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Harper's endless wars are killing abroad and cutting at home

The US led war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria isn’t going well. According to US defense officials the year-long...more)

These two documentaries show why we need to let war resisters stay, and make it an election issue

Want to see some excellent films about U.S. war resisters coming to Canada? On August 18, the Toronto chapter of...more)

Lessons of the Crown strike

22 months on strike didn't stop concessions but it did build solidarity for struggles ahead

The Crown strike is over after 22 long months and the workers fought til the very last. Only two crossed...more)

Greece: austerity and the Syriza split

Popular Unity has split from Syriza, but not yet from its strategy

Greece’s coalition government, led by the radical left party Syriza, has collapsed because it capitulated to bosses’ pressure to sign...more)

Thin soup from the NDP kitchen

To beat Harper the NDP needs more Corbyn, less Blair

While Tom Mulcair’s NDP is holding on to its tenuous lead in the pre-election polls, their campaign is not exactly...more)

Unist'ot'en Heals: pipeline resistance and decolonization

Support the Unist'ot'en camp to decolonize their territory

Oil giant Chevron is increasing their attempts to build the Pacific Trails Pipeline, with the backing of the RCMP. In...more)

Protecting public services in Saskatchewan

The "Own It!" campaign defends public services against the threats of privatization

A grassroots campaign, made up of labour and community groups, has come together in Saskatchewan, with a call for people...more)

Bernie Sanders: a “socialist” candidate for a corporate party

While he's running for the Democrats, his campaign is building an audience for broader change

Amidst widespread anger against inequality, racism and a climate crisis, the self-described “socialist” Bernie Sanders is running for President of...more)

Resistance follows betrayal in Greece

Syriza is pushing the austerity measures it was elected to oppose, but there's a growing split and more strikes

The glaring contradiction in Greece’s government is producing a political crisis. Left wing party Syriza was elected on an anti-austerity...more)

20 years since Gustafsen Lake

Indigenous Sundancers resisted a smear campaign, RCMP repression and the NDP in power

Twenty years ago, Indigenous Sundancers stood their ground against the RCMP’s largest operation in Canada’s history, under an NDP government...more)

Movements and elections, from Greece to Canada

Will the NDP reflect the movements for change that are driving them?

As we head into this federal election campaign there are some instructive lessons for activists and those on the left...more)

What we wear: it's a woman's right to choose

Bare With Us protests expose capitalism's obsession with controlling women's bodies

Despite several decades since the women's liberation movement first raised the notion that women should have control over our bodies...more)

Linda McQuaig is right: Leave the oil in the soil

The NDP should be a megaphone for the climate justice movement

“Oil has become the elephant in the room,” Linda McQuaig wrote in It’s the Crude, Dude: Greed, Gas, War and...more)

A $15 federal minimum wage is an election issue. Here's why.

A $15 minimum wage for federal workers would apply to 135,000 people and encourage higher wages for other workers as well

There is a growing consensus across Canada -- and indeed across North America -- that all workers deserve at least...more)

Leaders debate winner: the tar sands

Socialist.ca declares the winner of the Leaders Debate

It's the media's duty after a leadership debate to declare a winner, and here at Socialist.ca we take our duties...more)

Election 2015: how can we beat Harper?

We need to inject movement demands into the election to push the NDP to reflect them during and after the election

Harper has a clear strategy to win: use a long campaign to outspend the other parties, mobilize the Tory base...more)

Iran's nuclear deal: a hope for peace

Hardliners in the US, Israel and Iran continue to oppose the deal

After 12 years of standoff, Iran, the United States and other members of the P5+1 struck a historical deal on...more)

Interview: working against colonialism in Vancouver

An interview with Scott Clark, a Salish activist in Vancouver and Executive Director of Aboriginal Life In Vancouver Enhancement

Bradley Hughes talked to Scott Clark, a Salish activist in Vancouver, who is the Executive Director of Aboriginal Life In...more)

Reconciliation in action

Using a place-based strategy, Aboriginals and other marginalized people in Vancouver are getting the services that colonialism has traditionally denied them

For the last five years in Vancouver, ALIVE (Aboriginal Life In Vancouver Enhancement) has been working with urban Aboriginal people...more)

Egypt: the counter-revolution and the Islamists

Those who see the Muslim Brotherhood as the main enemy in Egypt are siding with the counter-revolution

Letter by the Revolutionary Socialists The latest statement by the Revolutionary Socialists “ On terrorism and closing the nation’s rank...more)

For Indigenous nations to live, capitalism must die

This is a must-read book of Indigenous resurgence and Marxism

Twenty-five years since resistance at Kanesatake, and in the midst of Truth and Reconciliation recommendations and the ongoing Idle No...more)

Justice for Andrew Loku! Justice for Jermaine Carby!

After another police murder, join the rally tomorrow to say Black Lives Matter!

“Every single day, Black bodies in this city face violence—whether it’s carding, whether it’s surveillance, whether it’s physical violence, whether...more)

Interview: Haiti’s long struggle for freedom