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Duterte tapped into people's anger against corruption and inequality, but he won't be able to deliver change

The Philippine elections have been making international headlines for two reasons: because Rodrigo Duterte won a clear victory, and because...more)

Solidarity with Fort McMurray

Solidarity includes a just transition for workers so we can prevent the next catastrophe

Last month Ken Smith, an oil sands worker from Fort McMurray, talked the threat of climate change and the need...more)

Climate justice transitions

Transitions in the climate and economy have led to a transition in climate justice politics

The devastating fires in Fort McMurray show the urgent need to transition to an economy that supports people and the...more)

Québec solidaire local economy tour

Quebecs anti-austerity party is fighting for local economies and a $15 minimum wage

Quebec’s anti-austerity party, Québec solidaire, has launched a series of tours of Quebec’s regions to consult with local communities outside...more)

Iraq: war diverts resources from preventing collapse of dam

Years of imperial intervention have allowed the Mosul Dam to crumble, becoming a ticking time bomb

In the early 1980s, in the midst of the Iran-Iraq war, the "Saddam Dam" (now Mosul Dam) was built to...more)

Toronto Library workers: strike threat and community support pushes concessions off the table

Building from their 2012 strike, library workers mobilized their members and supporters to resist austerity

Toronto Library workers in CUPE 4948 stared down all the concessions that Mayor John Tory was attempting to extract in...more)

Justice for Gilary Massa!

Maternity leave under attack: unite, fight back!

About 100 people joined the downtown Toronto rally and march on Mother’s Day, May 8, to support Gilary Massa. The...more)

The Leap Manifesto and oil workers

The strike by US oil workers last year shows how labour and environmental groups can build solidarity

The discussion over the Leap Manifesto which erupted after the NDP Convention seemed to reopen the debate over jobs versus...more)

Videos: climate justice panel discussion

A panel discussion on Indigenous rights and just transition

Last month, the Ideas for Real Change conference featured a panel discussion with Indigenous activist Myeengun Henry, oil sands worker...more)

Tell Trudeau: let war resisters stay

Canada should be a refuge from militarism

Despite growing public pressure, the Liberal government is still pursuing the litigation against war resisters that started under Harper, re-litigating...more)

NDP convention: to stumble or to leap?

The NDP ditched Mulcaire and voted to study the Leap Manifesto, but is this enough?

From April 8-10, a convention took place in Edmonton to decide the future of the NDP. At the end of...more)

Soviet Princeton: BC's radical history

The history of the early Communist party, the workers they helped organize, and the right-wing forces they fought

No, not that Princeton. This is a story of the little town in British Columbia’s Interior Region, which suffered from...more)

Ghomeshi trial shows justice system is guilty

A system that puts survivors on trial is guilty

Last month saw a wave of anger appear as Jian Ghomeshi was acquitted of sexual assault and choking charges. After...more)

Remembering Viola Desmond

Viola Desmond reminds us of Canada's history of anti-Black racism, and of resistance

Some have referred to her as the Canadian Rosa Parks. But Rosa Parks could be called the American Viola Desmond...more)

Students and workers fighting for change

French student have taken to the streets supporting the unions in their fight against the socialist prime minister Francois Hollande’s...more)

May Day: Toronto airport workers united

Airport workers celebrated May Day by fighting for $15 and fairness

On May 1, International Workers Day, unorganized workers from the Fight for 15 and Fairness campaign joined workers from the...more)

INAC occupations: solidarity with Attawapiskat

INAC occupations challenged the legacy of colonialism and built solidarity with Black Lives Matter

Last week Council of Mothers ended their occupation of the Vancouver office of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), after...more)

May Day: democracy rising

Struggles are rising, from the US to France to Egypt

This May Day there’s something in the air: an air of democracy which is running through the American primaries and...more)

Fight for $15, from Chicago to Toronto

Working class struggle is building, from Chicago teachers to Toronto airport workers

On April 1 the Chicago Teachers’ Union and the Fight for $15 launched joint strike action. Then on April 15,...more)

Iron and Earth: oil sands workers demand climate jobs

Workers fired by tar sands corporations are asking for training in renewables

Since spring of this year a small band of oil sands workers have come together to fight against the growing...more)

April 14-15: international days of action in the Fight for $15

The Fight for 15 is going global, raising wages by building working class unity

April 14 and 15, 2016 marked a new high point in the Fight for $15 movement in North America and...more)

Conference highlights movements for real change

Annual conference discussed historical lessons and current struggles

The International Socialists’ annual Marxism conference tackled some big issues and saw attendance from socialists and other activists from across...more)

Remembering Prince’s life and politics