on drugs" was a counter-revolution against the civil rights movement
As the Black Lives Matter movements continues to gain international prominence and challenge police brutality and systemic racism, The New...more)
The fight for 15 is raising wages and working class unity
Since its relatively modest beginnings in the fall of 2012 when a handful of fast food workers in New York...more)
The Jesuit priest and his brother were repeatedly arrested for protesting war
One of the iconic opponents of the Vietnam War, US Jesuit priest Daniel Berrigan, passed away in New York on...more)
Thousands of municipal workers protested the Liberal government's austerity measures
On May 12, thousands of unionized Quebec municipal workers greeted elected municipal officials with a protest at the opening of...more)
The Liberals have signed a protocol against torture, now they need to make this commitment a reality
The Trudeau Liberal government has just made a public commitment to sign on to the UN Optional Protocol Against Torture...more)
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