The Left Chapter6 days ago12 minBlinded by the right: My past as an anti-abortion activistOn the anniversary of its first publication in 2012 we look again at Natalie Lochwin's important and powerful account of her days as a yo...
The Left Chapter6 days ago1 minJohn Reed's final dispatches from Soviet RussiaToday is the anniversary of the death of John Reed, American communist and revolutionary journalist most famous for his magnificent chron...
The Left ChapterOct 163 minThe Weston Family: A century of union-busting and price-fixing By Doug Nesbitt The current Newfoundland grocery strike against Loblaws & billionaire Galen Weston Jr. is the latest fight in a 100+ year...
The Left ChapterOct 161 minOctober 16, 1968: Olympic Black Power SaluteOn October 16, 1968, athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos -- who had won the Gold and Bronze medal respectively in the 200 meter running...
The Left ChapterOct 127 minMonopoly capitalism and economic crisisExcerpts from The Road to Socialism in Canada, Program of the Communist Party of Canada, 1972. Part of the Toronto Stock Exchange frieze ...
The Left ChapterOct 71 minJoe Hill IWW Hero - Born October 7, 1879With music by Paul Robeson Joe Hill, the IWW union organizer and hero, murdered by the bosses in Utah in 1915, was born on this day in Sw...
The Left ChapterOct 63 min"Social Democracy has the function of keeping the workers within the limits of capitalist thinking"Excerpt from "A World to Win", Stanley B. Ryerson, 1946 Cover of "A World to Win", Stanley B. Ryerson, 1946 Excerpt: "When the class char...
The Left ChapterOct 31 min17 Postcard Images of Lviv, USSR 1974In the 70s Lviv was an industrial, administrative and cultural centre in the Ukrainian SSR popular with tourists due to its historic city...
The Left ChapterSep 291 minSong of the Estevan MinersIn Memory of the Estevan Massacre, September 29, 1931 with an account by Annie Buller RCMP officers just prior to the massacre Song of th...
The Left ChapterSep 271 minThe Four Days of Naples -- Rising Against Fascism, September 27, 1943The Four Days of Naples -- Rising Against Fascism, September 27, 1943 On September 27, 1943 the people of Naples rose up against the Nazi...
The Left ChapterSep 276 minSoviet socialism and the war recoveryHistory shows that after the almost unreal sacrifices and blows of the war and the distortions to Soviet society these led to, the social...
The Left ChapterSep 162 min"What horror the face of fascism creates!" - Víctor JaraVíctor Jara was murdered by the Chilean coup regime, September 16, 1973. "What horror the face of fascism creates!" - Víctor Jara There a...
The Left ChapterSep 161 minState of the Union, 1971Historical and contemporary stats about unions in Canada in 1971. Labour Day Parade, Toronto, 1967 Published by the Canadian Labour Congr...
The Left ChapterSep 112 minThe Highest Example of Heroism -- Salvador AllendeToday is the anniversary of the American and western backed fascist coup that overthrew the democratically elected leftist government of ...
The Left ChapterSep 111 min"Long live Chile! Long live the people! Long live the workers!" - Salvador Allende 26 June 1908 – 11"Long live Chile! Long live the people! Long live the workers!" - Salvador Allende 26 June 1908 – 11 September 1973 Today marks the anniv...
The Left ChapterSep 93 minMemorial monument Shadows unveiled on Greek island of Makronisos Monument honours the many thousands of leftists and Communists who were held prisoner, tortured and who died on the island. Dimitris Kout...
The Left ChapterSep 71 min10 Great Songs for Labour Day! Featuring Paul Robeson, Billy Bragg, Mavis Staples & moreHappy Labour Day! Whatever way you will be celebrating it in these challenging times here is a playlist of ten great songs to help to put...
The Left ChapterSep 44 min"We shall overcome": Allende speaks after his electionExcerpt from Allende's first speech to the Chilean parliament after his election September 4, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the elec...
The Left ChapterSep 21 minHo Chi Minh, Vietnamese Revolutionary Leader, d. September 2, 1969Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese Revolutionary Leader, d. September 2, 1969 The war of resistance against U.S. aggression may drag on. Our people ...
The Left ChapterSep 12 minWould You Believe...US Workers Running the Economy?Gus Hall talks socialism vs. capitalism, workers vs. bosses, 1980. Life in our capitalist society does not permit one to serve both class...
