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"The people of Sudan will win! The coup will fail!"
Tens of thousands rally in opposition to the coup in Sudan -- photo via Twitter In the wake of the military coup in Sudan Communists...
Michael Laxer
Oct 27, 20212 min read


CP of Ireland Nicaragua solidarity statement reminds us of which side we need to be on
On October 18 the Communist Party of Ireland released a statement that reminds us of why the Left in the west needs to stand with...
Michael Laxer
Oct 24, 20212 min read


Red Review #28 -- International Left and Labour News
The twenty-eighth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from the United States, Spain,...
Michael Laxer
Oct 24, 202113 min read


Amazon workers organizing in Alberta and Staten Island
Against the backdrop of the #Striketober wave of labour actions in the United States that includes John Deere and Kellogg's workers,...
Michael Laxer
Oct 21, 20213 min read


Striketober: Red Review #27 -- International Left and Labour News
The twenty-seventh edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from the United States, the UK,...
Michael Laxer
Oct 16, 20219 min read


Boycott Kellogg's calls growing
Striking Kellogg's workers in Omaha, Nebraska -- photo via twitter With over 1,400 Kellogg's workers on strike at four plants in the...
Michael Laxer
Oct 13, 20213 min read


Red Review #26 -- International Left and Labour News
The twenty-sixth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from South Africa, Spain, India, the...
Michael Laxer
Oct 11, 202112 min read


Petition: Demand a full & independent investigation into Halifax Police actions
A petition calling for "an independent, civilian review of the Halifax Regional Police's actions on August 18, 2021" when they engaged in...
Michael Laxer
Oct 7, 20212 min read


"Stop fighting First Nation children in court": Ontario Nurses' Association email action campaign
Parliament buildings lit up on the eve of the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September 29 -- photo via Twitter The...
Michael Laxer
Oct 6, 20212 min read


"Premier Legault is making the mistake of denying the presence of systemic racism in Quebec"
"How can we effectively combat systemic racism in Quebec if the Premier of the province continues to deny it?" - Chief of the Assembly of...
Michael Laxer
Oct 5, 20212 min read


Communists win in Graz: Red Review #25 -- International Left and Labour News
The twenty-fifth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Austria, Portugal, Norway, Iceland,...
Michael Laxer
Oct 3, 202110 min read


ONDP up to its old Kafkaesque anti-democratic tricks again
In news that should come as no surprise to anyone, the Ontario NDP is up to its regular anti-democratic tricks again blocking the attempt...
Michael Laxer
Oct 2, 20211 min read


Ja! Berliners vote in favour of expropriating large landlords
"Yes" referendum posters on a Berlin street, photo via twitter By a large margin of 56.4% in favour and 39% opposed Berliners on Sunday...
Michael Laxer
Sep 28, 20212 min read


UN & CELAC: Red Review #24 -- International Left and Labour News
The twenty-fourth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Russia, Cuba, Tunisia, Ukraine,...
Michael Laxer
Sep 26, 20219 min read


Albuquerque has embraced fare free public transit and the left should too
What was once seen as an utopian, marginal and fringe idea is increasingly being embraced by mainstream politicians in communities across...
Michael Laxer
Sep 24, 20213 min read


Changing the paradigm: Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez speaks at the UN
The full text of the Cuban President's tour-de-force speech to the United Nations, September 23, that touches on global inequality,...
Michael Laxer
Sep 23, 20219 min read


It’s déjà vu all over again
After an election that many called "unnecessary" it ends up having been much ado about nothing with the parties treading water and voters...
Michael Laxer
Sep 21, 20214 min read


Red Review #23 -- International Left and Labour News
The twenty-third edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Norway, Greece, Turkey, El...
Michael Laxer
Sep 19, 202110 min read


One hundred years in the struggle for socialism!
In the midst of an election campaign in which the party is running 26 candidates on an avowedly socialist and anti-capitalist platform,...
Michael Laxer
Sep 18, 20211 min read
Liberal rebound: Election roundup #3
The Left Chapter's third and final election roundup. As the grand farce that is the 2021 federal election in Canada enters the...
Michael Laxer
Sep 15, 20217 min read
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