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an in-depth look at Canada's ecological nightmare

John Bell looks at the colossal impact of the tar sands, the growing indigenous-led opposition, the tory smear campaign, and their links to BigOilmore

Working-class organizing

How do we build a fighting labour movement

From the Occupy movement, to anti-cuts organizing, to picket line support, there are recurring debates about how to harness the power of workers in the fight against Austerity.more

The dead end of Canadian nationalism

Blame Canada's 1%

From climate justice to good jobs, movements need to avoid the dead end of Canadian nationalism, which blames economic and ecological problems on Americans. The results are xenophobic slogans distracting from Canada's 1% and ignoring indigenous sovereignty.more

Socialist Feminism: Off the shelf

What are the origins of socialist feminism?

As a new generation of activists expresses the anger of the 99%, questions of feminism and socialism are often at the top of the agenda. Abbie Bakan traces the theoretical origins of socialist feminism.more

Liberal warmonger is not the lesser evil

Why Ignatieff sucks

Derrick O'keefe's new book Michael Ignatieff: The lesser evil? sheds light on the ill-fated political life of the Liberal leader responsible for bringing Canada's longest ruling party of the elite to its knees.more

Iron Lady falls flat

Streep's performance is worth the price of admission, but you might want to wait for the video.

Presiding over the most significant attack the UK working class has ever seen, you'd expect a movie about Thatcher to reflect that imposing silhouette, especially when the acting talent of Meryl Streep is in the mix.more

Solidarity grows for locked-out Quebec workers

So-so-so, solidarite

As mining giant Rio Tinto locks out 800 workers in Alma, Quebec over demands for massive concessions, there is growing solidarity across Canada and around the world.more

Topp and Mulcair: The Apparatus man and the ex-Liberal

Little choice for NDP leader

Mulcair and Topp are two more reasons why we need renewed attention to rebuilding a left rooted in the social movements.more

Student day of action