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    CEWS remains the real pandemic scandal
    Michael Laxer
    • 2 days ago
    • 3 min

    CEWS remains the real pandemic scandal

    The mainstream media is finally figuring out what many of us did months ago: the federal Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) is a...
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    Raúl Castro's Central Report to 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (excerpts)
    Michael Laxer
    • 2 days ago
    • 9 min

    Raúl Castro's Central Report to 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (excerpts)

    Excerpts from Castro's speech that touch on imperialism, the blockade, the pandemic, the party, Cuba's medical brigades, international...
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    Red Review #1 -- International Left and Labour News
    Michael Laxer
    • 4 days ago
    • 10 min

    Red Review #1 -- International Left and Labour News

    The inaugural edition of our new weekly review of international left and labour news debuts with stories from the UK, Brazil, the United...
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    Bolivia and coalition of Communist and workers' parties are calling for ending vaccine patent rights
    Michael Laxer
    • 4 days ago
    • 2 min

    Bolivia and coalition of Communist and workers' parties are calling for ending vaccine patent rights

    A coalition of Communist and workers' parties released a joint statement April 16 calling for the "abolition of the so-called...
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    NDP backs aggressive NATO MAP expansion into Ukraine
    Michael Laxer
    • 4 days ago
    • 2 min

    NDP backs aggressive NATO MAP expansion into Ukraine

    The federal NDP, which once called for Canada to leave NATO, is now going all-in on the imperialist alliance advocating for its...
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    Devastating Laurentian University cuts met with disbelief, outrage and anger
    Michael Laxer
    • 6 days ago
    • 4 min

    Devastating Laurentian University cuts met with disbelief, outrage and anger

    Organizations are demanding that the federal and provincial governments intervene as well as for the resignations of Ontario Minister of...
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    "Playing politics" with sick days
    Michael Laxer
    • Apr 9
    • 3 min

    "Playing politics" with sick days

    Ontario Premier Doug Ford's claim that unions and progressives calling for proper sick days in the province are "playing politics" is...
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    New numbers in Ontario show large workplaces are fueling pandemic outbreaks
    Michael Laxer
    • Apr 6
    • 3 min

    New numbers in Ontario show large workplaces are fueling pandemic outbreaks

    The focus in fighting the pandemic has to shift to large workplaces and workplace prevention. New numbers in Ontario show what many of us...
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    Global Cuban solidarity actions against the blockade March 27 - 28
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 27
    • 1 min

    Global Cuban solidarity actions against the blockade March 27 - 28

    This weekend the global solidarity campaign against the decades old illegal US economic blockade of Cuba is holding events and rallies in...
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    Teamsters, Alberta Federation of Labour call for boycott of Coca-Cola products
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 25
    • 1 min

    Teamsters, Alberta Federation of Labour call for boycott of Coca-Cola products

    Coca-Cola workers are on strike in Alberta and their Teamsters local as well as the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) are encouraging...
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    Argentina leaves the increasingly farcical Lima Group
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 25
    • 3 min

    Argentina leaves the increasingly farcical Lima Group

    While the Canadian government seems to remain committed to this imperial project, one can only hope its days are numbered. It has been a...
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    Paris launches series of over 50 events in commemoration of the Commune
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 18
    • 2 min

    Paris launches series of over 50 events in commemoration of the Commune

    This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune. To mark the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune the city of Paris is...
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    Unions sound alarm on Uber push to "reinvent app-based work"
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 16
    • 4 min

    Unions sound alarm on Uber push to "reinvent app-based work"

    “This U.S.-style campaign to take away workers’ rights must be rejected. Gig workers deserve the same rights and protections as all other...
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    Niki Ashton turns the tables on Twitter
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 13
    • 2 min

    Niki Ashton turns the tables on Twitter

    NDP MP Niki Ashton takes aim at the Broadbent Institute and her critics in a truly splendid Twitter "touché" moment. Image via You Tube...
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    "Bloody Sunday" in the Philippines leads to international outrage and condemnation
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 13
    • 3 min

    "Bloody Sunday" in the Philippines leads to international outrage and condemnation

    The horrific campaign of extrajudicial killings of leftists continues with impunity under president Rodrigo Duterte. Philippine president...
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    "Lula Libre, Innocent and Candidate in 2022"
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 10
    • 3 min

    "Lula Libre, Innocent and Candidate in 2022"

    All of the convictions against Lula da Silva, the former Workers' Party president of Brazil, have been annulled. This leaves him free,...
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    Solidarity on IWD!
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 8
    • 1 min

    Solidarity on IWD!

    Solidarity on International Women's Day! International Women's Day brings with it the inevitable lip service being paid to women's...
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    Portuguese Communist Party turns 100
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 7
    • 5 min

    Portuguese Communist Party turns 100

    "The developments in the international situation confirm the exploitative, oppressive, aggressive and predatory nature of capitalism and...
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    Niki Ashton events moving forward despite brouhaha
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 6
    • 3 min

    Niki Ashton events moving forward despite brouhaha

    A Palestinian solidarity event March 7 and an event featuring Jeremy Corbyn March 20 -- both involving Niki Ashton -- are moving ahead in...
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    Amazon boycott in support of Alabama union drive starts March 7
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 6
    • 1 min

    Amazon boycott in support of Alabama union drive starts March 7

    An online boycott of the corporate giant Amazon is set to start Sunday, March 7. The boycott is meant to show solidarity with the workers...
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