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KK Shailaja wins by largest margin in Kerala's history
K. K. Shailaja, the former school teacher who has served as Kerala's Minister of Health and Social Welfare during the pandemic, won her...
Michael Laxer
May 5, 20211 min read


Historic victory for the Left in Kerala
The governing Left Democratic Front in Kerala, India has won an historic reelection on Saturday. The LDF, which is an alliance of left...
Michael Laxer
May 2, 20211 min read


Let's fight for Socialism: May Day statements from around the world
On International Workers' Day, May 1st, we share some posters and excerpts of statements by Communist and Workers' parties from around...
Michael Laxer
May 1, 20217 min read


Red Review #3 -- International Left and Labour News
The third edition of our new weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from India, the United States, Russia and...
Michael Laxer
May 1, 20219 min read


The People's Party registers in Oregon, gains endorsement of Railroad Workers United
"Working people in the United States need a political party of their own that is not beholden to big money." The Movement for a People's...
Michael Laxer
Apr 28, 20212 min read


ONDP thanked for supporting Personal Real Estate Corporations for wealthy realtors
PRECs are primarily "for high income agents" and may allow those who form them to defer taxes to their benefit, engage in income...
Michael Laxer
Apr 28, 20213 min read


Unions mark 8th anniversary of Bangladesh Rana Plaza industrial disaster
On the 8th anniversary of the horrific Rana Plaza disaster in Dhaka, Bangladesh unions in Canada and around the world are demanding...
Michael Laxer
Apr 24, 20214 min read


Red Review #2 -- International Left and Labour News
The second edition of our new weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Canada, Brazil, the United States,...
Michael Laxer
Apr 24, 20217 min read


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...
Michael Laxer
Apr 19, 20213 min read


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...
Michael Laxer
Apr 19, 20219 min read


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...
Michael Laxer
Apr 17, 202110 min read


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...
Michael Laxer
Apr 16, 20212 min read


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...
Michael Laxer
Apr 16, 20212 min read


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...
Michael Laxer
Apr 14, 20214 min read


"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...
Michael Laxer
Apr 8, 20213 min read


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...
Michael Laxer
Apr 6, 20213 min read


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...
Michael Laxer
Mar 27, 20211 min read


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...
Michael Laxer
Mar 25, 20211 min read


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...
Michael Laxer
Mar 24, 20213 min read


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...
Michael Laxer
Mar 18, 20212 min read
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