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What if There Had Been No Coup in Chile in 1973?: The Thirty-Sixth Newsletter (2023)
The Coup Against the Third World: Chile, 1973
Germany’s Political Class Is Still Giving Unconditional Support to Israeli Apartheid
Twist in Online News Act regulations could see news media owe millions to Google, Facebook
Proud Boys leader faces up to 33 years in prison for role in Trump coup
Argentina’s right-wing candidates praise brutal dictatorship, stage stunt honoring ‘victims of left violence’
As West African states take greater role in mining sector, how will Canada respond?
Postmedia uses junk science to make its case for digital millions
Modern slavery: Pakistan’s latest climate change curse
Toronto grocery workers strike for living wage, turning down union-approved contract
SAG-AFTRA strike continues, workers win one on Artificial Intelligence
First Nations say they’re not wildfire evacuees, but climate refugees
Navigating by the stars under cloudy skies – and holed below the water line
BRICS expansion is positive–but not a coherent challenge to U.S. power
The Hollywood Studios Still Aren’t Serious About Ending the Writers’ Strike
We Need Free Theater for All
Alexis Tsipras Leaves the Greek Left at a Historic Low
The People of Niger Want to Shatter Resignation: The Thirty-Fourth Newsletter (2023)
Fissures in the global order mean both risks and opportunities
Fired-Up Auto Workers Are Ready to Battle the Big 3
ADDENDUM: 1% of all adults in the world own 44.5% of all personal wealth, while more than 52% have only 1.2% – Michael Roberts Blog
Argentina’s Economic Crisis Has Become a Political Crisis
The Rot of the Crypto Economy Goes Deeper Than Sam Bankman-Fried
Russia’s war economy – Michael Roberts Blog
Cuba’s Worsening Food Crisis Means US Blockade Must End Now, Not Later
What’s happening in Niger is far from a typical coup
Schism and Faschism: Berlin Bulletin no: 214, August 16, 2023
Judge to Trump: You will be tried in court, not on the internet
Beyond Niger: How ECOWAS Became a Tool for Western Imperialism in Africa
Niger coup will have global ramifications for the US, France, and Canada
A Meta alternative could serve the public instead of private interests
Canada’s newspaper chains badly overplayed their hand in attempted tech shakedown
There Is No One to Cheer for in the Clash Between Tech Titans and Canada’s News Media
Canadian Workers Are Being Crushed Between Low Wages and Soaring Rents
The U.S. plot to finalize the theft of Venezuela’s oil
Hiroshima, Nagasaki bombings were needless, said World War II’s top U.S. military leaders
From Lebanon to Sri Lanka through Latin America and Egypt: Public debt today and in the history of capitalism
China: consumption or investment? – Michael Roberts Blog
The cost of living and profits – Michael Roberts Blog
Planet Earth Is 'Quite Sick': 7 of 8 Boundaries for Safe and Just World Already Breached, Study Says
The New French Revolt
Canada and the new Cold War
Toronto’s Metro Grocery Workers Have Voted Unanimously to Strike
Is a Fractured Right a Cause for Celebration or Concern?
From greedflation to stagflation and then slumpflation – Michael Roberts Blog
The World Needs a New Socialist Development Theory
The Fight for Justice in Brazil is International
Climate collapse threatens slide to fascism and war
Beyond the Greece Boat Disaster: Tracing the Roots of the Migration Crisis
She won. Now what can Olivia Chow do for Toronto?
Greece Just Elected the Most Right-Wing Parliament Since the Return to Democracy
Reconstructing Ukraine: Private capital floods in
Deeper than ever, the crisis leaves capitalism out of breath
Daniel Ellsberg is lauded in death by the same media that lets Assange rot in jail
Delaware Wants to Give Corporations the Right to Vote Like People Do
In Delaware, Corporations Are Dangerously Close to Acquiring the Right to Vote
The Electoral Collapse of SYRIZA
Pat Robertson’s Africa
The Québec government’s push to ban lease transfers is an act of class warfare
Why the world’s most bombed country may still suffer from these wounds after a hundred years
Haiti: Stop the Destruction of a Nation
Legendary whistleblower and anti-war activist Daniel Ellsberg passes at 92
Developing debt disaster – Michael Roberts Blog
Bell’s latest layoffs and closures show Canada’s news media need a major revamp
The Biggest Scandal in Trump’s Indictment: US War Plans for Iran
The Disinformation Wars: An Epistemological, Political, and Socio-Historical Interrogation
Canadian looting of Zambian resources led to debt crisis
Exposed: Disturbing details of the Pentagon “Perception Management Office”
‘Out of control’ fires burn across Canada as poor air quality expected to persist
Organized tenants are racking up wins against landlords and politicians
Germany is Criminalising Palestinian Solidarity
Is “de-globalisation” occurring?
Market fundamentalism is an obstacle to social progress
In historic step backward, the Supreme Court limits the right to strike
ChatGPT, value and knowledge – Michael Roberts Blog
The U.S. invasion and occupation of Syria that ‘never happened’
Trust us? Whether it’s government or media, you have simply got to be kidding
While thousands of Venezuelans died, Chrystia Freeland called for sanctions with ‘more bite’
Acemoglu, AI and automation – Michael Roberts Blog
Alberta elects 'unhinged' right-wing oil lobbyist as premier
“Talk of War with China is Total Insanity—Everybody’s Finished if it Takes Place,” says Noam Chomsky
AMLO’s mining reforms could lead to more conflict with Canada
Landlords Are One of the Leading Causes of Canada’s Rent Crisis
The Worst Crime of the 21st Century ❧ Current Affairs
Haiti faces a choice: Social revolution or foreign occupation
Ten reasons we can’t blame the carbon tax for inflation
Lula is Challenging Western Dominance
Chile Has Entered Its Thermidorian Period
Why Ukraine’s interest in Chinese-brokered peace worries the White House
You Are Reading This Thanks to Semiconductors: The Seventeenth Newsletter (2023)
ChatGPT and human intelligence: Noam Chomsky responds to critics
Noam Chomsky on Canadian war criminals and a world after capitalism ⋆ The Breach
Inflation: causes and solutions – Michael Roberts Blog
The History of May Day
No, the Rich Don’t Deserve Their Wealth
Indigenous communities fight Canada's 'holy shit' fix for tar sands wastewater
AI-GPT: a game changer? – Michael Roberts Blog
Rashida Tlaib and the Squad Are Demanding Julian Assange’s Freedom
Life or Debt: The Stranglehold of Neocolonialism and Africa’s Search for Alternatives
The urgent need to repudiate debt
Women’s work is not valued properly
Banking crisis: is it all over? – Michael Roberts Blog
What Happened in Finland
Hysteria About Chinese Political Interference Has Arrived in Canada
Italy’s Longest-Ever Factory Occupation Shows How Workers Can Transform Production
Unchecked by consequences, a new authoritarianism is unfolding in India
The tragedy of the war in Ukraine: a reply to Kagarlitsky
20 Years Ago, Canadian Media Lined Up To Call For War In Iraq
The Iraq War Was One of History’s Greatest Atrocities
Twenty Years After Invading Iraq, American Liberalism Is Discredited Yet Still Dominant
The Invasion of Iraq Wasn’t a “Mistake.” It Was a Crime.
What Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Reveals About Regulation — ProPublica
The big con – Michael Roberts Blog
China calls for Ukraine ceasefire and issues 12-point peace plan
Why Joan Robinson Blamed Unions for Inflation While Milton Friedman Did Not
Corrupt Mexican drug czar “had a very close relationship for many years with U.S. intelligence,” says Mexican security analyst
Key lessons from the failure of the U.S. and success of China’s economic stimulus programs
How social networks became a ‘subsidiary’ of the FBI and CIA
The Market Will Never Solve Climate Breakdown
Automation Isn’t the Cause of Unemployment — Capitalism Just Can’t Generate Enough Jobs
France’s Once-Mighty Socialist Party Must Change or Die
France’s Left-Wing Coalition Risks Splitting Apart
The United States Wants to Make Taiwan the Ukraine of the East: The Sixth Newsletter (2023)
How America took out the Nord Stream pipeline | Seymour Hersh
Justin Trudeau Loves Outsourcing Government Work to Neoliberal Cutthroats
Trudeau government’s support for Peruvian coup regime all about Canadian mining companies
French workers walk out as Macron government raises retirement age and cuts pensions
Peru coup government opens the door for entry of U.S. troops
The ‘rent good’ and imperialism
China: zig zagging – Michael Roberts Blog
Not all industrial policy is created equal.
The concerning rise of corporate medicine | Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Davos 23: going pear-shaped – Michael Roberts Blog
Taking on union corruption from the Left
South Korea prosecutes its citizens for screening North Korean drama
Outrage mounts after Korean Confederation of Trade Unions is raided by intelligence and police
Capitalism’s Court Jester: Slavoj Žižek
Four ways the Ford government is privatizing health care
The Ukraine conflict as a world war
The US Military Compares Itself to the Rebel Alliance. In Reality, It’s the Evil Empire.
At Davos, Capitalists Are Trying to Solve the Problems They Themselves Create
FBI Cointelpro is Back and Worse Than Ever
Forecast 2023: the impending slump – Michael Roberts Blog
The Hope of a Pan-African-Owned and Controlled Electric Car Project Is Buried for Generations to Come: The Fifty-Second Newsletter (2022)
Jeremy Corbyn: ‘Public Ownership Is About Democracy’
Anti-Capitalism Is The Only Way To Save Creativity From AI
Mining Capital and the Indonesian State
What took them so long? New York Times, Guardian finally call for Assange’s freedom
Iran: Secular revolt against clerical tyranny
Ontario’s strong mayor reforms: a new shell for urban neoliberalism
Ottawa sides with Peruvian right-wing amid social uprising
Twitter Aided Pentagon in Covert Propaganda Campaign
Crypto Convulsions, Digital Delusions, and the Inexorable Logic of Finance Capitalism
A reactionary coup is consummated
CERB/CEWS: No Oversight For The Rich, Little Forgiveness For The Poor
How to fund journalism in Canada if Google, Facebook won’t
Canada’s Military Trained Ukrainian Fascists. Now It’s Claiming “Russian Disinformation.”
New Indonesian law: No sex outside marriage, no abortion, no Marxism
OPEN LETTER: Bill-23 and the attack on workers in New Brunswick - NB Media Co-op
Ontario court strikes down law limiting wages for public sector workers | CBC News
Court declares Bill 124 violates Charter rights
Right wing’s anti-LGBTQ hate creates atmosphere for Colorado Springs shooting
When Networks Die
The World Cup Should Make Us Rethink Our Understanding of Human Rights
The outflow of finance from the periphery
The wage price spiral refuted – Michael Roberts Blog
We have our rights back – and we are going back to the bargaining table - OSBCU
Authoritarianism Is Now Canada’s Default Response To Organized Labour
The security state’s double standards
Iranian Protesters Deserve the Unwavering Support of the International Left
The Great Italian Post-Fascist Tolkien Takeover
Massive anti-Russian ‘Bot army’ exposed by Australian researchers
Africa does not want to be a breeding ground for the New Cold War: The Forty-Fourth Newsletter (2022)
What Worries the US Most About Lula
Entire world votes 185 to 2 against blockade of Cuba–U.S. and Israel are rogue states at UN
A statement from the central bargaining committee for CUPE’s Ontario School Boards Council of Unions (OSBCU) - OSBCU
Emergency Rally: Hands off workers’ rights | The Ontario Federation of Labour
What the Governments's Demands Mean for You - OSBCU
China: Xi’s third term – part 3: chips, dual circulation and imperialism – Michael Roberts Blog
China: Xi’s third term – part two: property, debt and common prosperity – Michael Roberts Blog
China: Xi’s third term – part one: growth, investment and consumption – Michael Roberts Blog
As Ukraine war escalates, the climate movement goes AWOL
Lula wins Brazil election in political resurrection for leftist | Reuters
Does the US chip ban on China amount to a declaration of war in the computer age?
Could Google, Meta quit Canada over Bill C-18?
No Accountability: How a Rare Effort to Compensate Iraqi Airstrike Victims Failed
To Protect Workers From Inflation, Unions Want to Bring Back the COLA Clause
The inflation conundrum – Michael Roberts Blog
We Need a New Trade Union of the Poor Rooted in the Global South: The Forty-Third Newsletter (2022)
U.S. waging ‘unilateral’ economic and tech war to halt China’s rise, DC insiders say openly | MR Online
Leslie Jordan: Sean Hayes and Demi Lovato lead tributes to the beloved Will and Grace star
The New Finance Capital has Blurred the Line Between Industrial and Financial Corporations
Haiti deserves respect, not another invasion
Gag rule on Palestinians continues, TikTok joins ban policy
From Churchill to NATO: How the West built and empowered Italian fascism
Inside the global garment industry
The Capitalist Market Can’t Solve the Climate Crisis — but Green Socialist Planning Can
Shock therapy on the world economy – Michael Roberts Blog
Canada’s Left-Wing Hope Is Being Sabotaged by Her Own Party
The “Wage-Price Spiral” Is Being Used as an Excuse to Attack Workers in Canada
In Italy’s Deserted Democracy, Far-Right Giorgia Meloni Has Emerged Victorious
Cuba: Approval of Family Code in referendum is an act of justice - Prensa Latina
Russia and NATO Tried to Wage War on the Cheap in Ukraine, But Could Now be Heading for Total War
Poilievre Doesn’t Understand The Central Bank’s Real Problems
After UFCW-Uber revelation, gig workers ramp up fight for decent work ⋆ The Breach
Italy: lurching to the right – Michael Roberts Blog
Fascist-Sympathizing Newspaper Barons Were the Blueprint for Today’s Right-Wing Media
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: End the War on Drugs
Canadians Deserve to Vote on Breaking With the Monarchy
Canadian Law Professors Are Speaking Out in Support of Palestinian Human Rights Defenders
Secret Documents Have Exposed the CIA’s Julian Assange Obsession
The global South has lost $152 trillion through unequal exchange since 1960
Can the Taiwan question ever be peacefully resolved?
Decision on dental care could uproot NDP-Liberal pact
Europe, more than Putin, must shoulder the blame for the energy crisis
British Police Are Now Arresting People Just for Criticizing the Monarchy
Canada’s Elites Are Toasting the Monarchy. Most Canadians Couldn’t Care Less.
The Commodities Markets are Absurd, Unstable, and Dangerous
Royalty and the ruling class
Pierre Poilievre's Fake Populist Playbook
The closing scissors and profits – Michael Roberts Blog
Why Chileans Rejected the Proposed New Constitution
If We Want Humanity to Survive, We Must Cooperate With China
We Urgently Need Publicly-Led Investment And Planning
Life expectancy and human development in the 21st century – Michael Roberts Blog
In Chile, Pinochet’s Admirers Are Celebrating the No Vote on the New Constitution
Canada’s Elites Stand Ready to Defend the Monarchy
Housing in Canada: Great for Capitalists, Wretched for People
Camila Vergara, Chile’s Rejection — Sidecar
Special Report: How U.S. ethanol plants are allowed to pollute more than oil refineries | Reuters
Labor Union Censored Report Criticizing Microsoft’s Military Contracts
The NDP must withdraw from the Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group
Barbara Ehrenreich Made Socialist Ideas Sound Like Common Sense
Chile rejects a new and revolutionary Constitution: Shadows of the dictatorial past are imposed
Energy, cost of living and recession – Michael Roberts Blog
Controlling inflation at the expense of working class
Chile’s New Constitution Could Guarantee Neoliberalism Dies Where It Was Born
Ontario’s Premier, Doug Ford, Wants to Privatize Canadian Health Care
Capitalism Created the Climate Catastrophe; Socialism Can Avert Disaster. The Thirty-Fifth Newsletter (2022)
Julian Assange files his perfected Grounds of Appeal
Roger Waters added to Ukrainian hit list
Factchecking the Factchecker on Chomsky, Russia and Media Access - FAIR
Biden to name Ukraine war general
Canada is being outdone on fair taxes
To end ‘hell on earth’ the US must free Afghanistan's $7bn reserves
Meta Platforms Exempted Russian War Crimes From Graphic Content Takedowns
The coming fight for ten-dollar-a-day childcare
Down the Jackson Hole – Michael Roberts Blog
The Origin of Student Debt: The Danger of Educated Proles
Ukraine could abandon key labour principle
Indian Workers Defend Their Steel with Their Lives: The Thirty-Fourth Newsletter (2022)
The Problem With Our Conversation On Harassment Of Journalists
Union worked with Uber to ensure Ontario government would not classify gig workers as employees, documents show - The Globe and Mail
What The Media Gets Wrong About Taiwan’s Place In China
India’s Prabhat Patnaik: Fascism Is Rooted in the Crisis of Neoliberalism (Interview)
Michael Collins: The Irish revolutionary turned counter-revolutionary
Sanctions and the decline of the dollar
Statements of Solidarity with Walden Bello
Will global inflation subside? – Michael Roberts Blog
Jamaican migrant workers in Ontario pen open letter likening conditions to 'systematic slavery'
New Reality?
L’économie planifiée de l’utopie à la science
Russia under Putin – Michael Roberts Blog
Ukraine: the invasion of capital – Michael Roberts Blog
Cubans to vote on law recognizing families, regardless of sex or gender identity
The Secret Anti-Socialist History of Supermarkets
When People Want Housing in India, They Build It: The Thirty-Third Newsletter (2022)
Competition Won’t Fix Canada’s Telecom Woes
The Government Should Cancel the F-35 Program and Replace It With Nothing
How Liberals Gave Up on Progress
How Striking Auto Workers Showed Italy the Way Out of Decline
Sanctions fuel the fire at Cuba’s Matanzas oil storage
Can We Please Have an Adult Conversation about China?: The Thirty-Second Newsletter (2022)
Starbucks unionizing: workers brewing change
National Strike Called on Cost of Living Crisis in South Africa
Unifor membership elects Lana Payne as new leader
Gustavo Petro: Colombia Will Be More Fair and More Peaceful
What Do We Owe Afghanistan?
Cultural groups aren’t the only ones lobbying for Internet controls
U.S.-China chip war continues
How Alex Jones Helped Enrich the Global Elites He Railed Against
Amazon’s One-Stop Shop for Identity Thieves
Canada is trying to stop Mexico from becoming energy sovereign
The IRA and the four horsemen of the climate apocalypse – Michael Roberts Blog
Canada’s Carbon Tax Is Hurting Working People
Connexion sans mot de passe avec une clé matérielle - Citizens' Press
Antagonism and Contradictions in Sri Lanka
The Globe And Mail Just Published Neo-Nazi Propaganda
Venezuelan Gold Reserves: Caracas Protests ‘Astonishing’ Ruling in Favor of US-backed Guaidó
Decolonizing cannabis
Canada's blood plasma collection to be sold off to foreign pharma giant
Europe’s Central Bank Has a New Tool to Protect Bond Markets. When Will It Protect Workers?
UNICEF India Assam Floods Humanitarian Situation Report, 8 July 2022 - India | ReliefWeb
What Is a Private Equity Firm? — ProPublica
Starmer’s Self-Destructive War on Trade Unions | Tribute Mag
Inflation as a Political Power Play Gone Wrong - Yanis Varoufakis
To Properly Care for Mental Health Problems, We Must First Accept Those Problems Are Real
Are We at the Dawn of “Insulin Socialism”?
Jamie Irving’s Postmedia Appointment Is Bad News For Canada
China issues statement on Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
Neo-colonial currency enables French exploitation
Is Canada about to cave on US ballistic missile boondoggle?
Bank of America Memo: “We Hope” Worker Power Worsens
Ten years on from the ‘Maple Spring,’ New Brunswick government cancels student benefit program
Calling a recession and blaming it on interest rates – Michael Roberts Blog
BT Workers Are Fighting the Rigged Economy
Saudi dictators behind new plane for PM Trudeau
The dangerous rise of Pierre Poilievre
150 Years Ago, Friedrich Engels Correctly Assessed What’s Wrong With Housing Under Capitalism
Mick Lynch: ‘It’s No Good Being Pissed Off – We Need Organisation’
A contingency plan for the death of American democracy
Europe: caught in a trap – Michael Roberts Blog
The Left, Inflation and Monetary Policy
Canada’s Development Finance Institution and Land Grabbing in Africa
Capital flight from emerging markets
Barbados Resists Climate Colonialism in an Effort to Survive the Costs of Global Warming — ProPublica
Passwordless logins using hardware keys - Citizens' Press
Indigenous rights take center stage in Chile’s new constitution
Calling Putin 'Hitler' to Smear Diplomacy as 'Appeasement'
CRA penalized just 185 companies for misusing COVID money, while targeting 1M Canadians
Is China headed for a crash? – Michael Roberts Blog
The Forde Report’s Villains Now Control the Labour Party
The Labour Party’s Right Wing Only Cares About Destroying Socialism
The Success of Pandemic Income Support Does Not Mean That Universal Basic Income Works
Glushkov and His Ideas: Cybernetics of the Future by Vasiliy Pikhorovich
How the Left Builds Power All Wrong
Expropriate Canada’s New Pandemic-Era Billionaires
Scandinavia and imperialism
On Marxism and decolonisation
Energy: the recession trigger? – Michael Roberts Blog
Why we need to (re)nationalize Air Canada
The Economist’s War on Chile
The Kurds Aren’t a “Security Threat” — They’re the Ones Being Attacked
Ukraine Needs Debt Forgiveness Now
Bolivia’s Postcoup President Jeanine Áñez Has Been Brought to Justice
Want a green future? Too often, big tech is in the way
The causes and consequences of the Ukraine war
Automation on the Docks Means Fewer Jobs — and Often No Improvement in Productivity
The First Principle of Union Organizing: Spontaneity Isn’t Enough
The Uber Leak Exposes the Global War on Workers
There are Hungry People. There are Hungry People: The Twenty-Sixth Newsletter (2022)
The Mass Ethnic Cleansing of Syrian Kurds is Collateral Damage From the War in Ukraine
Striking HBC Logistics Workers Have Won A New Contract
The Supreme Court’s Shock-and-Awe Judicial Coup
Turkey’s Authoritarian President Is Using the War in Ukraine to Tighten His Control
Emmanuel Macron and the Far Right Are Sealing an Alliance
Climate Leninism and Revolutionary Transition – Spectre Journal
The Second International’s Conflicted Legacy
Corbyn on the Establishment’s campaign against him
Western officials admit Ukraine is crawling with CIA personnel
The Supreme Court, rights, and judicial abdication
The global solution: private or public? – Michael Roberts Blog
How Idaho’s Boise State University Is Bowing to a Conservative Ideological Crusade — ProPublica
Inflation, the Phillips Curve, and wages - Citizens' Press
We Need to Build the Architecture of Our Future: The Twenty-Fifth Newsletter (2022)
In Support of Trans Athletes - Citizens' Press
France’s Left Unity Is Proving Short-Lived
Canada may be headed down a slippery slope of Internet regulation
One more nail in the coffin of Trudeau’s Latin American strategy
A tightening world – Michael Roberts Blog
The Fed’s austerity program to reduce wages
A tale of two summits
Colombia's first ever left-wing president: Gustavo Petro wins historic election. What does it mean? - Multipolarista
Lana Payne for Unifor National President | Lana Payne for Unifor National President
SWIFT dollar decline
How Meltdowns Brought Progressive Groups to a Standstill
Capitalism in crisis: World Bank report paints grim picture - Spring
How Canada’s grocery ‘cartel’ doubled its profits while food bank lines grew ⋆ The Breach
Privatization is a climate killer
Ukraine war: When you are in a hole, stop digging
The scissors of slump – Michael Roberts Blog
Executive Excess 2022 - Institute for Policy Studies
Public Service Voter | CUPE Saskatchewan
In a pandemic downturn, worker co-ops are on the rise
Thousands march in Toronto on Nakba Day - Spring
The State Organizes the Capitalist Class. The Working Class Will Have to Organize Itself.
How Worker Power Drives Technological Progress
Crypto unTethered – Michael Roberts Blog
Crypto’s Hype and Promises Were Based on Lies From the Very Beginning
The US-China Trade War Is About to Hit the Middle East
In a World of Great Disorder and Extravagant Lies, We Look for Compassion: The Nineteenth Newsletter (2022)
The Coming Debt Crisis
Deconstructed Podcast: U.S. Is Stealing Afghanistan’s Money
The Federalist Society’s 40-Year Plot to Undo Roe v. Wade
The Southwest’s Drought and Fires Are a Window to Our Climate Change Future — ProPublica
Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., son of right-wing dictator, elected Philippines president
Here come Canada’s crypto-conservatives
Justin Trudeau’s feminist rhetoric won’t help get someone an abortion
It’s not looking good for 2022 – Michael Roberts Blog
Inflation: wages versus profits – Michael Roberts Blog
By Gutting Its Own Public Universities, Alberta Is Showing Canada How to Destroy Education
The Scientific World Is Far Too Obsessed With “Genius”
We Need an Internet Beyond Big Tech
Sinn Féin’s Historic Opportunity
Canada’s Noxious Conservatives Are Duking It Out for Party Leadership
The End of Roe v. Wade Is the Culmination of Years of Right-Wing Efforts
Overturning Roe v. Wade Shows the Right Has Nothing but Contempt for Democracy
PayPal Blocks Multiple Alternative Media Figures Critical Of US Empire Narratives – Caitlin Johnstone
Supreme Court’s draft opinion on abortion sends jolt through U.S.
After Berliners Voted to Nationalize Housing, City Hall Isn’t Delivering
Justin Trudeau Insists That Fixing Infrastructure Requires Paying Tithes to the Rich
How Young Workers Are Unionizing Starbucks
Ukraine’s first assailant—international lenders
Freebies for fat cats: a loophole Trump partly closed lives large in Canada
Reflections on the Sri Lankan economic crisis
NIST Study Shows Everyday Plastic Products Release Trillions of Microscopic Particles Into Water | NIST
Has globalisation ended? – Michael Roberts Blog
How the FDA’s food division fails to regulate health and safety hazards
Is the US stalling urgent diplomatic efforts in Ukraine?
Lowkey: ‘They Are Trying to Stop Pro-Palestinian Music Being Made’
The housing market is broken, but Pierre Poilievre won’t fix it
Canada’s Right-Wing Think Tanks Love Race Science
Jean-Luc Mélenchon Has a Mandate to Rebuild the French Left
Unionization spreads across Starbucks outlets in US despite efforts to intimidate workers
$8-billion budget boost in military spending draws mixed reviews
Venezuela: Inflation Lowest in Decade as Credit Suisse Forecasts 20 Percent Growth
Labor and workers’ rights are at the heart of Chile’s new Constitutional Convention
Thank You, Jean-Luc Mélenchon
They Never Killed Thomas Sankara
The Privatization of Water Is a Threat to Global Health
Climate change and wars – Michael Roberts Blog
Federal Budget 2022 - Citizens' Press
The Dollar Devours the Euro
A Milestone: Venezuela’s Communard Union Stages Its Foundational Congress
Social Housing for All
The billion dollar deal that made Google and Amazon partners in the Israeli occupation of Palestine
How Amazon Beat the Union in Alberta
A public pension fund is Canada’s newest mega-landlord ⋆ The Breach
The submerging market debt crisis – Michael Roberts Blog
Inflation: Reframing the narrative
The end of dollar dominance?
How Your Shadow Credit Score Could Decide Whether You Get an Apartment — ProPublica
We don’t need capitalism’s Metaverse
The NDP is run by a consultant class geared toward capitulation
No, Automation Isn’t Going to Make Work Disappear
The Starbucks Union Drive in Calgary May Have Failed, but the Larger Battle Is Just Starting
“We’re Going to Be Conservative.” Official Orders Books Removed From Schools, Targeting Titles About Transgender People. — ProPublica
We Are in a Period of Great Tectonic Shifts: The Eleventh Newsletter (2022)
Rest In Peace, NDP (1961-2022)
Colombia’s Left-Wing Turn
Amazon Workers at Three Delivery Stations Just Staged a Walkout
With $10 Trillion in Assets, BlackRock Has Set a New Benchmark for Corporate Power
Ukraine-Russia: like an earthquake – Michael Roberts Blog
Say hello to Russian gold and Chinese petroyuan
A realist take on the Ukraine war
Marking Two Years Of Death, Despair And Political Apathy
The War That Never Happened
Canadian Pension Funds Are Financing the Exploitation of the Elderly
Globalisation and the relocation of capital and labour
Venezuela defines conditions for sale of oil to U.S.
Russia-Ukraine war began in 2014, not 2022
The three contradictions of the Long Depression – Michael Roberts Blog
Lights Out: Profitable Utility Company Shut Off Electricity to Homes Hundreds of Thousands of Times — ProPublica
High-Tech Pandemic Solutions Don’t Save Lives. They Just Boost Profits.
On March 11, 2022, the Common Front for Social Justice celebrates 25 years of activism – NB Media Co-op
Unifor statement on two years of the COVID-19 pandemic | Unifor National
VIA Rail P3 privatization must be stopped in its tracks | Unifor National
Fallen angels – Michael Roberts Blog
Ukraine Needs a Global Antiwar Movement
Université Sainte-Anne professors, librarians on strike | CBC News
Beyond corporate feminism | The Media Co-op
What’s with all this chatter about the Canadian Bill of Rights? The latest far-right talking point explained - Alberta Politics
The Cuban Blockade at 60
The Left Must Stand With the Ukrainian People and Against Putin’s War
Against Imperialism
COVID-19: a perfect storm?
Russia: From sanctions to slump?
The Russia-Ukraine War: Why the hawks prevailed
The far-right’s dangerous political momentum
Uber’s Proposal for Portable Benefits Is a Poison Pill
EU risks token climate offer to Africa – POLITICO
Understanding inflation, ideology, and bargaining wages - Citizens' Press
Collapse of energy utilities sounds a warning bell : New Frame
Inside the New York City Starbucks Union Battle
BP, Chevron and other oil firms aren't living up to climate pledges, study finds : NPR
Prospects for the Teamsters Under New Leadership - The Bullet
Chile in the crosshairs of a Canadian resource rush ⋆ The Breach
Colombia is Bleeding to Death
Ukraine: trapped in a war zone – Michael Roberts Blog
Canada Must Investigate the Convoy Money | The Tyee
How we blocked the convoy in Ottawa
Invoking The Emergencies Act Is A Dangerous Mistake
The Terrible Fate Facing the Afghan People
MMT, Marglin and Marx – Michael Roberts Blog
A union signed a deal with Uber — but drivers have questions | The Star
Covid, Climate Change: Is the World Ready for “Global Public Goods”? - New Labor Forum
Texas power crisis revealed flaw in market’s design | Cornell Chronicle
Canadian politicians were warned in 2019 about extremist fundraising online | The Star
When Private Equity Becomes Your Landlord — ProPublica
Freedom convoy is steering pandemic response to the right
Canada’s “Freedom Convoy” Is a Front for a Right-Wing, Anti-Worker Agenda
The sugar runs out – Michael Roberts Blog
The perils of left populism – Canadian Dimension
In response to capitalist economic turmoil, war funding soars
What the Left can learn from the “Freedom Convoy”
GM workers in Mexico elect independent union in historic labor vote | Reuters
Despite U.S. Embargo, Cuba Aims to Share Homegrown Vaccine with Global South | Democracy Now!
Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: a cruel system of domination and a crime against humanity - Amnesty International
An evening with Dr. Cornel West: Being a hope amid crises
‘Unethical and inappropriate’: What coroners’ records reveal about the gaps that led to migrant worker deaths | The Star
Canadian Media Is Happy To Risk Arming Neo-Nazis In Ukraine
How Canada can give Land Back ⋆ The Breach
Amazon and the power of big digital platforms
Graphika: The Deep State’s Beard for Controlling the Information Age
USA vs. China: Whose Economy is Winning? - YouTube
CUPW - 2022-01-28 - CUPW Statement on the Uber and UFCW National Agreement
UFCW signs controversial closed-door deal with Uber
A Former Hacker’s Guide to Boosting Your Online Security — ProPublica
On Ukraine-Russia, don’t let war fever consume us
Venezuelan Electoral Council Sets Recall Referendum Process in Motion
Despite Decades of Hacking Attacks, Companies Leave Vast Amounts of Sensitive Data Unprotected — ProPublica
Canada’s mainstream media lap up spy agency claims on Ukraine, manufacturing consent for conflict
UK High Court allows Julian Assange to appeal against extradition but on limited grounds
How Israel’s ‘Facebook Law’ Plans to Control All Palestinian Content Online
Saudi Arabia is escalating its attacks on Yemen, and Canada is helping them do it
Italy’s Recovery Plan Shows Why Public Spending Isn’t Always “Left-Wing”
At doom’s doorstep: It is 100 seconds to midnight | Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
China launches Global South Economic Alliance to challenge U.S. ‘unilateralism’ and ‘Cold-War mentality’
Canada, usually the voice of moderation, is playing the cowboy on Ukraine crisis | The Star
Our Daily Sanction
Sri Lanka nears complete economic meltdown as food shortage worsens : Peoples Dispatch
A made-in-Canada blueprint for defunding police ⋆ The Breach
The hidden origin of the escalating Ukraine-Russia conflict
Chartbook #68 Putin's Challenge to Western hegemony - the 2022 edition.
The Green Transition Can’t Be an Excuse to Fire Workers
A Worldwide Tax on Extreme Wealth Could Lift Billions Out of Poverty
A Canadian Company Used COVID Wage Supports to Hire Scabs
A world rate of profit: important new evidence – Michael Roberts Blog
"Hell Line": Lessons from Seoul's controversial privatized subway line
How Scholars Are Countering Well-Funded Attacks on Critical Race Theory - YES! Magazine
Left Municipal Election Platform Launched in Vancouver - The Bullet
Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 failure exposes the bankruptcy of neoliberalism
Humanity at ‘doom’s doorstep’ says Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
We Are Human, but in the Dark We Wish for Light: The Third Newsletter (2022)
Will a four-day work week come to Canada?
Cryptocurrency Is a Giant Ponzi Scheme
Rentier Capitalism and Class Warfare in Kazakhstan
Coastal GasLink Attempts to Block Reporters from Wet’suwet’en Territory
Delgamuukw: the Man and the Momentous Ruling
Canada’s Hospital Crisis Has Been Decades In The Making
Property Developers Have No Place in Local Government
One foot in the present, another in the future: Food Coops
From Aerial Strikes to Starvation, Afghanistan’s People Bear the Brunt of the West’s Failed Taliban Tactics
How the media misdiagnosed the pandemic ⋆ The Breach
On NATO all parties agree—follow orders without question
Defying U.S. Caesar Act, China admits Syria into BRI
Striking Workers at Columbia University Built a More Democratic Union and Won Big Gains | Portside
Capitalism, climate change and the rising cost of food
Socialism Cannot Postpone Its Promise of Democracy
Financial Markets under capitalism | Prabhat Patnaik
A touch of class struggle in Germany’s car industry
The Full Extent of Jeffrey Epstein’s Crimes Are Slowly Being Revealed
Canadian police expanding surveillance powers via new digital “operations centres” ⋆ The Breach
BBC licence fee to be abolished in 2027 and funding frozen | BBC licence fee | The Guardian
Revealed: UK Gov't Plans Publicity Blitz to Undermine Chat Privacy - Rolling Stone
Hawkish Pundits Downplay Threat of War, Ukraine's Nazi Ties - FAIR
How to Shut Down an Israeli Weapons Factory
ASSA 2022: part two – the heterodox – Michael Roberts Blog
Putin draws the line for colour revolutions - Indian Punchline
A Programme for a Future Society That We Will Build in the Present: The Second Newsletter (2022)
We Will Build the Future: A Plan to Save the Planet
Cuba shows an alternative to Big Pharma hegemony through global solidarity : Peoples Dispatch
U.S.-Russia talks may be the last chance
The U.S. is intentionally strangling Venezuela
Understanding Canadian imperialism
Canada offers to support U.S. measures to deter Russia in confrontation with Ukraine | CBC News
Google Had Secret Project to ‘Convince’ Employees ‘That Unions Suck’
Texas scientists develop a ‘people’s vaccine,’ offer it free to the world
What a Socialist Response to Inflation Should Look Like
When Canada’s Housing Bubble Pops, It Will Cause Misery and Ruin
Unlocking U.S. sanctions: China signs construction & energy deals with Cuba
Putin and Xi plot their SWIFT escape
Tariq Ali: ‘Democracy is largely a set of rituals now’
Price controls: do they work? – Michael Roberts Blog
Drone warfare: The world needs to end US impunity
How the World Went from Post-Politics to Hyper-Politics
We Should Nationalize Tyson Foods
We Dance into the New Year Banging Our Hammers and Swinging Our Sickles: The Fifty-Second Newsletter
The Production Gap report
Hospital worker blows whistle on spread of New Brunswick’s mystery illness: Bombshell report – NB Media Co-op
Averting Disaster: Declaration of the 5th European Forum of the Left - The Bullet
Forecast for 2022 – Michael Roberts Blog
2021: A View from the Left
Sharon Graham: ‘We Must Build Popular, Working-Class Power’
Plans to capture CO2 from coal plants wasted federal dollars, watchdog says - The Verge
CPress end of 2021 message from Graham Cox - Citizens' Press
2021: A pandemic year in books - Citizens' Press
World Association for Political Economy 15th Convention – Michael Roberts Blog
Do Unto Others
Salvador Allende’s Grandson Responds to Boric: The Human Rights Double Standard and ‘Chic’ Leftism
I Want to Get Our Rights from the Americans Who Harmed Us: The Fifty-First Newsletter
Crash course: Starting a union in your workplace
Absurd Guardian article declares China world’s only imperialist power
The Challenge of Chile | The Nation
How Chile’s Left Won
When Debts Become Unpayable, They Should Be Forgiven
The Economics of Modern Imperialism in: Historical Materialism - Ahead of print
Media Forget Afghan Plight as US Sanctions Drive Mass Famine Risk - FAIR
Cuba now exporting Covid vaccines
Chile: copper-bottomed? – Michael Roberts Blog
Cuba’s successful COVID response started with robust health care institutions ⋆ The Breach
The Dirty Secret of America’s Clean Dishes — ProPublica
Boric’s victory in Chile is a blow to the far-right
The coronavirus pandemic has widened the gap between the Global North and the Global South
Progressive anger erupts after Manchin kills Build Back Better
Chileans elect Gabriel Boric president, reject ultra-conservative candidate
Learning the Lessons of the NHS Strike Ballot
In Berlin, Overworked Hospital Staff Went on Strike for a Month — and Won
The Establishment Feared Corbyn’s Internationalism
Cuba soars to near top of COVID vaccination charts on decades-old bet | Reuters
A Better Future For Canadian Telecoms Lives In Saskatchewan
Socialist Gabriel Boric elected Chile's youngest ever president with highest ever vote tally
The Hellish Reality of Amazon’s Human Resources Department
Washington’s New Ambassador to Mexico Is Already Wreaking Havoc
Canadians Deserve Truly Universal Health Care
Hidden Pentagon Records Reveal Patterns of Failure in Deadly Airstrikes
The case for abolishing billionaires ⋆ The Breach
Police Brutality Is Never Justified By Someone’s Behaviour
As UN recognizes Maduro, Canada increasingly isolated on world stage
Omicron: Panic or Dismiss? Mourn or Organize?
The central bankers’ dilemma – Michael Roberts Blog
Cuba Defeats Covid-19 with Learning, Science, and Unity - CounterPunch.org
Supply Chains Are in Crisis, but Logistics Bosses Are Doing Better Than Ever
Canada Has Long Been an Accomplice to America’s Imperialist Wars
Canadians Don’t Want to Work at Tim Hortons
Op-ed: Race underpins Ford government's pandemic response to paid sick days - NOW Magazine
I lived through the darkness of the Pinochet era. Is Chile heading back there?
John Pilger: The Judicial Kidnapping of Julian Assange
World inequality – Michael Roberts Blog
Why Britain Needs to Reindustrialise
Canada must prepare for America’s rapid decline
Canada is violating international law by selling arms to Saudi Arabia
If you believe in a public NHS, the new health and care bill should set off alarm bells | Allyson Pollock and Peter Roderick | The Guardian
The Gig Economy’s Days in Europe Are Numbered | WIRED
Canada’s big banks pay out $19 billion in record bonuses ⋆ The Breach
Why Amazon is terrified of Its U.S. workers unionizing
At a Time of Crisis in the Supply Chain, Workers Have Enormous Power
France’s Éric Zemmour Is Whipping His Fans Into a Violent Frenzy
Huge 20-Year Study Shows Trickle-Down Is a Myth, Inequality Rampant
Wolastoqey Nations claim title to land owned by JD Irving and other companies due to “reckless resource extraction” – NB Media Co-op
‘So Far from God, so Close to the United States’ - The Bullet
How Big Pharma’s Profiteering Led to the Omicron Variant
Chile Is Still in the Midst of a Political Revolution
Barbados Has Rid Itself of the Queen But Not Neocolonialism
Ontario’s Pension Fund Managers Are Propping up the Fossil Fuel and Real Estate Industries
FFAW celebrates and the struggle lives on | Unifor
Is Neoliberalism Finished? - YouTube
The peasantry’s victory over imperialism | Prabhat Patnaik
RCMP still clearing Indigenous lands for corporate interests ⋆ The Breach
Mosul, Destroyed by War, Waits to be Rebuilt While the Hunt for Hidden ISIS Treasure Goes On
Views on China – Michael Roberts Blog
Europe Went Bananas for Gorillas. Then Its Workers Rose Up | WIRED
NLRB DIRECTS NEW ELECTION AT AMAZON IN BESSEMER, ALABAMA - Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
British Columbia floods reveal our system’s skewed priorities
Black Friday Strikes and Protests Target Amazon in 20 Countries
This Black Friday, remember the many workers that make shopping possible | The Star
Cargill issues lockout notice to staff at one of Canada's largest beef-processing plants | CBC News
Indian farmers defend rights of farmers everywhere
Horgan’s NDP “suppressing” a party debate on LNG industry, insiders say
The great Canadian media swindle
Texas’ abortion ban is having a ‘domino effect’ on clinics across the U.S.
Five Reasons the Left Won in Venezuela
Dominant PSUV Sweeps Venezuela’s ‘Mega-Elections’
What China Learned From U.S. Capitalism’s Development
‘We Want Her Out of Jail Today.’ RCMP Slammed for Arresting Journalists | The Tyee
The Fight for Chile’s Future
Cuba’s Vaccine Could End up Saving Millions of Lives
Microworkers are “Disempowered to a Degree Previously Unseen in Capitalist History”
With Reformers Victorious, It’s a New Day for the Teamsters
Workers in Atlantic Canada Face Down Austerity
RCMP arrest journalists, matriarchs, land defenders on Wet’suwet’en territory
Why Our Climate Isn’t Jumping for Joy After COP26
Rittenhouse verdict flies in the face of legal standards for self-defense
Protest in Cuba: Why it Failed - CounterPunch.org
How a Labour Government Helped to Crush Iran’s Workers’ Movement
After a year of struggle by farmers, Indian government forced to withdraw farm laws
Time to reset Canada-China relations on a path to peace | MR Online
Essential service workers fight privatization and COVID-19 on leading university campuses | Canadian Union of Public Employees
Whither the global economy? – Michael Roberts Blog
Bowing to protests, India’s Modi agrees to repeal farm laws
The COVID Supply Chain Breakdown Can Be Traced to Capitalist Globalization
A Guide To The Ruling Class’s Domination And Destruction Of Canadian Media
Ontario’s Government Is Transferring Billions From Workers’ Compensation Funds to Bosses
In the Name of Saving the Climate, They Will Uberise the Farmlands: The Forty-Sixth Newsletter (2021)
In search of luxurious communism
Court Cases Show Colombian Government Role in Paramilitary Killings, US Implicated - CounterPunch.org
Billionaires won’t save us
The US Is Blocking Climate Reparations
Art and Capital Have Become Nearly Indistinguishable
Striking New Brunswick workers defeat Higgs
Opening this article voids warranty | MR Online
Abolish the House of Lords
The IATSE Contract Vote Is a Worst-Case Scenario
Canadians Need to Replace the Debt Economy With a Living Wage
Public Spending Isn’t Socialism
Why is the U.S. Fueling the November 15 Cuba Protests? - CounterPunch.org
NB debrief special on the CUPE strike [video] – NB Media Co-op
Why We Need Socialist Spotify
We Can’t Stop Climate Change Without a Transport Revolution
UN-backed banker alliance announces “green” plan to transform the global financial system | MR Online
Infiltrating Amazon: What I learned going undercover at the corporate giant ⋆ The Breach
Commonsense Solidarity: How a Working-Class Coalition Can Be Built, and Maintained
The Labor Beat Is Dead — Long Live the Labor Beat
The Metaverse Must Be Stopped
Why Are Union Leaders Letting Doug Ford Off The Hook
The Royal Canadian Legion Should Stay Out Of Classrooms
Back to work: The black hole of labour relations – NB Media Co-op
Des femmes qui occupent des emplois essentiels, pour des salaires dérisoires – NB Media Co-op
Higgs should listen to health experts and front-line workers | Canadian Union of Public Employees
Financing the climate – Michael Roberts Blog
Will the People with Guns Allow Our Planet to Breathe: The Forty-Fourth Newsletter (2021)
Big Tech and the Current Challenges Facing the Class Struggle
The United States is organizing a color revolution in Cuba for November 15 | MR Online
Ford forced to $15 three years after cuts
Newly Released Documents Expose How US Intelligence Meddled in Venezuelan Elections via Social Media
Poverty in the pandemic – Michael Roberts Blog
With Afghanistan fiasco, Canada’s feminist foreign policy lies in pieces
Columbia University Union Is on Strike
Give workers fair wages: Open letter to New Brunswick Premier Higgs from a patient – NB Media Co-op
Open letter to New Brunswick Premier Higgs - Citizens' Press #nbpoli
Premier Higgs heard CUPE members loud and clear | Canadian Union of Public Employees
A world divided: global vaccine trade and production | Bruegel
Poison in the Air — ProPublica
New Brunswick workers strike back at Higgs’ wage suppression
Canada’s Eviscerated Democracy - The Bullet
What’s the use of the Pandora Papers?
Sorry, Justin Trudeau: There is no equivalence between the extreme right and the extreme left
Irving media unsurprisingly blames CUPE workers for strike – NB Media Co-op
Rolling River School Division custodians and cleaners begin strike | Canadian Union of Public Employees
Rolling River School Division Custodians and Cleaners On Strike - CUPE Manitoba
Manitoba school division custodians and cleaners on strike | CTV News
March to the legislature | CUPE New Brunswick
Anti-poverty and social justice groups support striking CUPE workers – NB Media Co-op
CUPE NB: Province-wide job action is the only way left for us to be heard – NB Media Co-op
Strike Prep Resources | CUPE New Brunswick
New Brunswick Government breaks off talks: Strike imminent | Canadian Union of Public Employees
COP-out 26 – Michael Roberts Blog
Big tech’s push for automation hides the grim reality of ‘microwork’ | The Guardian
A Welfare State for the Wealthy
The Fight for a Workers’ Hollywood
In Russia, Communists Are Standing Up Against Putin’s Fraud
Canadaland: The Podcast Holding Power to Account
A farewell to CERB and the future of EI
David Graeber Knew Ordinary People Could Remake the World
Why Not a Financial Transactions Tax? - CounterPunch.org
Cuba now part of China’s ‘Belt and Road Energy’ alliance | MR Online
How Finland’s Public Childcare System Puts Britain to Shame
Stocks, profit margins and the economy – Michael Roberts Blog
New York Times Journalist Ben Hubbard Hacked with Pegasus after Reporting on Previous Hacking Attempts - The Citizen Lab
Don’t Give in to the Culture Industry’s Appeals to Nostalgia
Why Record Numbers of Workers Are Quitting and Striking
Federal pandemic assistance on the chopping block—another way to ‘discipline’ workers
AMLO Is Nationalizing Mexico’s Lithium Supply
Only Labor Can Force Canadian Pension Funds to Divest From Oil
Division over IATSE deal as members organize Wildcat walkouts
Stagflation: a demand or supply side story? – Michael Roberts Blog
Hospital to run GNU Health, openSUSE - openSUSE News
The Pandora Papers show how a corrupt system functions
Afghanistan: Our Struggle for Freedom Continues - The Bullet
A World without hunger: The Fortieth Newsletter (2021)
What has the Trade “War” between the United States and China achieved? | MR Online
CIA Op or Not, the Pandora Papers Are a Big Deal
Chinese 'Disinformation' and US Propaganda - FAIR
Continuous Crisis in Lebanon – Spectre Journal
We’re Losing Our Humanity, and the Pandemic Is to Blame — ProPublica
Labour Confronts the Climate Crisis -- pension discussion | OFL
Venezuelan government condemned for ‘anti-communist’ attacks and alleged political oppression | Morning Star
Democratise Central Banks
China at a turning point? – Michael Roberts Blog
The three Ms are free. What now?
A Television Makeup Artist Explains Why IATSE Members Are Willing to Strike
Impoverished Afghans live amid enormous riches
Inside the Pandora Papers - CounterPunch.org
The CIA Plot to Kidnap or Kill Julian Assange in London is a story that is Being Mistakenly Ignored - CounterPunch.org
CUPE 3261 reports that U of T is contracting out caretaking services – The Varsity
10 things for socialists to keep in mind on climate change policies - Citizens' Press
MMT and Marxist monetary theory – a reply to Bill Mitchell by a man with no name – Michael Roberts Blog
A World Without Sci-Hub – Palladium
Social impact bonds a bad idea the Liberals won’t let go of | Canadian Union of Public Employees
Teamsters organizing workers' unions at 9 Amazon.com facilities in Canada | Ottawa Citizen
The Fed, interest rates and stagflation – Michael Roberts Blog
Clear away the hype: the US and Australia signed a nuclear arms deal, simple as that : Peoples Dispatch
Global climate strike 2021: The return of students to the streets just weeks before Cop26 | The Independent
Young global climate strikers vow change is coming – from the streets | Climate crisis | The Guardian
Cuban Diplomat on U.S. Blockade, Havana’s Homegrown Vaccines & Biden’s Hypocrisy on Human Rights | Democracy Now!
Developing nations' plea to world's wealthy at U.N.: stop vaccine hoarding | Reuters
Rooftop solar to roll out on China’s public buildings
Canada: no change – Michael Roberts Blog
Social Justice Must Include Arts Funding - The Bullet
Documenting The Past 40 Years Of Media Election Endorsements
Corporations Control Canada’s Infrastructure — But the Major Parties Won’t Confront Them
Call Center Workers in Australia Are Unionizing to Demand Better Pay and Conditions
‘Don’t panic’: business minister bids to calm crisis fears as UK gas prices soar | Energy bills | The Guardian
Participative Democracy under Siege: A Conversation with Luis Britto García
China and common prosperity – Michael Roberts Blog
It’s Time for a Wealth Tax in Canada
Salvadorans reject the adoption of Bitcoin as national currency : Peoples Dispatch
Solely Because of the Increasing Disorder: The Thirty-Sixth Newsletter (2021)
Des employés gouvernementaux se prononcent en faveur de la grève au N.-B. | Radio-Canada.ca
Bargaining Forward With New Brunswick's Front Line Heroes' Union - YouTube
What does 20% look like if you are a CUPE member in NB? - YouTube
Remembering Canadian Media’s Post-9/11 Bloodlust
“Foreign Investors” Aren’t Causing Canada’s Housing Crisis. Capitalism Is.
Neo-Liberalism and Nationhood | MR Online
Michael Hudson v. George Soros on China’s Rejection of “Market” Capitalism
Hurricane Ida’s rapid intensification spurred by climate change, bad luck - Axios
Sustaining the Unsustainable: Why Renewable Energy Companies Are Not Climate Warriors | New Labor Forum
Booms and bezzles – Michael Roberts Blog
How Facebook Undermines Privacy Protections for Its 2 Billion WhatsApp Users — ProPublica
New Texas Abortion Law Likely to Unleash a Torrent of Lawsuits Against Online Education, Advocacy and Other Speech | Electronic Frontier Foundation
GNU Health emergency response in Haiti | MeanMicio
Stop Listening to Tony Blair
Ed Asner Was a Proud Socialist in Hollywood
The Taliban will Escape Pariah Status by Posing as the Enemy of ISIS - CounterPunch.org
RAWA responds to the Taliban takeover | Green Left
Five Ways the U.S. Created and Prolonged the Afghan Crisis - Progressive.org
CUPW’s difficult choice – Canadian Dimension
It’s time to make Canadian medicare truly universal
Canadian Workers Are Unwittingly Funding Bolsonaro’s Water Privatization
Robbing the soil, 1: Commons and classes before capitalism | Climate & Capitalism
“Mayhem”: Chaotic Scenes at Kabul Airport as Suicide Bombs Kill 110+ Afghans & U.S. Troops | Democracy Now!
Some of Canada’s Biggest Capitalists Are Plotting an Attack on Canadian Workers
Public sector workers deserve fair contracts now | Canadian Union of Public Employees
The Media Myth of 'Once Prosperous' and Democratic Venezuela Before Chávez
The urgent need to tax billionaires out of existence
Nicaragua: Ortega Arrests Opposition Candidates Ahead of November 2021 Election - New Politics
The rate and the mass of profit – Michael Roberts Blog
NEB Statement on Comprehensive Workplace Immunization Programs and Mandatory Vaccinations | Unifor National
Unions Are Helping Workers With Changing Return-to-Office Policies - Bloomberg
The Secret Diary of a ‘Sustainable Investor’ — Part 1 | by Tariq Fancy | Aug, 2021 | Medium
Hydrogen lobbyist quits, slams oil companies’ “false claims” about blue hydrogen | Ars Technica
The Jackson Hole dilemma – Michael Roberts Blog
The Choice Facing Afghans: Do a Deal With the Taliban or Flee - CounterPunch.org
The Return of the Taliban 20 Years Later - CounterPunch.org
Canada’s Military Is Spying on Canadian Citizens
Ken Loach: Keir Starmer Is Mr Bean Trying to Act Like Stalin
Unifor statement on the situation in Afghanistan | Unifor National
How Canada failed its farmers and agri-producers
The relative decline of US imperialism – Michael Roberts Blog
Analysis: Benchmark of Big Oil on methane emissions shows ‘significant gap’ between reality and reporting | Reuters
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan back with a bang
Russian embassy: Afghan leader fled with cars full of cash
It is Government Weakness, Not Taliban Strength, That Condemns Afghanistan - CounterPunch.org
Cuban Dilemmas, Socialist Debates - The Bullet
Canada’s disaster in Afghanistan
PSAC statement on vaccination requirements for federal public service workers | Public Service Alliance of Canada
Climate change: the fault of humanity? – Michael Roberts Blog
Venezuela to Roll Out New Monetary Reconversion
Monthly Review | The Political Economy of the U.S.-China Technology War
Capitalism Is What’s Burning the Planet, Not Average People
Secret IRS Files Reveal How Much the Ultrawealthy Gained by Shaping Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Tax Cut” — ProPublica
Was COVID-19 research funding well spent? | University Affairs
O (no!) Canada: Fast-moving proposal creates filtering, blocking and reporting rules—and speech police to enforce them | Electronic Frontier Foundation
New York Times Tech Staff to Walk Out, Escalating Union Fight
The Procedural is Political - Cosmonaut
Canada undermines Haitian democracy: déjà vu all over again
How Canadian ‘aid’ is stifling development and prosperity in West Africa
United States: Activision workers walk out against sexist oppression
Airbrushing History
Major U.K. science funder to require grantees to make papers immediately free to all | Science | AAAS
China’s crackdown on the three mountains – Michael Roberts Blog
Remembering the Great Scientific Crusader Who Showed That No Biological Basis for Race Exists: Richard Lewontin - CounterPunch.org
Apple's Plan to "Think Different" About Encryption Opens a Backdoor to Your Private Life | Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Canadian Government Acts Shamefully Ambivalent on Cuba, and Backs US Aggression on Venezuela - CounterPunch.org
René González of the Cuban Five on Cuba’s Challenge and Washington’s Hypocrisy
Mythmaking and the Atomic Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - CounterPunch.org
The Democratic Socialists of America Can Mobilize Gen Z'ers Like Me | Teen Vogue
Climate Change: Why we can’t trust mainstream media | MR Online
Washington beats the drum of regime change, but Cuba responds to its own revolutionary rhythm: The Twenty-Ninth Newsletter (2021) | MR Online
DOCUMENT: James Weldon Johnson, Self-determining Haiti, 1920 | MR Online
We’re Burnt Out – and Unless We Demand a New Normal, We Will Be Forever | Novara Media
N.B. advocacy group calls for improved workers' rights after COVID-19 | CBC News
A Postal Worker Begged for Stronger COVID-19 Protections. She Ended Up Spending Six Weeks in the Hospital. — ProPublica
Inside the Decades-Long Conservative Strategy to Weaken Roe v. Wade ‹ Literary Hub
End the Blockade of Cuba – The Socialist Campaign Group of MPs – Labour Outlook
Chris Hedges: Bless the Traitors
As Taliban Sweeps Through Afghanistan, Malalai Joya Calls U.S. Concern for Women a “Shameless Lie” | Democracy Now!
China and the supply chain: a comment on the June 2021 White House review
'Burn It All Down' Is a Call for Decolonization, Not Arson | The Tyee
England’s Footballers Are Changing the Conversation. It’s Time the Left Caught Up | Novara Media
Read Cornel West’s scathing resignation letter to Harvard Divinity School. ‹ Literary Hub
“We Just Want the Basics”: Rare Protests in Cuba Amid Deep Economic Crisis, Ongoing U.S. Blockade
Bezos’ dystopian legacy goes far beyond Amazon | Progressive International
The Forever War in Afghanistan is Far From Over - CounterPunch.org
Afghanistan stunned by scale and speed of security forces’ collapse | The Guardian
The US Must End Its Brutal Sanctions Against Cuba, Not Intervene There
Capitalism: has the leopard changed its spots? – Michael Roberts Blog
The rise and fall of the Green Party
Legacies of Definancialization and Defending Real Economy in China
The Fight to Transform Peru Has Only Just Begun
Miners in Ontario Are Mobilizing Against Another Corporate Rip-Off
Politics are coming for the "apolitical" Olympics — Quartz
How Teachers Won the Right to Get Pregnant
Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin: Nova Scotia’s reactionary girlboss
Statues, churches, vandalism, and the nationalist and colonial tales we like to call ‘history’
How Germany’s Far Right Is Building Up Anti-Immigrant Parties in the Balkans
The Canadian Mining Company Dominicans Call “Worse Than Columbus”
Venezuela to COVAX: Send Vaccines or Return Payment
Scientists Call Northwest Heatwave the 'Most Extreme in World Weather Records' | Common Dreams News
Intercepted: Corporate Counterinsurgency Against Line 3 Pipeline Resistance
Haiti president Jovenel Moïse assassinated | The Guardian
The National Strike in Colombia: A Trade Union Perspective - The Bullet
Out of Lockdown and Back into the Long Depression – Spectre Journal
Marx’s reproduction schema – Michael Roberts Blog
Where is Socialism in Venezuela? Lessons from the Cultural Revolution - CounterPunch.org
Mapuche woman picked to lead architects of Chile's new constitution | Reuters
Monthly Review | Is China Transforming the World?
Key Assange Witness Recants—With Zero Corporate Media Coverage - FAIR
After BC’s historic heatwave, Canada should double down on building retrofits
Communist emerges as front runner in Chilean presidential race
Canada Day Statement: The History of Violence Against Indigenous Peoples Fully Warrants the Use of The Word “Genocide”
Illusions of empire: Amartya Sen on what British rule really did for India | The Guardian
Billionaire Tycoons Are Turning French Radio Into a Copy of Fox News
Big Tech Is Killing Movies
Canada First Exposed: Months Inside One of Canada's Biggest, Youngest, and Newest White Supremacist Chatrooms
Canada building global network of military bases in aggressive shift ⋆ The Breach
“Eyebrow-raising”: Loblaw monitoring unions alongside cyberthreats, natural disasters as “risks” ⋆ The Breach
The regional threat of civil war in Afghanistan
US, EU, Canada Impose Conditions for Possible Sanctions ‘Review’
Geopolitics, profit, and poppies: how the CIA turned Afghanistan into a failed narco-state
‘Turning right, repressing left’: How Venezuela’s Maduro shifted course | MR Online
N.L. ending controversial practice that's led to newborns being seized from mothers | CBC News
Novavax doses could be made at new NRC facility in December
America's continued move toward socialism - Axios
Workers transformed a McDonald’s in France into a food bank - The Washington Post
Matt Hancock: Drop plan to scrape NHS patient records and share with private companies — Foxglove
Amazon Is a Symbol of Capitalism’s Wastefulness
Monthly Review | The Guaidó Era: A Sixth, Very Long Coup Attempt
1% own 45% of the world’s personal wealth while nearly 3bn people have little or no wealth at all – Michael Roberts Blog
India Walton: Corporate Democrats Gave Us Austerity, We Need Something Different
India Walton, Socialist Challenger, Stuns Buffalo's Incumbent Mayor - The New York Times
6 priorities India Walton outlined in her campaign for Buffalo mayor | Buffalo Politics News | buffalonews.com
In Buffalo, New York, Voters Consider a Socialist Mayor – Mother Jones
Toronto is removing people from homeless encampments in Trinity Bellwoods Park
New 'one of a kind' boat will help Drag the Red continue search for missing in Winnipeg rivers | CBC News
Inspections were promised to stop the rampant abuse inside sweatshops. So why are workers’ conditions ‘worse than ever before?’ | The Star
On Prime Day, Organizers Want You to Think of the Workers | WIRED
Profits call the tune – Michael Roberts Blog
Pandemic shows EI system in need of significant retooling, committee finds | CBC News
Watch Nunavut MP's powerful goodbye message highlighting racism in Canada | CBC News
Canada's LGBTQ population now 1 million — but hate crimes are rising too: Statistics Canada | CBC News
Make Canada Day a national day of reckoning | The Star
Mexico’s Wall of Resistance: Why AMLO’s Fight for Energy Sovereignty Needs Our Support | New Labor Forum
How crowded are migrant worker bunkhouses? A survey shines a light on housing conditions that ‘cost lives’ | The Star
Canada has an Islamophobia problem — and conservatives are at the root of it | National Observer
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax — ProPublica
The painful recent history of targeted attacks on Muslims in Canada | London Free Press
Grave containing 215 Indigenous children evidence of Canadian residential school genocide
The productivity crisis – Michael Roberts Blog
Peace in Colombia Should Mean Land Reform and an End to Hunger
Van Buren is a Victory Against Overbroad Interpretations of the CFAA, and Protects Security Researchers | Electronic Frontier Foundation
“You Can’t Stop the Spread of the Virus if You Don’t Stop it in Peel” | The Local
Donate link for: Trade Unions for Energy Democracy
From CRSB to provincial schemes, permanent & employer-paid sick days still missing - Decent Work and Health Network
We grew up hearing horror stories of residential schools. The Kamloops children’s remains show — yet again — the truth of our peoples’ nightmare | The Star
The unending nightmare of Gaza – Michael Roberts Blog
GMB secures union recognition for 70,000 Uber drivers in UK | ITF Global
Higgs has 100 Days to settle a fair deal with CUPE members | Canadian Union of Public Employees
Les boîtes Pine64: Bienvenue au monde merveilleux du logiciel libre - Citizens' Press
Fixing Long-term Care - Citizens' Press
Amazon workers are rising up around the world to say: enough | Valter Sanches, Christy Hoffman and Casper Gelderblom | The Guardian
Union Leaders: No Deals with Uber and Lyft! | Portside
They were blamed and vilified throughout the pandemic, but the youth are showing up in droves for vaccinations | The Star
British Black Lives Matter activist in critical condition after being shot in the head - Axios
Pine64 development box fun: welcome to the wonderful world of software freedom - Citizens' Press @thepine64
Palestinian Trade Unions call for immediate and urgent action from international Trade Unions - Citizens' Press
After Almost a Decade, Fight for $15 Has Made Progress — But It’s Not Enough
Durban port workers refuse to offload cargo from Israeli ship in solidarity with Palestine
WestJet workers join Unifor | Unifor National
Better rail services promised in huge shake-up - BBC News
Emmanuel Macron’s Government Has Banned Palestine Solidarity Demonstrations
Email Your MP: We Need a National Intercity Public Transit Service Now!
Research in the North - We are stronger when we work together - Statement from Dr. Andrew P. Dean - Regarding NOSM and Lakehead University
People's Recovery
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Rejects Patent Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines | Democracy Now!
Class Struggle Built the Welfare State
Greene Report recommendations will devastate Newfoundland and Labrador communities | Canadian Union of Public Employees
Public Money, Public Code | Campaign and Code
Dortmund relies on Free Software – This paves the way for Public Money? Public Code! - FSFE
It’s time to end oppression and respect workers’ civil liberties | ITF Global
Unifor statement on May 1 - International Workers’ Day | Unifor National
What Are the Origins of May Day?
MSJ: Not much to celebrate for May Day 2021
Companies Providing Scab Labour to Saskatchewan Refinery Won’t Say If They Spent Emergency Wage Subsidies on Scabs
EXCLUSIVE U.S. Labor Secretary says most gig workers should be classified as employees | Reuters
The Climate Solution Actually Adding Millions of Tons of CO2 Into the Atmosphere — ProPublica
Port of Montreal: The Employers’ Association leaves the bargaining table | Canadian Union of Public Employees
Uber pitches new provincial rules to keep gig workers as contractors — as workers’ resistance ramps up | The Star
Canada Pension Plan must scrap water privatization deal | Canadian Union of Public Employees
Unifor stands in solidarity with the dock workers at the Port of Montreal, members of CUPE 375 | Unifor National
Laurentian University Is A Casualty Of The Neoliberal Assault On Higher Education - Passage
India's Covid crisis is mostly Modi's fault - Asia Times
Post-Keynesianism: the principles – Michael Roberts Blog
EFF Sues Proctorio on Behalf of Student It Falsely Accused of Copyright Infringement to Get Critical Tweets Taken Down | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Football: a people’s sport? – Michael Roberts Blog
A Bit of Hope That Doesn’t Come from Miami: The Sixteenth Newsletter (2021)
Pentagon Adds Africa to Global Battleground with China and Russia
Another false start in Africa sold with green revolution myths
The Day of Mourning is April 28. The time for paid sick… | The Monitor
Ecuador Election: From Rafael Correa to Guillermo Lasso via Lenin Moreno - The Bullet
Derek Chauvin Found Guilty of Murdering George Floyd
How Josh Hawley and Marjorie Taylor Greene Juiced Their Fundraising Numbers — ProPublica
Stephen Lewis is fighting for his life | TVO.org
The European Super League Is the Inevitable Conclusion of Football Capitalism
The Bigger Short: Wall Street’s Cooked Books Fueled the Financial Crisis in 2008. It's Happening Again.
A People’s Public Transport Policy - The Bullet
How New Labour Turned Its Back on the Mass Membership Party
Biden isn't ending the Afghanistan War, he's privatizing it: Special Forces, Pentagon contractors, intelligence operatives will remain | The Grayzone
Michael Hudson: America’s neoliberal financialization policy vs. China’s industrial socialism
Why Xinjiang is emerging as the epicenter of the US Cold War on China : Peoples Dispatch
The roaring twenties repeated? – Michael Roberts Blog
Canadians could pay a steep price for wooing Sanofi vaccine plant - iPolitics
Striking Charter workers build ISP where “profits are returned to users” | Ars Technica
IMF and debt: a new consensus? – Michael Roberts Blog
Canada Has Failed To Guarantee Abortion Access For All
Breaking down basic income
The Fight to Organize Amazon Is Just Getting Started
From Neoliberalism to the New Finance Capital - The Bullet
Support the Tropes — FAIR
Victory for municipal broadband as Wash. state lawmakers end restrictions | Ars Technica
Zambia Is the Tip of the Tail of the Global Dog: The Fourteenth Newsletter (2021)
Canada’s duty to consult: A legal veneer for colonialism?
Capitalism’s Covid Recovery Will Deepen Social Inequality
Capitalists Have Never Been Friends of Democracy
A New Union of Musicians Is Taking on Spotify
School custodian refuses to download phone app that monitors location, says it got her fired | CBC News
Ecuador shuns socialism with Lasso's surprise election | Reuters
How Cuba Beat the Pandemic: From Developing New Vaccines to Sending Doctors Overseas to Help Others | Democracy Now!
Does Canada’s unilateral sanctions regime violate international law?
From Posting to Politics
Financial fiction part two: the new ones (SPACs, NFTs, cryptocurrencies) – Michael Roberts Blog
Media Has Ignored The Anti-Vax Movement’s White Supremacist Roots
Why Targeted Ads Are a Disaster for Democracy ‹ Literary Hub
Munk, Hayek and the Fraser Institute: Tracing the insurgent pedagogy of the Canadian right
Why Ukraine’s borders are back at the center of geopolitics : Peoples Dispatch
The 21st-Century Road to Serfdom Runs Through Silicon Valley
Private Equity and Hedge Funds Survived the 2008 Crisis. Now They’re Making a Killing Off COVID-19.
The Radical Paul Robeson
IMF Calls for Taxing World's Richest to Curb Inequality, Stave Off Social Unrest
Pentagon campaign to recruit Vietnam as military ally against China exposed delusions of US war strategy | The Grayzone
Assimilation and Empire — Qiao Collective
Grassroots Resolutions and Party Democracy: The 2021 NDP Convention - The Bullet
Why Canada should leave NATO
The Broken Front Line — ProPublica
Calls to establish a regionally adjusted federal minimum wage are dangerously misguided | Economic Policy Institute
Killer Prince | Tariq Ali
'We will protest for as long as possible'
Time to put the spotlight on corporate taxes | MR Online
Lenin Moreno and the CIA against Andres Arauz | MR Online
The Vaccine Must Be a Common Good for Humanity: The Thirteenth Newsletter (2021)
Bolivia’s Coup Plotters Will Finally Face Court for Their Campaign of Terror
The Self-Determination Act Could Finally End US Colonization of Puerto Rico
An Unannounced Rupture in Venezuelan Politics - CounterPunch.org
Document: Amazon Twitter Army Handpicked for “Sense of Humor”
Biden unveils 'once-in-a generation' $2tn infrastructure investment plan | Joe Biden | The Guardian
Hong Kong democracy leaders found guilty over peaceful 2019 protest | Hong Kong | The Guardian
We Obtained New FBI Documents on How and Why Fred Hampton Was Murdered
Monthly Review | Repairing the Soil Carbon Rift: Enhancing Agriculture and Environment
Noam Chomsky: Biden’s Foreign Policy Is Largely Indistinguishable From Trump’s
More on Open-Source Versus Patent Monopoly Financing of Drug Development - Center for Economic and Policy Research
Worldwide, union leaders grapple with members backing right-wing ‘populists’ – People's World
“Poor rich Haiti” or how imperialists and local oligarchy have sought to destroy agriculture in Haiti : Peoples Dispatch
The Complex Legacy of China’s Cinematic Pirates
Despite U.S. dirty tricks, Bolivia is finding a way to stay independent | MR Online
The Boat Stuck in the Suez Canal Shut Down Global Commerce. So Could Organized Workers.
A Labour code for the 21st century, by Alain Supiot
Cuba Libre to be COVID-Libre: Five Vaccines and Counting… - CounterPunch.org
Land grabs for rare earth metals continue outside the South American Lithium Triangle – Canadian Dimension
The greatest debt crisis in history is upon us | openDemocracy
Palestinian national liberation: Beyond one versus two states
Suez canal: Ever Given container ship freed after a week | The Guardian
French Farmers protest fertilizer tax – People's World
How the Pandemic Is Creating New Urban Wastelands
How France Continues to Dominate its Former Colonies in Africa
Garment Workers Win Historic Victory in Effort to Transform the Fashion Industry | Portside
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Coup or no coup, Myanmar isn’t moving into U.S. orbit
Venezuelan Oil and Natural Gas Production Cut Down After Pipeline Explosion | Venezuelanalysis.com
Venezuela Welcomes UN Resolution Calling to Eliminate Sanctions | Venezuelanalysis.com
Walmart’s Company Town of Bentonville, Arkansas
Amazon plays dirty in Bessemer Union Drive: Mass solidarity needed
Troops open fire at funeral as Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup | Myanmar | The Guardian
Dystopia Prime: Amazon subjects its drivers to biometric surveillance | Deep Links
Sea Watch 3 refugee rescue ship detained in Italy again for ‘saving too many lives’ – People's World
Fuck Mindfulness Workshops – Spectre Journal
Asylum-Seekers Expelled by Biden Administration Feel Deceived
The Left Must Appeal to a Middle Class Squeezed by Capitalism
To Western Media, Prosecuting Bolivian Coup Leaders Is Worse Than Leading a Coup — FAIR
Trudeau Has Failed To Deliver Promised Civil Liberty Reforms
On 10th Anniversary of the U.S.-NATO attack on Libya: Powerful perpetrators have yet to face justice | MR Online
Italy’s Amazon Strike Shows How Workers Across the Supply Chain Can Unite
Some Younger Amazon Workers Still Undecided on Union
The War of Hunger is Taking Over From the War of Guns...and All Syrians are the Victims - CounterPunch.org
10 Years Ago, NATO Intervened in Libya — And Created a Complete Disaster
The High Price of Speaking Out in Egypt Under Sisi, Washington’s Favorite Dictator
The sugar rush economy – Michael Roberts Blog
Union workers at Calgary Coca-Cola plant walk off the job
Ten years on, Syria is almost destroyed. Who’s to blame?
Only Two NYPD Officers Face Serious Discipline From a Watchdog’s Investigations Into Abuse of Black Lives Matter Protesters — ProPublica
Anger mounts as police cover for Atlanta murderer of Asian women – People's World
US and China publicly rebuke each other in first major talks of Biden era | The Guardian
The Paris Commune of 1871, banks and debt
France’s Alternative to Gentrification
Opinion: The caring economy is the chokepoint of recovery: What’s the plan to value the people we know are essential to our well-being?
The Paris Commune at 150
The Paris Commune Is Still a Beacon for Radical Change
Ontario let a ‘flood’ of temp agencies into long-term care during COVID-19. How precarious work put residents and caregivers at risk | The Star
The Paris Commune of 1871: Why it still matters
Paris Commune 150: the economics – Michael Roberts Blog
There Are So Many Lessons to Learn from Kerala: The Eleventh Newsletter (2021).
Most cases of femicide are committed by partners or ex-partners: Report
Groups line up to fight Manitoba's proposed anti-protest law - Winnipeg Free Press
Employment status is the only fair future for gig workers
Wealth taxes would generate far more revenue than previously estimated: CCPA report | Ricochet
Vive la Commune? The working-class insurrection that shook the world | Paris | The Guardian
Vijay Prashad Warns Biden Is “Doubling Down” on Trump’s Anti-China Cold War Policy | Democracy Now!
Why Boris Loves the Bomb
The watchdogs of imperialism and the Uyghur genocide slander | MR Online
Doug Ford’s ‘Director Of Pandemic Response’ Was a Private Health Lobbyist For Shoppers Drug Mart
Diversity of Freelance Work through Arts Festival - Canadian Freelance Union
New report argues for widespread union-like protections to help Canada’s economic recovery | The Star
Uber launches new union-busting offensive in Canada
Biden's retaliatory cyberattacks against Russia are folly – Responsible Statecraft
Venezuela Assigns Land for Food Production on CLAP’s Fifth Anniversary
'They are killing me': Woman dies after posting video saying hospital ignored her pleas | Montreal Gazette
Uber Canada 'benefits' plan aimed at forestalling real change | rabble.ca
Trudeau’s silence on Lula reveals Canada’s hypocrisy – Canadian Dimension
Doug Ford’s racism is risking First Nation lives – Canadian Dimension
Legendary Leftist Filmmaker John Sayles on Matewan, Working-Class History, and Left-Wing Organizing
Monthly Review | Capital, Science, Technology
Mark Carney: value or price? – Michael Roberts Blog
Sarah Everard: Virtual and doorstep vigils held across the UK - BBC News
Breonna Taylor: Protest to mark anniversary of police killing - BBC News
Time to suspend COVID vaccine patents? | Kingston/Frontenac This Week
The foreign policy article the media did not want you to read | Morning Star
The misuses of Gramsci
The year of the pandemic – Michael Roberts Blog
We Are All Living in Rupert Murdoch’s World
Northwest Territories to bump minimum wage to $15.20 starting in September | The Star
Spain declares delivery riders to be staff, in EU first
Open letter: Canada must support global access to COVID-19 vaccines at the WTO | Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
UN Rebuke of US Sanctions on Venezuela Met With Stunning Silence — FAIR
Top Pentagon commander requests astronomical sum of money to prepare for war with China
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister’s ‘Mystery Bills’ Are a ‘Dangerous’ Violation of Democratic Standards, Experts Say
Anti-Asian racism never stopped being an outgrowth of U.S. imperialism
France to declassify files on Algerian war | France | The Guardian
Lula Is Back — And He Can Save Brazil From Bolsonaro
Workers in Myanmar Are Launching General Strikes to Resist the Military Coup
Is music’s crypto moment a boon for artists or a symbol of capitalism’s worst impulses? – Canadian Dimension
Republican Theocracy or the End of Neoliberalism? - The Bullet
Report: U.S. preparing cyberattack against Russia over SolarWinds hack
NYT Fails to Examine Its Participation in Brazil’s ‘Biggest Judicial Scandal’ — FAIR
Entire Staff of Nevada Democratic Party Quits After DSA Slate Won Every Seat
The Last Neoliberal
Canada Should Follow Meghan and Harry’s Lead and Ditch the Monarchy for Good
Close Guantánamo: Ex-Prisoner & Torture Survivor Mohamedou Ould Slahi Calls on Biden to Shut Prison | Democracy Now!
“It Was Time to Do More Than Protest”: Activists Admit to 1971 FBI Burglary That Exposed COINTELPRO | Democracy Now!
What Does the RCMP Spend on Investigating Missing Indigenous Women? A Tyee Inquiry Remains Unanswered
50 Years Ago Today, Activists Burglarized the FBI and Exposed Its Undemocratic Abuses
Unions say health-care workers still struggling to get enough PPE | CBC News
Pando: Amazon’s union campaign is succeeding where other unions failed
Amazon’s Anti-Union Activities Should All Be Illegal
Thousands of women join Indian farmers' protests against new laws | Reuters
Beyond McFeminism: The Socialist Origins of IWD in Canada - The Bullet
International Women’s Day: A militant celebration
Digital identity scheme shot down by voters over data privacy concerns - SWI swissinfo.ch
China, the Canadian left, and countering state capitalist apologia – Briarpatch Magazine
Forget $15 an Hour — the Minimum Wage Should Be $24
Haiti’s Massive Protests Are a Repudiation of Authoritarianism and US Intervention
Venezuela: From Nationalisation to Privatisation
The Crisis and the Venezuelan Working Class: A Conversation with Pedro Eusse
U.S. to continue using Guaido to rob Venezuelan assets abroad
Rosa Luxemburg at 150: a revolutionary legacy
International Women’s Day: The History of IWD’s Socialist Roots | Teen Vogue
Happy 150th Birthday, Rosa Luxemburg
Biden and Trudeau continue Trump-era aggression against Cuba – Canadian Dimension
20 years after invasion, US proposes a new Afghan government that includes Taliban : Peoples Dispatch
How India’s farmers’ protests could upend the political landscape : Peoples Dispatch
Fighting the Medical Monopoly - The Bullet
Former Bolivian Dictator and Her 2019 Coup d'État Accomplices To Be Prosecuted - CovertAction Magazine
The fight for paid sick days isn’t over
The Internationalism of Rosa Luxemburg
Rosa Luxemburg’s “The Tactics of Revolution”
UK budget: coming out of COVID – Michael Roberts Blog
From the Murder of Berta Cáceres to Dam Disaster in Uttarakhand
The Tide of Feminist Organizing Is Rising in Chile
Placing the Proud Boys on Canada’s Terrorism List Is a Threat to the Left
Ecuador: Indigenous organizations announce national strike
Space neoliberalization agitates the frontiers of Canadian data privacy – Canadian Dimension
Factbox: Iraq's Christian denominations | Reuters
Venezuela's Guaido, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken discuss 'return to democracy' | Reuters
Newly Obtained FBI Files Shed New Light on the Murder of Fred Hampton
Venezuelan Banks Roll Out Dollar Accounts and Debit Cards | Venezuelanalysis.com
Monthly Review | The Ideology of Late Imperialism
Coup Leaders, Aung San Suu Kyi Betrayed Democracy in Burma
Mumia Abu-Jamal, Now in His 40th Year as an Incarcerated Prisoner, Has Covid-19
Emails Confirm Torstar and Postmedia Knew Both Planned Cuts after Big Swap | The Tyee
How Inequity Gets Built Into America’s Vaccination System — ProPublica
What have we learned from the Sidewalk Labs saga? Smart city plans in Toronto | Centre for Free Expression
Solidarity with Farmers of India - The Bullet
Fossil fuel cars make 'hundreds of times' more waste than electric cars | Automotive industry | The Guardian
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for corruption | The Guardian
U.S. State Department accusation of China ‘genocide’ relied on data abuse and baseless claims by far-right ideologue
U.S. exceptionalism surges again. Will it fly?
Thousands of Farmworkers Are Prioritized for the Coronavirus Vaccine - The New York Times
Amid scramble for COVID-19 vaccine, Latin America turns to Russia | Reuters
Exclusive: Biden in no rush to lift Venezuela sanctions, seeks 'serious steps' by Maduro | Reuters
Finland Had a Patent-Free COVID-19 Vaccine Nine Months Ago — But Still Went With Big Pharma
After the Pandemic Slump, What Next? – Spectre Journal
The roots of racism
It’s not too late for Canada to support a temporary waiver of COVID vaccine patents – Canadian Dimension
Where’s Trudeau’s pipeline for water to First Nations? – Canadian Dimension
India Targets Climate Activists With the Help of Big Tech
FBI, NYPD exposed: Deathbed confession shines new light on assassination of Malcolm X
U.S. bombs Syria and ridiculously claims self defense
The Deal Between Facebook and Australian News Media Won’t Help Journalists
On a $15 Minimum Wage, Democrats Are Shooting Themselves in the Foot — Again
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress”: The revolutionary life of Frederick Douglass
Trudeau Liberals block NDP pharmacare plan in the middle of a pandemic – Canadian Dimension
Canada Goose workers fight for fairness in Winnipeg – Canadian Dimension
Project Opus: Erik Prince and the Failed Plot to Arm a Warlord in Libya
Cuba has assisted almost one third of the world’s population in health care
How Finland beats America on education
Ontario’s hidden institutions – Canadian Dimension
How did a fateful CIA coup—executed 55 years ago this February 24—doom much of sub-Saharan Africa?
Amnesty strips Alexei Navalny of 'prisoner of conscience' status | The Guardian
Conservatives Have Given Up On Fighting The Pandemic
Sheryl Sandberg and Top Facebook Execs Silenced an Enemy of Turkey to Prevent a Hit to the Company’s Business — ProPublica
Germany convicts former Assad regime agent in historic Syria torture verdict | World news | The Guardian
The Australian Facebook News Ban Isn’t About Democracy — It’s a Battle Between Two Rival Monopolies
Hunger, again
‘It’s so unfair’: life on the streets of the French town branded as ‘lost to Islam’ | World news | The Guardian
Child slavery lawsuit targets Hershey, Nestlé, Mars and other chocolate giants
Economic justice and the limits of the Charter – Canadian Dimension
Social movements and organizations condemn arrest of 21-year-old Indian climate activist
Emmanuel Macron’s Government Is Mounting a Witch Hunt Against “Islamo-Leftism” in France’s Universities
Deconstructed: The Roots of the Texas Energy Crisis
Canada must stop propping up a repressive and corrupt dictatorship in Haiti – Canadian Dimension
In Our Corona-Capitalist Dystopia, You Can Have Multiple Star Wars Helmets, But No Health Care
Rush Limbaugh Was a Repulsive Demagogue
Rush Limbaugh Spent His Entire Life on the Corporate Dole
Majority of Canadians think royal family 'no longer relevant' | Monarchy | The Guardian
Why We Can’t Make Vaccine Doses Any Faster — ProPublica
Under Capitalism, “Labor-Saving” Technology Only Adds to Our Workload
Starmer’s Speech Failed, Even On Its Own Terms
After Pork Giant's Cruel Killings Exposed, FBI Pursued Critics
The Postcolonial Autumn
Leading from the front: The role of women in Farmers’ movement
Vulture Funds Plan to Use the Pandemic to Pillage the Global Economy
Industrial strategy, development, and the need for public production - Citizens' Press
Monthly Review | Manipulations of Freedom
Italy’s “National Unity” Government Is the Cutting Edge of Post-Democratic Governance
Can Europe’s Center Left Survive Another Crisis?
Canada’s Government Has No Problem With Canadians Milking Pandemic Subsidies — As Long as They’re Rich
Preliminary findings of the visit to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela by the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights
Scientists on WHO mission to Wuhan accuse media of biased reportage
Texas starts rolling power outages to cope with deep freeze | Reuters
Deflation, inflation or stagflation? – Michael Roberts Blog
The Indian farmers are right: their land is at stake (Part 3)
The Rise and Fall of French Socialism
The Indian farmers are right: their land is at stake (Part 2)
Laurentian University can cut programs, lay off faculty as part of restructuring, court rules | CTV News
The foreign roots of Haiti’s “Constitutional crisis”
The Indian farmers are right: their land is at stake (Part 1)
Rest in Red, Karen Lewis
Ecuador: reversing the pandemic slump? – Michael Roberts Blog
The dark side of Canada’s role in Haiti – Canadian Dimension
Canada’s Largest Meatpacking Facility Is on Trial for Endangering Its Workers During the Pandemic
Breaking the Glass Screen – Framing monopoly capitalism in global commodity chains
India needs course correction on Myanmar
Why Opening Restaurants Is Exactly What the Coronavirus Wants Us to Do — ProPublica
Erosion of governance and public funding cause of Laurentian University financial crisis: Minister must provide long-term funding - OCUFA
How Big Tech Is Becoming the Government
Joe Biden’s Steps Toward Ending Saudi Arabia’s War on Yemen Are Tentatively Hopeful
Class Conflict in the Age of AI: A Changing Urban Landscape
Are We Not All in Search of Tomorrow: The Fifth Newsletter (2021)
After Hundreds of Meatpacking Workers Died From COVID-19, Congress Wants Answers — ProPublica
The mainstream: meeting the historic challenges?
The Right To Die Is Coercive Without Giving Support To Live
What if Canada Post was part of the post-COVID recovery?
Jeff Bezos: Your Legacy Is Exploitation
Italy’s New Technocratic Government Is an Insult to Democracy
'It let white supremacists organize': the toxic legacy of Facebook's Groups
Covid, climate, and ‘dual metabolic rupture’
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez tells why we can’t just ‘forgive and forget’
Two Radical Proposals for ‘Getting to Zero’ | The Tyee
We’ve had almost 70 years to fix the problems with Line 5 and very little has happened – what now? - Alberta Politics
New Brunswick should be improving wages and working conditions
Alberta’s United Conservative Party Has Seized Control of Its Public-Sector Pension Funds
New NAPE campaign aims to promote importance of public sector heading into election | CBC News
Who is an essential worker in the GTA? Millions of us, data shows. This is life — outside lockdown — in five graphs | The Star
The Mutiny of the Mini-Capitalists
MR Online | The pendulum of internet censorship swings leftward again
Laurentian University filing for court protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act #onpse
Why Instacart Is Laying Off Workers as Deliveries Soar | WIRED
Guaranteed basic income in B.C. not the best way to a more just society, expert panel finds | CBC News
The Government Donald Trump Left Behind — ProPublica
CUPW Statement – Death of a Postal Worker in Toronto
Far-right extremists who emboldened Quebec City mosque shooter still thrive today | National Observer
“If you don’t fight,you’ll never win” – Richard Burgon exclusive. #FightBack2021 – Labour Outlook
Indirect Deaths: The Massive and Unseen Costs of America’s Post-9/11 Wars
The US’s idea of diplomacy with Ecuador is a multibillion-dollar loan trap
Inquiry needed into govts’ Covid-19 failures – Asia Times
Canadian Mining Companies Are Devastating The Global South
Unconscionable treatment continues in Canadian detention centres – Canadian Dimension
Biden makes it official: No Keystone XL oil pipeline – People's World
Nothing to learn from East Asia?
Covid and fictitious capital – Michael Roberts Blog
Corporate Media’s Leaked Chinese Documents Confirm China Didn’t Hide Covid-19 — FAIR
Covid and me: 10 days on life support | Free to read | Financial Times
Global Right-Wing Extremism Networks Are Growing. The U.S. Is Just Now Catching Up. — ProPublica
The politics of vaccines
Mary-Jo NADEAU Obituary (2021) - Toronto Star
Electric commercial van production coming to CAMI Assembly if GM deal ratified | Unifor National
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Court orders Ontario government to pay family of late Sudbury mine worker $2M in damages | CBC News
RCMP launch criminal probe into COVID-19 death tied to massive Alberta meat plant outbreak | CBC News
Members of Several Well-Known Hate Groups Identified at Capitol Riot — ProPublica
Ripley’s Aquarium workers believe in Unifor | Unifor National
UE Condemns Political Violence in DC | UE
Capitol Rioters Planned for Weeks in Plain Sight. The Police Weren’t Ready. — ProPublica
India’s historic farmers movement
Trump Unleashes Mob to Disrupt U.S. Government
MR Online | The Geo-politics of EU-China Investment deal
Republican Elites Are Responsible for Today’s Storming of the Capitol
The Insurrection Was Predictable
Federation of Labour President Cites ‘Lack of Transparency, Rushed Timeline’ Among Reasons for Resignation from Economic Recovery Team | VOCM
When will publicly funded and provided midwifery come to Yukon? | Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Julian Assange cannot be extradited to US, British judge rules | The Guardian
Workers at Google parent company Alphabet announce a union - Axios
The Contagion of Capital: Financialized Capitalism, COVID-19, and the Great Divide
MR Online | Colonial injustice: the pardoning of the Blackwater killers
Military Veterans to Legal Experts Condemn Trump’s Pardoning of Blackwater War Criminals - CounterPunch.org
Failure to protect essential prisoner workers undermines public safety – Canadian Dimension
The Golden Cushion | Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Building a more open video conferencing and smart TV alternative - Citizens' Press
Surveillance Self-Defense and Security Education: Year in Review 2020 | Electronic Frontier Foundation
I Sued Blackwater for the Massacre of Iraqi Civilians. Trump Just Pardoned Those Convicted Killers.
Leo Panitch Was a Mentor for a New Generation of Socialists
The White Helmets fraud in Syria
Books in the year of the COVID – Michael Roberts Blog
Editorial Why solidarity with Palestine matters so much this Christmas | Morning Star
The CASE Act Is Just the Beginning of the Next Copyright Battle | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Covid-19 catch-22: Regime-change policies come packed with US pandemic relief | The Grayzone
No right to read: Profiteering corporations creep into prison libraries – People's World
Trump pardons Blackwater contractors jailed for massacre of Iraq civilians | The Guardian
Thank Socialism for the Vaccine. Blame Capitalism for Its Distribution.
Nationwide farmers struggle intensifies, gets ready for the long haul
Powerful Cellphone Surveillance Tool Operates in Obscurity
Against the witch-hunt | Morning Star
How COVID-19 Hollowed Out a Generation of Young Black Men — ProPublica
Looking Beyond The Abolition Of Restaurants
Billionaire Space Colonialism Is a Dead End
There’s No Solution to Big Tech Without Public Ownership of Tech Companies
CIA-Backed Afghan Death Squads Massacred Children Inside Religious Schools in Campaign of Terror | Democracy Now!
The CIA’s Afghan Death Squads
Mourning the loss of the great Leo Panitch | Ursula Huws's Blog
The Radical Ferment of Winnipeg's Jewish Socialist Politics - Leo Panitch on RAI (1/4)
Thousands of workers got COVID-19 on the job. But the Ministry of Labour has fined just one employer | The Star
Communists hail ‘historic’ victory in Kerala local elections | Morning Star
Higgs government blunts opposition abortion motion, removes references to Clinic 554 | CBC News
It’s Time To Renationalize And Rethink Air Canada
Canada Is Robbing The Global South Of A Pandemic Recovery
Don’t Break Up Facebook — Make It a Public Utility
MR Online | Does automation spell the end of capitalism?
MR Online | U.S. Embassy caught scrubbing Tweets urging Venezuelans not to vote
European Commission’s Proposed Digital Services Act Got Several Things Right, But Improvements Are Necessary to Put Users in Control | Electronic Frontier Foundation
CPI State secretary arrested for holding dharna against farm laws - The Hindu
COVID-19: the winter wave and the death toll
Hundreds riot at iPhone factory in India over exploitation claims | South China Morning Post
AOC Cooking show captures perfect recipe to make politics palatable
The Intercept Announces Principles for Freelancers | NWU
Resisting the far-right is in the DNA of the trade union movement – LabourList
U of O students hold sit-in, demand action on on-campus racism | CBC News
National Student Loan Service Centre plagued by delays as requests for help soar | Times Colonist
How to Fix Economic Inequality? An Overview of Policies for the United States and Other High-Income Economies
Editorial Venezuela elections: socialist victory buys the revolution breathing space | Morning Star
Monthly Review | The Return of Nature and Marx’s Ecology
Canada’s support for Big Pharma hindering international pandemic response
The Elephant in the Room | Asbjørn Wahl | Monthly Review
David Attenborough talks climate crisis with Greta Thunberg - DN.SE
The top 1% of households own 43% of global wealth, 10% owns 81%, while the bottom 50% have just 1%. – Michael Roberts Blog
Jeremy Corbyn: Why Is There Always Money for War but Not Public Services?
Montreal students left in limbo, with thousands of dollars on the line, after private college suspends classes | CBC News
Amazon allegedly hired investigators to spy on warehouse strike, Spanish union reports | Morning Star
Alberta said it was removing 'under-utilized' parks from its system. This data suggests otherwise | CBC News
MR Online | New Laws of Robotics with Frank Pasquale
A credit crash ahead? – Michael Roberts Blog
Neoliberalism is killing Manitobans
Labour’s Continuing Corbyn “Antisemitism” Saga - CounterPunch.org
Explaining Our Morbid Political Symptoms
Labour Must Make the Case for Public Spending
Venezuelan Government Privatises State-run AgroPatria | Venezuelanalysis.com
Parliamentary Elections in Venezuela: All You Need to Know | Venezuelanalysis.com
When Canada was a world leader in vaccine research and production | The Star
Trump's Worst Crime Must Not be Forgotten - CounterPunch.org
Dispossession and Imperialism Repackaged as "Feeding the World" - CounterPunch.org
France bans citizens from filming and identifying violent police officers – People's World
Editorial: We can’t compromise with a right that seeks to permanently smash the Labour left | Morning Star
Vote No. 23 is the first shot in Erin O’Toole’s war on China – Canadian Dimension
Canadian mining companies and the making of modern Colombia – Canadian Dimension
The Problem With Hashtag Activism
The CIA’s Secret Global War Against the Left
States With Few Coronavirus Restrictions Are Spreading the Virus Beyond Their Borders — ProPublica
No, This Second Wave Wasn’t Caused By Young Adults | The Tyee
Friedrich Engels Was More Than Second Fiddle to Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels, a Thinker for Today
What Engels Gave To Marx and Marxism
Austerity Is Still a Political Choice
Friedrich Engels at 200
Happy Birthday, Friedrich Engels
'No crying': Venezuelan refugee cited by Kenney says interaction was less dramatic | CBC News
'Authoritarian' culture of fear prevents health-care workers from speaking out | Rabble
Is Coronavirus Incubating a New Student Movement? | Novara Media
Child genius Diego Maradona became the fulfilment of a prophecy | Jonathan Wilson | Football | The Guardian
Maradona, football legend, was a champion of Latin America's left | Reuters
Analysis: Libya's rival forces have stopped shooting, but they're not pulling back | Reuters
Splitting 5 to 4, Supreme Court Backs Religious Challenge to Cuomo’s Virus Shutdown Order - The New York Times
Nurses Are Dealing With Patients Who Think COVID-19’s A Hoax
COVID vaccines: calling the shots – Michael Roberts Blog
Why Privatization Is Wrong | Boston Review
Trump Races to Weaken Environmental and Worker Protections, and Implement Other Last-Minute Policies, Before Jan. 20 — ProPublica
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the $16 Trillion Virus | Infectious Diseases | JAMA | JAMA Network
Keying off Tyee RCMP Revelations, MP Angus Wants an Investigation | The Tyee
Two School Districts Had Different Mask Policies. Only One Had a Teacher on a Ventilator. — ProPublica
G20: the debt solution – Michael Roberts Blog
Labour’s Members Are in Revolt Against Keir Starmer
Transgender Day of Remembrance | Canadian Union of Public Employees
Anti-Racism and Unions | Organize uWaterloo
Australian special forces involved in murder of 39 Afghan civilians, war crimes report alleges
Inside the Lives of Immigrant Teens Working Dangerous Night Shifts in Suburban Factories
Open letter from content moderators re: pandemic — Foxglove
Introducing “How to Fix the Internet,” a New Podcast from EFF | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Zoom’s Censorship of Palestinian Events Sparks Outrage | The Intercept
Open Letter to UK Charities
Macron accuses English-language media of 'legitimising' violence in France | World news | The Guardian
It’s Time to Abolish the Organization of American States
Covid 2021: more calamity ahead? – Michael Roberts Blog
Scientists say net zero by 2050 is too late | Green Left
Monthly Review | The Commodification of Online Cooperation
‘You Have Zero Privacy’ Says an Internal RCMP Presentation. Inside the Force’s Web Spying Program | The Tyee
Rapid Testing Is Less Accurate Than the Government Wants to Admit — ProPublica
COVID-19 drug and vaccine patents are putting profit before people | The Conversation
Squad, Progressive Democrats Are Bigger Than Ever
COVID-19 is out of control and Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government looks like a deer in the headlights
Dominion workers in Newfoundland ratify contract | Unifor National
The Enraging Deja Vu of a Third Coronavirus Wave — ProPublica
MSF Access Campaign | Médecins Sans Frontières
Trump Won Florida After Running a False Ad Tying Biden to Venezuelan Socialists — ProPublica
Noam Chomsky On The Jeremy Corbyn Controversy - OpEd - Eurasia Review
Revera's information on Maples care home 'less than accurate' during weekend crisis: WRHA | CBC News
Evo Morales re-enters Bolivia after a year in exile | Reuters
The Denialist Playbook - Scientific American
Taking advantage of workers must not be the future of work | The Star
Unifor members at General Motors ratify new collective agreement | Unifor National
How to Identify Visible (and Invisible) Surveillance at Protests
US election: women, the young, the working class, the cities and ethnic minorities get rid of Trump – Michael Roberts Blog
CNN PROJECTION: JOE BIDEN WINS THE PRESIDENCY
2020 ontario budget for post secondary education tories continue undermining the system | Graham Cox | Citizens' Press
Socialist Minds: Michael Roberts on a Socialist Alternative to MMT Nov 2020 - YouTube
Future health of Ontario universities uncertain as government refuses to change course on funding - OCUFA
Canada Christian College should be denied university status - OCUFA
The University of Miami claims they didn’t use facial recognition to intimidate student protesters. We have proof they’re lying. | by Fight for the Future | Oct, 2020 | Medium
GM deal with Unifor would see pickup truck assembly come back to Oshawa plant | CBC News
Robocalls Told at Least 800,000 Swing State Residents to “Stay Home” on Election Day. The FBI Is Investigating. — ProPublica
The US economy – some facts – Michael Roberts Blog
US case against Venezuela's oil minister hits another snag | AP
Former FARC guerrillas march in Colombia to demand end to killings | Reuters
Israeli settlers pray for Trump re-election at biblical tomb | Reuters
Why Trump Can’t Afford to Lose | The New Yorker
Robert Fisk: Celebrated Middle East correspondent of The Independent dies aged 74 | The Independent
Trump, Venezuela and the Tug-of-War Over a Strongman - The New York Times
Bidenomics: boom or bust? – Michael Roberts Blog
How a Venezuela coup attempt, plotted in Miami, unraveled | Miami Herald
My Resignation From The Intercept - Greenwald
Workers Keeping Americans Fed Are Going Hungry in the Heartland
Why Getting Paid for Your Data Is a Bad Deal | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Open Access | Electronic Frontier Foundation
International Student Issues Series | Organize uWaterloo
OCUFA opposes Ontario government circumventing democracy and public debate on Bill 168 - OCUFA
West Bank Palestinians' olive trees burn as U.N. urges protection for harvest | Reuters
F-35 Sale To UAE Reportedly Clears Major Step, But Congressional Approval Needed | Investor's Business Daily
There May Be No Choice but to Nationalize Oil and Gas—and Renewables, Too | New Labor Forum
Ford’s adoption of IHRA definition of antisemitism is a blow to democracy and anti-racism
Knife attacker in Nice kills three people | World news | The Guardian
N.L. union head ‘disgusted’ after she says police threatened to arrest workers | The Star
Ahead of U.S. election, Trump ends a U.S. restriction applying to Israeli settlements | Reuters
North York industrial bakery used temp agencies to make millions in false tax deductions, Canada Revenue Agency says | The Star
Free Cihan Erdal | CUPE
Jewish Group Shocked at Ontario Government’s Anti-Democratic Move to Ram Through Flawed IHRA Antisemitism Definition – Independent Jewish Voices Canada
Muslim backlash against Macron gathers pace after police raids | World news | The Guardian
Social media's erasure of Palestinians is a grim warning for our future
One Year after the Lebanese Protests - CounterPunch.org
Erdogan urges Turks to boycott French goods | Reuters
Pakistan's PM takes aim at Macron; asks Facebook to ban Islamophobic content | Reuters
Insulting Muslims is an abuse of free speech, Iran's Zarif says | Reuters
Celebrations as Chile votes by huge majority to scrap Pinochet-era constitution | World news | The Guardian
Anger spreads in Islamic world after Macron's backing for Muhammad cartoons | France | The Guardian
As standoff at ‘1492 Land Back Lane’ heats up in Caledonia, land defenders say, ‘This is a moment for our people to say no’ | TheSpec.com
Social housing: It’s been done before and we’ll do it better next time
Chile: Approval for A New Constitution Wins Massive Mandate | News | teleSUR English
Cuba Responds to Pandemic, Blockade and New Economic Troubles - CounterPunch.org
US: Religious data platform ′targets mentally ill, vulnerable people′ | Americas| North and South American news impacting on Europe | DW | 27.09.2020
UWaterloo TA Wages - #WhyNotWaterloo? | Organize uWaterloo
Sudan and Israel agree US-brokered deal on normalising relations | World news | The Guardian
Libya's rival forces sign permanent ceasefire at UN-sponsored talks | World news | The Guardian
Pro-Sisi party set to lock in control as Egypt heads to polls | Reuters
Cuba says U.S. trade embargo cost more than $5 billion last year | Reuters
Belgium dusts off 1666 charter for post-Brexit fishing rights | Reuters
Venezuela's Maduro, citing Pope, asks congress to consider same-sex marriage | Reuters
An Oil Company Was Angry Police Would Not Stop Picketing Workers. The CEO Claims Scott Moe’s People Offered to Help.
Talk vs. action: Doug Ford’s inadequate response to the second wave of COVID-19 - Behind the Numbers
Pennsylvania’s New Vote-by-Mail Law Expands Access for Everyone Except the Poor — ProPublica
Sudanese police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds gathered across the capital | Reuters
Israeli delegation travels to Sudan to discuss normalisation - Israeli radio Kan | Reuters
Bolivians Return Evo Morales’s Party to Power One Year After Coup
Hunger-striking Palestinian close to death, family says | World news | The Guardian
U.S. Diplomats and Spies Battle Trump Administration Over Suspected Attacks - The New York Times
How the IMF and World Bank Turned a Pandemic into a Public Relations Stunt - FPIF
As Local News Dies, a Pay-for-Play Network Rises in Its Place - The New York Times
It’s Not Enough to Fight — Labor and the Left Have to Be Serious About How to Win
Evo Morales’s Party’s Massive Victory Is a Rebuke to US Elites Who Hailed the Coup
The IMF smokescreen – Michael Roberts Blog
Senior PLO official Erekat taken to Israeli hospital after COVID-19 condition worsens | Reuters
Landslide Victory for New Zealand Labour | Reutets
Labour wins landslide victory in New Zealand election
How Unions Can Lay the Ground for the Next Upsurge | Labor Notes
A spin class became a superspreader event. Why are fitness instructors excluded from workers’ compensation if they fall ill on the job? | The Star
Dual Israeli/US citizens rally for Trump | Reuters
Dual Israeli/US citizens rally for Trump | Reuters
Unifor creates Racial Justice Advocate program in historic deal with Ford | Unifor National
Union leader labels Manitoba Tories vengeful for bill that he says undercuts workers' rights | CBC News
Using AI, Canadian city predicts who might become homeless | Reuters
Neo-Nazi leaders of Greece's Golden Dawn sentenced to 13 years
Debt disaster with no escape – Michael Roberts Blog
Fresh Azerbaijani shelling shatters peace after fragile ceasefire agreed
Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to ceasefire
Lebanon's Hezbollah: negotiating over border does not mean peace with Israel | Reuters
As Bolivia election nears, could 'Evonomics' make a comeback? | Reuters
Ontario judges side with union regarding Nemak plant planned closure in Windsor | Windsor Star
A lot of Jason Kenney's claims about the oil and gas industry are cherry-picked, misleading or wrong | CBC News
Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of rocket attack
Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of rocket attack
Work or toil in the pandemic – Michael Roberts Blog
Pope tackles Covid pandemic and rising nationalism in third encyclical
Syrian recruit describes role of foreign fighters in Nagorno-Karabakh
How It Feels When Software Watches You Take Tests - The New York Times
The Pandemic Is No Excuse for Colleges to Surveil Students - The Atlantic
NYTimes: Politically Connected N.Y. Union Boss Is Accused of ‘Shocking’ Corruption
How Ecuador’s Democracy is Being Suffocated - CounterPunch.org
Canada does not need more warplanes – Canadian Dimension
Time to free Canada’s long-term care system from its backward history – Canadian Dimension
Assange Case: Government “Hacking” Charges Are Weak
A Message from the Future II: The Years of Repair
Nagorno-Karabakh: at least three Syrian fighters killed
Trade unions urge EU to investigate Amazon effort to spy on workers | Technology | The Guardian
Free CUPE member Cihan Erdal! - CUPE Ontario
Fundraiser by Chantal Chartrand : #JusticepourJoyce #JusticeforJoyce
The Grayzone's Aaron Maté testifies at UN on OPCW Syria cover-up | The Grayzone
CUPE calls for release and safe return of Cihan Erdal | Canadian Union of Public Employees
Syrian rebel fighters prepare to deploy to Azerbaijan in sign of Turkey’s ambition | World news | The Guardian
Trump's reported tax methods would be par for the course for the rich, experts say | Reuters
Ontario to recruit 3,700 more health workers to counter second wave of coronavirus | CP24.com
Threat to evacuate U.S. diplomats from Iraq raises fear of war | Reuters
Racial wealth gaps little changed since 2016
Students Are Pushing Back Against Proctoring Surveillance Apps | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Political Trials and Electoral Bans: The Battle for Democracy in Ecuador | Common Dreams Views
Security evicts reproductive rights occupation outside New Brunswick Legislature – NB Media Co-op
One Way to Prevent Police From Surveilling Your Phone
NYTimes: To Conservatives, Barrett Has ‘Perfect Combination’ of Attributes for Supreme Court
Zoom cancels panel featuring Leila Khaled amid protests from pro-Israel groups – Mondoweiss
Trump attacks China over Covid 'plague' as Xi urges collaboration in virus fight | World news | The Guardian
'Our 1945 moment': UN faces fears of a 'great fracture' at general assembly | United Nations | The Guardian
Law Firms Pay Supreme Court Clerks $400,000 Bonuses. What Are They Buying? - The New York Times
Global banks defy U.S. crackdowns by serving oligarchs, criminals and terrorists - ICIJ
Leaks show Chelsea owner Abramovich funded Israeli settler group | World news | The Guardian
The extradition of Julian Assange would undermine freedom of speech | Julian Assange | The Guardian
MR Online | Grandson of overthrown Chilean President Salvador Allende defends Venezuela against U.S. coup attempt
Low-income students are dropping out of college this fall in alarming numbers - The Washington Post
More on a world rate of profit – Michael Roberts Blog
John Turner, former Canadian prime minister and friend of Princess Margaret, dies at 91 | World news | The Guardian
AP News: California governor signs laws to protect workers from virus
AP News: How Ginsburg's death could reshape the presidential campaign
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies of pancreatic cancer at 87 | CBC News
Silence reigns on the US-backed coup against Evo Morales in Bolivia | Mark Weisbrot | Opinion | The Guardian
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them. — ProPublica
Men allegedly involved in toppling of Colston statue offered cautions | World news | The Guardian
Poorly Protected Postal Workers Are Catching COVID-19 by the Thousands. It’s One More Threat to Voting by Mail. — ProPublica
Bolivian interim President Anez withdraws from election race with socialists ahead in polls | Reuters
Pandemics: prevention before cure – Michael Roberts Blog
Tourists on Tech's Toll Roads – Purism
War Crime Risk Grows for U.S. Over Saudi Strikes in Yemen - The New York Times
“Without Us, the School Would Fall Apart”
Nurse at ICE Detention Center Turns Covid-19 Whistleblower
ICE whistleblower: Nurse alleges 'hysterectomies on immigrant women in US' - BBC News
Breonna Taylor’s Family Receives $12 Million Settlement From Louisville - The New York Times
Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration — ProPublica
Socialist economic policies are the answer to the current crises | Citizens' Press
Trade unions need new strategies – Asbjørn Wahl
Jewish extremist who killed Palestinian family sentenced to life | World news | The Guardian
Emails Show the Meatpacking Industry Drafted an Executive Order to Keep Plants Open — ProPublica
Meet Erin O’Toole, Canada’s New Conservative Ghoul | Jacobin
Where Spirituality Meets Protest: Inside the Activism of Black Lives Matter’s Janaya Future Khan | Vogue
Wall Street fundraisers turn into wallflowers during 2020 U.S. election | Reuters
Retirements, layoffs, labor force flight may leave scars on U.S economy | Reuters
Report: Israeli strike kills 10 Iran-backed gunmen in Syria - The Washington Post
Venezuelan media name alleged U.S. spy arrested near refinery complex | Reuters
Israeli government to impose second Covid-19 national lockdown | Israel | The Guardian
EU says 'time is too short' to send observers for Venezuela's December vote | Reuters
Bernie Sanders | Video | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | PBS
Sanders Urging Biden to Do More to Excite Progressives - The New York Times
Pakistani journalist arrested for defaming military | Reuters
Venezuela says 'U.S. spy' captured near oil refinery complex | Reuters
Margaret Atwood: ‘If you’re going to speak truth to power, make sure it’s the truth’ | Life and style | The Guardian
Bahrain agrees to normalize ties with Israel
Ex-Salvadoran colonel jailed for 1989 murder of Spanish Jesuits | El Salvador | The Guardian
Afghan government to start peace talks with Taliban | Afghanistan | The Guardian
Greens grow in Europe, but politicians can't take all the credit | Green politics | The Guardian
At a crossroads – Tempest
Court Rules Guantánamo Detainees Are Not Entitled to Due Process - The New York Times
175 Years in a U.S. Prison? Extradition Trial of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Begins in London | Democracy Now!
Why Assange is on trial | Chomsky & Walker
A Militant Union’s Strategic Case for Joe Biden | The Nation
Conflicts since start of US 'war on terror' have displaced 37m people – report | US news | The Guardian
Beloved Peace Activist and Lawyer Kevin Zeese Dies at the Age of 64 | Democracy Now!
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Is Now Linked to More Than 250,000 Coronavirus Cases – Mother Jones
Police shoot 13-year-old boy with autism several times after mother calls for help | US news | The Guardian
Colorado school suspends Black boy for playing with toy gun during virtual class | US news | The Guardian
How philanthropy benefits the super-rich | Society | The Guardian
Brazil's ex-president Lula condemns Bolsonaro over Covid in comeback bid | Brazil | The Guardian
Service workers’ union petitions to stop U of T from outsourcing caretaking services – The Varsity
Legal care for all: Why Canada needs a system of universal legal representation
Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly: No New Constitution on the Way
We need an economy that works for workers
Coronavirus cases skyrocket as students return to college - Axios
Graduate students from UW plan to unionize - KitchenerToday.com
South African far left targets pharmacies in racism row over advert | South Africa | The Guardian
UK judge rejects bid to delay Assange extradition hearing
Saudi court issues final verdicts in Khashoggi killing
Hope turns to despair as Egypt arrests witnesses to alleged 2014 gang rape | Egypt | The Guardian
At 65%, Approval of Labor Unions in U.S. Remains High
Jerry Dias: Through this pandemic, workers will exercise their power | National Post
Trump wins backing of largest U.S. police union as he touts 'law and order' - Reuters
Jacob Blake pleads not guilty to charges prior to Kenosha shooting - Reuters
U.S. rural telecom networks need $1.8 billion to remove Huawei, ZTE equipment: FCC - Reuters
Congress should investigate OAS actions in Bolivia | TheHill
Black man beaten, stabbed by group of 5 in 'reprehensible' Brandon assault: Police | CBC News
New Bahrain policy to allow flights between Israel and UAE to cross its airspace - Reuters
Bolivia says it hired U.S. lobbying firm linked by Facebook to fake news - Reuters
Relatives of jailed Venezuelan police, military clamor for their release - Reuters
Operation Condor: the cold war conspiracy that terrorised South America | The Guardian
How Trump’s Department of Justice Just Gave Hollywood Megacorporations Unlimited Power
What Can We Learn From Cuba? Medicare-for-All is a Beginning, Not the End Point - CounterPunch.org
French reporter who joined police exposes racism and violence | World news | The Guardian
Venezuela opposition must stop pretending to be government, Capriles says - Reuters
U.S. blacklists ICC prosecutor over Afghanistan war crimes probe - Reuters
The Christchurch testimonies: survivors and the bereaved give their accounts of New Zealand's worst terror attack | World news | The Guardian
Losing Power in the Time of COVID-19, Climate Change and Racism - Solidarity Beyond the Crisis
Richard Neal, Powerful House Democrat, Defeats Alex Morse - The New York Times
Ed Markey Holds Off Joseph Kennedy in Mass. Senate Race - The New York Times
How Ed Markey Defeated Joe Kennedy - The Atlantic
Los Angeles police fatally shoot Black man after suspected bike violation - Reuters
Venezuela opposition leaders in talks to join parliament vote, Turkey official says - Reuters
Charlie Hebdo reprints cartoons of prophet ahead of terror trial | Charlie Hebdo | The Guardian
Forget Greyhound, Canada Needs A Public National Bus Service
Monthly Review | The Renewal of the Socialist Ideal
Navigating the New Brunswick election
Racism investigation after French magazine shows black MP as slave | World news | The Guardian
Dennis Williams, Former U.A.W. Leader, Is Accused of Conspiracy - The New York Times
Palestine: 1947 escape from British prison exposed as inside job | World news | The Guardian
Austria offers citizenship to the descendants of Jews who fled the Nazis | Holocaust | The Guardian
How Syria's blasted landmarks are starting to rise from the ruins | Art and design | The Guardian
Coronavirus: Canada confirms planned Chinese vaccine trial has been scrapped after shipments delayed | South China Morning Post
Russia Is Winning The Battle For Venezuela’s Oil | OilPrice.com
They Know How to Prevent Megafires. Why Won’t Anybody Listen? — ProPublica
Acting leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood arrested in Cairo - Reuters
The Fed in a hole | Michael Roberts Blog
Canada’s regime change efforts in Nicaragua rife with hypocrisy – Canadian Dimension
From QAnon to Kyle Rittenhouse, the Right is Sinking Deeper Into an Alternate Reality
Vigilante, volunteer, terrorist: how the US media covers Kyle Rittenhouse | Jacob Blake | The Guardian
The Post Office’s Crucial Role in Working-Class History | Teen Vogue
White supremacists and militias have infiltrated police across US, report says | US policing | The Guardian
Chrystia Freeland Must Account For Her Nazi Collaborator Grandfather
Courage is contagious: What we can learn from the NBA players’ strike
NBA season up in air as Lakers and Clippers reportedly vote to quit playoffs | Sport | The Guardian
The Milwaukee Bucks and Brewers Strike for Racial Justice | The Nation
New Zealand Gives Christchurch Killer a Record Sentence - The New York Times
Population panic lets rich people off the hook for the climate crisis they are fuelling | Population | The Guardian
Iran grants UN nuclear watchdog access to two key sites | Iran nuclear deal | The Guardian
Big grocers face more potential trouble as Dominion workers in Newfoundland strike | Financial Post
Ontario must end abuses by temp agencies | The Star
This recent grad lost his gig at a Toronto bank. Then, his temp agency billed him $30,000 in ‘damages’ | The Star
After the Beirut Explosion, Disaster Capitalism Has Lebanon in Its Sights
MR Online | Why Cuban doctors deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
MR Online | “Information has value”: The political economy of information capitalism
MR Online | Open Letter: “Stand with anarchist publishers banned by Facebook”
Striking grocery workers offer to help Dominion donate perishable food | Unifor National
Private Firms Pour Millions into Militarizing Police via Charities | The Tyee
Streaming Is Laying Bare How Big ISPs, Big Tech, and Big Media Work Together Against Users | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Canadian intelligence assessments of Saddam's Iraq got it right, new paper says | CBC News
Quebec mosque shooter not motivated by racism, his sentence should be reduced: lawyer | Globalnews.ca
'I don’t have hate, I don’t have revenge' – stricken mother of Christchurch massacre victim forgives killer | Christchurch shooting | The Guardian
MR Online | Lebanese portents
Venezuela’s Maduro thanks Iran for helping oil industry overcome U.S. sanctions - Reuters
Alex Morse Was Accused, Condemned and Then Vindicated. Will His Experience Change Anything? - The New York Times
Israel moots plan to buy solar power from former enemy Jordan | Israel | The Guardian
Dominion workers on strike in Newfoundland | Unifor National
California wildfires among largest in history as state braces for more dry lightning | California | The Guardian
Ketamine that’s injected during arrests draws new scrutiny
Pompeo to visit Israel and UAE with peace, Iran and China on agenda, sources say - Reuters
Democratic convention proves that on Israel, this is still Joe Biden's party - U.S. News - Haaretz.com
U.K. Exam Chaos Prompts Stampede for College Places - The New York Times
Covid: UK's R value may be above 1 for first time on record | World news | The Guardian
UN-supported Libya government and rival authority call ceasefire | World news | The Guardian
Vacationing Israeli Teen Says She Was Gang-Raped, Shocking the Nation - The New York Times
Track, Trace and the Myth of Private Sector Efficiency
Palestinians stage surprise 'thank you' event for Banksy in Bethlehem | Global development | The Guardian
A Marxist theory of inflation | Michael Roberts Blog
Being Kamala Harris's dad | Jamaica Observer
How nice white parents can harm public schools | The Star
China and the United States: The 21st Century’s ‘Great Game’ - FPIF
“A Disturbing Milestone”: America's Top 12 Plutocrats Now Own $1 Trillion in Wealth
What is to be done: The website as an organizer
Meatpacking Companies Dismissed Years of Warnings but Now Say Nobody Could Have Prepared for COVID-19 — ProPublica
Uber and Lyft Are Threatening a Capital Strike
Trump Administration Plans Arms Sale to U.A.E. Despite Israeli Worries - The New York Times
Dollar back in Cuba as pandemic and US sanctions hammer economy | Cuba | The Guardian
The only V-shaped recovery after coronavirus will be in the stock markets | Larry Elliott | Opinion | The Guardian
Fighting Climate Change Requires a Transit Revolution
How Government Is Turning into Algoracy
COVID and inflation | Michael Roberts Blog
Basic income is on the table in Canada. Is it the fight we want? – Canadian Dimension
In Belarus, the Left Is Fighting to Put Social Demands at the Heart of the Protests
Hezbollah member found guilty over killing of Rafik Hariri | The Guardian
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Cargill processing facility in Calgary | CBC News
British spy's account sheds light on role in 1953 Iranian coup | World news | The Guardian
The Decline in Power of the Oil States - CounterPunch.org
US chickens 'literally sitting in each other's waste' says RSPCA | Environment | The Guardian
A matter of life and death: What war and the pandemic have in common
Canada Must Lift Its Sanctions On Lebanon
Trump Says He’ll Look Into a Pardon for Edward Snowden - The New York Times
Trump admits crippling Postal Service to sabotage 2020 election
Discussion of Wikileaks or any “Hacked Information” Banned Under New YouTube Rules
Julian Assange Court Case Delayed Again in Bizarre Circumstances
Israel strikes children’s UN-run school in Gaza - Palestine Post 24
Rashid Khalidi: Israel & UAE Deal to Normalize Relations Is New Chapter in 100-Year War on Palestine | Democracy Now!
Lawyer who took on Chevron in Ecuador is disbarred in New York - Reuters
UW graduate workers launch campaign to unionize | TheRecord.com
ICE Guards “Systematically” Sexually Assault Detainees in an El Paso Detention Center, Lawyers Say — ProPublica
CDC Reports COVID-19 Is Eroding Americans’ Mental Health
How the US helped push Lebanon to the brink of collapse, and now threatens more sanctions | The Grayzone
Class Struggle and Human Rights in the Bolivarian Revolution: A Conversation with Ana Barrios
Belarus’s Workers Are Going on Strike Against the Election Fraud
Can Lebanon be Saved? - CounterPunch.org | Robert Fisk
How the Guardian Betrayed Not Only Corbyn But the Last Vestiges of British Democracy - CounterPunch.org
The Israel-UAE deal will make a ‘one-state solution’ even more unlikely | Ian Black | Opinion | The Guardian
'It's a game and we lost': Palestinians decry Gulf moves towards Israel | World news | The Guardian
U.S. mayors identify police unions as an obstacle to reform - Reuters
The Media Said Ilhan Omar Was Fighting for Her Political Life. She Won Easily.
'Hierarchy of racism' fears threaten Starmer's hopes of Labour unity | Politics | The Guardian
MR Online | Review of My Mis-Education in 3 Graphics
BlueLeaks Reveals What TikTok Shares with U.S. Authorities
'They don't know what I know': why Cori Bush is poised to change politics | Democrats | The Guardian
How the US failed at its foreign policy toward Venezuela : Peoples Dispatch
Richard D. Wolff - Why Capitalism Is in Constant Conflict With Democracy | Brave New Europe
MR Online | Twitter spreads paid U.S. gov’t propaganda while falsely claiming it bans state media ads
Facebook and other tech giants 'too big to fail' | The Guardian
Drop tuition fees: University students face a precarious future amid COVID-19
Them and Us Unionism | UE Union
Bolivia protesters bring country to standstill over election delays | World news | The Guardian
2 Ex-Green Berets Sentenced to 20 Years for Venezuela Attack - The New York Times
Lebanon's corrupt, colonial system leads to explosion catastrophe | The Grayzone
Beirut braced for protests as Lebanese demand answers and justice | The Guardian
Silicon Valley’s Vast Data Collection Should Worry You More Than TikTok
MR Online | The filthy hypocrisy of America’s “clean” China-free internet
U.S. Black-white unemployment rate gap widens again in July - Reuters
Bolivia Under Blockade as Protesters Choke Access to Cities - The New York Times
Monthly Review | The Yellow Plague and Romantic Anticapitalism
“The Beginning of Our End”: On 75th Anniversary, Hiroshima Survivor Warns Against Nuclear Weapons | Democracy Now!
After Last Night’s Elections, “the Squad Is Here to Stay”
Vietnam turns Danang stadium into field hospital amid virus outbreak - Reuters
Cori Bush Knocks Off Half-Century Dynasty of Rep. Lacy Clay
Drivers of rising labour force participation – the role of pension reforms
MR Online | China & U.S. power
If Canada can welcome the NHL, it can welcome refugees | The Star
Why Did Labor Leaders Vote Against Medicare for All in the Middle of a Pandemic?
How TikTok’s Owner Tried, and Failed, to Cross the U.S.-China Divide - The New York Times
MI6, the coup in Iran that changed the Middle East, and the cover-up | World news | The Guardian
Gaddafi’s prophecy comes true as foreign powers battle for Libya’s oil | World news | The Guardian
Monthly Review | Colonialism, Migration, Pandemic
MR Online | ‘We will coup whoever we want’: Elon Musk and the overthrow of democracy in Bolivia
Taking on the ‘fearsome foursome’ and ‘market power’ | Michael Roberts Blog
Portland: 1,000 peacefully protest amid withdrawal of federal agents | US news | The Guardian
How Many People in the U.S. Are Hospitalized With COVID-19? Who Knows? — ProPublica
98% of Alberta doctors have no confidence in health minister, AMA poll suggests | CBC News
“Defendant Shall Not Attend Protests”: In Portland, Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights — ProPublica
August 1 is Emancipation Day in Canada. Black community leaders say it’s an opportunity to examine what freedom and liberation mean today | The Star
Canada, keep your eye on Alberta — it’s not going to be pretty, but it should be instructive - Alberta Politics
No One Is Owning Up to Releasing Cloud of Methane in Florida - Bloomberg
Revealed: oil giants help fund powerful police groups in top US cities | US policing | The Guardian
Does Contact Tracing Work? South Korea Proves It Does - Bloomberg
'These are his people': inside the elite border patrol unit Trump sent to Portland | Portland | The Guardian
Lula da Silva: US 'always behind regime change' in Latin America | Brazil | Al Jazeera
Fires and Pepper Spray in Seattle as Police Protests Widen Across U.S. - The New York Times
What We Know About the Austin BLM Protest Shooting
Seattle police declare demonstrations supporting Portland protests a riot | CBC News
Portland racial injustice protesters breach fence, police declare riot | CBC News
Bernie Sanders and David Wallace-Wells on Covid-19 Economy
Chinese researcher arrested | Associated Press
Corporate Insiders Pocket $1 Billion in Rush for Coronavirus Vaccine - The New York Times
What’s So ‘Disruptive’ About AOC Standing Up for Herself?
Cultural Genocide in Jerusalem | Spring Magazine
CERB and income security
MR Online | Decline in global poverty is a farce perpetuated by World Bank’s poverty line
The $24 an Hour Minimum Wage - CounterPunch.org
The U.S.-Supported Coup in Bolivia Continues to Produce Repression and Tyranny, While Revealing How U.S. Media Propaganda Works
The U.S.-Supported Coup in Bolivia Continues to Produce Repression and Tyranny, While Revealing How U.S. Media Propaganda Works
Labour was warned antisemitism report was deliberately misleading, leak reveals | Politics | The Guardian
Officer who fatally shot Ejaz Choudry refuses to speak with investigators, police watchdog says | CBC News
Deadly Force | CBC
Iranian Civilian Jet Swerves to Avoid American Warplane in Syria - The New York Times
They Warned OSHA They Were in “Imminent Danger” at the Meat Plant. Now They’re Suing the Agency. — ProPublica
New report shows Canadian companies are keeping $381 billion in offshore tax havens | Canadian Union of Public Employees
Joe Biden calls Donald Trump America's 'first' racist president | Joe Biden | The Guardian
Where Will Everyone Go?
Canadian court rules invalid 'Safe Third Country' pact with U.S. - Reuters
Labour pays out six-figure sum and apologises in antisemitism row | Politics | The Guardian
Canadian federal court rules asylum pact with US violates human rights | Canada | The Guardian
HUD Targets Protections for Homeless Trans People - Bloomberg
Taking Aim at Unionized Workers: The Impacts of Bill 32 (Part 1) - Parkland Institute
Kenney's moves to Americanize our labour laws are not in the best interests of most Albertans | Gil McGowan
Capital Wars | Michael Roberts Blog
Harry Dunn's mother calls for her son to be 'top priority' at UK-US meeting | UK news | The Guardian
BA begins to carry out its 'fire and rehire' threat to jobs | Business | The Guardian
2 White Men Charged After Helping Pin Black Man to a Tree in Indiana, Officials Say - The New York Times
US judge: WhatsApp lawsuit against Israeli spyware firm NSO can proceed | WhatsApp | The Guardian
We Reviewed Police Tactics Seen in Nearly 400 Protest Videos. Here’s What We Found. | ProPublica
Jamaal Bowman, Progressive Insurgent, Defeats Eliot Engel in House Primary - The New York Times
Editorial: When is Labour’s democracy lockdown going to end? | Morning Star
Colin Powell Still Wants Answers - The New York Times
When the Unemployed Fought Back
Wealth or income? | Michael Roberts Blog
US considers travel ban on millions of China Communist party members – report | World news | The Guardian
Labour set to apologise to antisemitism whistleblowers | Labour | The Guardian
Revealed: Phoenix officer brutalized woman during minor traffic stop, then took her to jail | US news | The Guardian
OHCHR | Israeli annexation of parts of the Palestinian West Bank would break international law – UN experts call on the international community to ensure accountability
Attempted Lynching in Indiana. No Arrests? Meet the Survivor: Human Rights Commissioner Vauhxx Booker | Democracy Now!
Christchurch mosque attacker to represent himself at sentencing | Christchurch shooting | The Guardian
Cuba in the Last Stretch of the Pandemic - The Bullet
A Feminist Vision for Supporting Urban Caregivers - Bloomberg
Survivors mark 25th anniversary of Srebrenica massacre | Srebrenica massacre | The Guardian
Turkey's 'last Armenian village' displays heritage that survived genocide | World news | The Guardian
US Contractors Accused of Funding Taliban Attacks Against American Troops
U.S. police unions approved for millions in pandemic aid - Reuters
Bolivia President, Jeanine Añez, Tests Positive for Coronavirus - The New York Times
Ford government making life easier for LTC operators | TheSpec.com
U of T temporarily lays off scores of service workers amidst COVID-19 pandemic – The Varsity
U.S. Supreme Court deems half of Oklahoma a Native American reservation - Reuters
MR Online | Guaido representative threatens FBI investigation into journalists exposing her dealings
MR Online | Reply to the letter by Philippe, King of the Belgians, about Belgium’s responsibility in the exploitation of the Congolese people
Here Not Death but the Future Is Frightening: The Twenty-Eighth Newsletter (2020).
Defend Worker Rights - Petition - Alberta Federation of Labour
NYT Acknowledges Coup in Bolivia—While Shirking Blame for Its Supporting Role | FAIR
Smash the Banks in Order to Nationalize Them – Spectre Journal
University of Waterloo grad students launch organizing drive with CUPE | Canadian Union of Public Employees
Making Child Labour Great Again! Alberta’s new labour law breaks old ground while undermining unions - Alberta Politics
Guaido Representative Threatens FBI Investigation Into Journalists Exposing Her Dealings
Guaido Representative Threatens FBI Investigation into Journalists Exposing Her Dealings
Students experiencing income disruption at double the rate of adults due to COVID-19: CIBC poll - Jul 6, 2020
Trump Friends and Family Cleared for Millions in Small Business Bailout — ProPublica
Union picketing and political campaigning curbed under proposed Alberta bill | CBC News
Report of the Director-General/Appendix: The situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories
Karl Marx and the Corporation
Frederick Douglass statue toppled in Rochester
Discovery of Frederick Douglass letter sheds light on contested Lincoln statue | Abraham Lincoln | The Guardian
Colleges Are Reopening in Fall, But Many Professors Won’t Be Present - The New York Times
He Says a Union Fired Him Over His Push for Police Reform - The New York Times
Angela Davis on Abolition, Calls to Defund Police, Toppled Racist Statues & Voting in 2020 Election | Democracy Now!
Armed man roamed Justin Trudeau's grounds for 13 minutes after ramming gates | Canada | The Guardian
As Neo-Nazis Seed Military Ranks, Germany Confronts ‘an Enemy Within’ - The New York Times
Why OrganizeUW? | Organize uWaterloo
U.K. Judge Denies President Nicolás Maduro Access to Venezuelan Gold at Bank of England - The New York Times
The Baghdad raid that put Kadhimi and Kataeb Hezbollah on a collision course
The nationalist unconscious | Red Pepper
How Labour Lost the Working-Class
Maduro refused control of $1bn in UK vaults by British high court | World news | The Guardian
Belgium mulls charges over 1961 killing of Congo's first elected leader | World news | The Guardian
To make Black lives matter, make Black jobs matter too - Behind the Numbers
Enough talk, systemic racism is killing Black and Indigenous people in Canada | The Star
Amazon Misled the Public About Its Coronavirus Problem
Jamaica suspends use of British royal insignia after anti-racism protests - Reuters
Germany to dissolve special forces unit over far-right links - Reuters
Pompeo pushes Iran arms embargo at U.N., Russia says U.S. knee on Iran's neck - Reuters
Thousands of U.S. judges who broke laws or oaths remained on the bench
Ilhan Omar on Her Early Days Getting Out the Vote | Literary Hub
A 10% cut to the US military budget would help support struggling Americans | Bernie Sanders | Opinion | The Guardian
Pramila Jayapal on Changing the Establishment from the Inside | Literary Hub
Black Lives Matter protests have not led to a spike in coronavirus cases, research says | The Independent
Facing crisis, Cuba calls on citizens to grow more of their own food - Reuters
Deficits, debt and deflation after the pandemic | Michael Roberts Blog
Chief Beaten by Police Is Longtime Fighter for Indigenous Rights - The New York Times
Jewish groups and MPs condemn Nigel Farage over antisemitic 'dog whistles' | Politics | The Guardian
The Market Partied Like It Was 1932 - The New York Times
Violence by far-right is among US’s most dangerous terrorist threats, study finds | World news | The Guardian
Kevin Bittman reflects on departure from CRC and Unifor 594 | Regina Leader Post
How Progressive Candidates of Color Are Building Winning Coalitions - The New York Times
Iraq Raids Iranian-Backed Militia Accused of Attacking U.S. Forces - The New York Times
Amazon delivery drivers in Canada launch $200 million class action claiming unpaid wages | The Star
Defending CERB and Fighting the Right
Police Groups Wield Strong Influence in Congress, Resisting the Strictest Reforms - The New York Times
Noam Chomsky: Trump’s Inaction on Climate Change Makes Him “the Worst Criminal in History, Undeniably”
Rebecca Long-Bailey sacking reignites Labour turmoil over antisemitism | Politics | The Guardian
Progressives to Push Big Cuts to Defense Spending Amid Pandemic
The US Didn’t Bring Freedom to South Korea — Its People Did
Uncovering the Hidden History of the Korean War
The Dangerous Incompetence of Narendra Modi and Jair Bolsonaro: The Twenty-Sixth Newsletter (2020).
Ten Questions to Guide a Reset of Canada’s Foreign Policy | The Tyee
Opinion | When Bosses Shared Their Profits - The New York Times
Opinion | The Black-White Wage Gap Is as Big as It Was in 1950 - The New York Times
How the US military has failed to address white supremacy in its ranks | US news | The Guardian
Digital Rights and the Black-led Movement Against Police Violence
Eco-socialists, converted Liberals and a man in a top hat: Highlights from the Green party leadership debate | The Star
Justice for Ejaz! | NCCM - National Council of Canadian Muslims
Engel Falls Behind as Insurgent Wave Upends House Primaries in N.Y. - The New York Times
Canada's largest mental health hospital calls for removal of police from front lines for people in crisis | CBC News
Introducing Hustled, a podcast about Foodora and the gig economy from the Toronto Star
Unifor’s Road Map for a Fair, Inclusive and Resilient Economic Recovery | Unifor Canada
AUPE launches constitutional challenge against government’s Bill 1
U.S. Army Soldier Charged in Neo-Nazi Plot to Attack Fellow Troops - The New York Times
After the applause, it's time to rebuild global public services | Society | The Guardian
Videos of alleged police misconduct went viral. Then what happened?
Nurses launch investigation into Canada’s failure to protect health care workers from COVID-19 - Canada's NursesCanada's Nurses
Refinery workers ratify tentative agreement with Co-op | Unifor National
Bolivia's coup, by Renaud Lambert (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, December 2019)
Opinion | The Gaps Between White and Black America, in Charts - The New York Times
Opinion | Ishmael Reed: My Police Misconduct Experiences - The New York Times
Jail Only Allowed White Staff to Guard Ex-Officer Charged With Killing George Floyd - The New York Times
Exclusive: Saudi dissident warned by Canadian police he is a target | Canada | The Guardian
Polls: Four Weeks of Protest Have Radically Altered American Views on Police
Rubio, Cruz Bill Would Deem Cuba's Medical Missions "Human Trafficking Operation”
Covid-19: The Disaster Automation Was Waiting For
No, You Won’t Smear Our Fight Against Israeli Apartheid as “Antisemitic”
Brexit Divides Almost Killed the Labour Party — But the Left Can Rebuild
TikTok Teens Tank Trump Rally in Tulsa, They Say - The New York Times
Trade wars and class wars: part one – the global savings glut? | Michael Roberts Blog
Labour Suspensions Over Leaked Antisemitism Report Include Former Senior Official Emilie Oldknow | Novara Media
Staying Private While Using Google Docs for Legal & Mutual Aid Work
Most police watchdog investigators are white and former officers, Canadian Press tally finds | CBC News
Wall Street, bribery and an opioid epidemic: the inside story of a disgraced drugmaker | Financial Times
Inside the Trump Administration’s Decision to Leave the World Health Organization — ProPublica
Noam Chomsky on Trump, COVID-19 pandemic and the future world - YouTube
A Brief History of the Policing of Black Music | Literary Hub
Canada Among Very Worst White Supremacist Countries: Report - VICE
Why Does the Police Exist? | Novara Media
Seattle police union expelled from large labor group
Bank of England says sorry for slave links as UK faces past
The AFL-CIO’s Police Union Problem Is Bigger Than You Think
Protesters, Here’s How To Set Up a Cheap Burner Phone
Canada to overhaul foreign worker program after farm coronavirus outbreaks - Reuters
U.S. Watched George Floyd Protests in 15 Cities Using Aerial Surveillance - The New York Times
‘We demand better. We demand our lives:’ Black Lives Matter Toronto protesters call for ‘defunding’ of police | The Star
Port of Oakland shut down by dockworkers in observation of Juneteenth - SFChronicle.com
Why the US pandemic response risks widening the economic divide | Free to read | Financial Times
Police officers shoot and kill Los Angeles security guard: 'He ran because he was scared' | Los Angeles | The Guardian
E-Learning On Defunding
MR Online | If we’re going to defund militarized police departments, why not add the Pentagon?
Unifor slams Ford government over plan to cut statutory holidays for front-line retail workers | CP24.com
Peel District School Board trustees call for province to appoint supervisor amid racism allegations - Toronto | Globalnews.ca
Ten-Point Agenda for the Global South After COVID-19: The Twenty-Fifth Newsletter (2020).
Opinion | Why Did Cup Foods Call the Cops on George Floyd? - The New York Times
Man rescued by UK Black Lives Matter protester is ex-police officer | UK news | The Guardian
Environmental justice means racial justice, say activists | Environment | The Guardian
World has six months to avert climate crisis, says energy expert | Environment | The Guardian
Israel's annexations plans stoke fears of fresh Gaza conflict
European Human Rights Court Grants Victory to Palestinian Rights Activists, Says BDS Is Free Speech | Democracy Now!
International community rejects Canada’s bid for a seat on UN Security Council – Canadian Dimension
AP-NORC poll: Sweeping change in US views of police violence
A Quick and Dirty Guide to Cell Phone Surveillance at Protests
Brother of George Floyd urges U.N. probe into U.S. racism, violence - Reuters
The battle in Edmonton for a new kind of transit
Political groups use “deeply spooky” protester location data, report finds | Ars Technica
The Most Radical Union in the U.S. Is Shutting Down the Ports on Juneteenth
Liberal groups warn Biden: Do more on policing reform or risk losing black support - Reuters
Facebook removes hundreds more accounts as right-wing violence spreads - Reuters
Militia at violent New Mexico protest linked to white supremacy, domestic terror: mayor - Reuters
Two men linked to 'boogaloo' movement charged in U.S. courthouse guard killing - Reuters
How — and When — Can the Coronavirus Vaccine Become a Reality? — ProPublica
The deficit myth | Michael Roberts Blog
Far-right suspect goes on trial for killing German politician - Reuters
U.N. rights experts condemn Israel's annexation plan and U.S. support - Reuters
GM Closed the Lordstown Auto Plant. Now Ohio May Force a $60 Million Repayment. — ProPublica
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Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Greens agree deal to form Irish coalition | World news | The Guardian
The Pandemic and the Need for a New Society - The Bullet
Justin Trudeau’s government has offered up nothing but empty words over Israel’s annexation plans
In Germany, a Smorgasbord of Causes Results in One Vast Protest March - WSJ
Julian Assange indictment fails to mention WikiLeaks video that exposed US 'war crimes' in Iraq | Media | The Guardian
'All lies': how the US military covered up gunning down two journalists in Iraq | US military | The Guardian
UN chief expresses shock at discovery of mass graves in Libya | World news | The Guardian
Rubber Bullets and Beanbag Rounds Can Cause Devastating Injuries - The New York Times
https://apnews.com/91d7f3a5ed4f09692b9f49213644427f
Emails Reveal Chaos as Meatpacking Companies Fought Health Agencies Over COVID-19 Outbreaks in Their Plants — ProPublica
Exclusive: Trump aims to sidestep another arms pact to sell more U.S. drones - Reuters
Venezuela shows courage in challenging US power – Canadian Dimension
Video of Arrest of Indigenous Leader Shocks Canada - The New York Times
MR Online | Tear down the racist statues, end racist debt and pay for reparations
Minneapolis Organizers Weigh Role of Community Defense Groups
https://www.tulsaworld.com/tulsa-race-massacre-this-is-what-happened-in-tulsa-in-1921/collection_3763032b-1ecb-5203-b256-2ba1c370f6af.html
New Facebook Tool Allows Employers to Suppress "Unionize" in Workplace Chat
Resetting the economy – for social need not profit | Michael Roberts Blog
'They don't belong': calls grow to oust police from US labor movement | US news | The Guardian
As protests grow, big labor sides with police unions
MR Online | Iran’s skyrocketing stock exchange signals historic political shift
The Free Market Can’t Prevent Latin America’s Coming Food Crisis
How Big Finance Is Making a Killing From the Pandemic
The Coming Crash
In Bolivia, A Bitter Election is Being Revisited - The New York Times
https://apnews.com/c79b4f7f0e8595fbd59d07540ee32c9b
Trump authorizes sanctions over ICC Afghanistan war crimes case - Reuters
Why 2 Crises May Finally Force N.Y.C. Schools to Integrate - The New York Times
As U.S. struggles with race issues, Senate confirms first black Air Force chief of staff - Reuters
Coronavirus spreads among fruit and vegetable packers, worrying U.S. officials - Reuters
Minneapolis police chief breaks off talks with officer union - Reuters
After 15 stunning days of anti-racist protests … what happens next? | US news | The Guardian
The End of Policing: Alex Vitale on How Cops & Their Unions Cover Up Inequality, Exploitation | Democracy Now!
Russia, China build case at U.N. to protect Iran from U.S. sanctions threat - Reuters
Canada doubles weapons sales to Saudi Arabia despite moratorium | World news | The Guardian
Dark Basin: Uncovering a Massive Hack-For-Hire Operation - The Citizen Lab
The Police Have Been Spying on Black Reporters and Activists for Years. I Know Because I’m One of Them. — ProPublica
Protesters across US attacked by cars driven into crowds and men with guns | US news | The Guardian
The Palestinian Plan to Stop Annexation: Remind Israel What Occupation Means - The New York Times
Britain gave Palantir access to sensitive medical data
Pull Them All Down | Novara Media
Mass anti-racism protests take place in cities across UK | World news | The Guardian
Cuba sets example with successful programme to contain coronavirus | World news | The Guardian
BLM protesters topple statue of Bristol slave trader Edward Colston | UK news | The Guardian
Two Huge Covid-19 Studies Are Retracted After Scientists Sound Alarms - The New York Times
How Police Unions Became Such Powerful Opponents to Reform Efforts - The New York Times
Protests about police brutality are met with wave of police brutality across US | US news | The Guardian
Teargassed, beaten up, arrested: what freedom of the press looks like in the US right now | US news | The Guardian
Russian-Backed Libyan Commander Retreats From Tripoli - The New York Times
'People's Budgets' Movement Takes on Police Reform - CityLab
'Get your knee off our necks,' activist Sharpton says at Floyd memorial - Reuters
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On — Especially During the Coronavirus Pandemic — ProPublica
Ten Ways to Improve Work After COVID-19 Pandemic – Centre for Future Work
Are we heading into another Depression? | Free to read | Financial Times
Sami Ahmad, Veteran Dawn ex-staffer dies - DAWN.COM
Trudeau speechless at Trump's reaction to Floyd protests – video | World news | The Guardian
The class character of police violence
‘In Every City, There’s a George Floyd’: Portraits of Protest - The New York Times
China delayed releasing coronavirus info, frustrating WHO
Senior Citizens in Subsidized Housing Have Been Dying Alone at Home, Unnoticed Because of Coronavirus Distancing — ProPublica
Adam Tooze · Shockwave: Shockwave · LRB 4 April 2020
Don’t Blame the George Floyd Unrest on Outside Agitators
Israeli defence chief says he's preparing for consequences of West Bank annexations - Reuters
Iraqi militiamen drop guns to dig graves for coronavirus victims - Reuters
'Palestinian lives matter': Israeli police killing of autistic man draws US comparison | World news | The Guardian
Biden Slowly Emerges From Seclusion, Hoping to Meet the Moment - The New York Times
NYC Protests Over George Floyd Death Block Traffic, Reach Trump Tower - The New York Times
George Floyd’s brother says Trump ‘kept pushing me off’ during phone call | US news | The Guardian
Reuters cameraman hit by rubber bullets as police disperse protesters - Reuters
Capitulating to adults | Michael Roberts Blog
Israeli police shoot dead 'unarmed' Palestinian man in Jerusalem | Israel | The Guardian
Poor Neighborhoods Fall Deeper Into Poverty - CityLab
Is It Time to Boycott the United States? - FPIF
US south-west in grip of historic 'megadrought', research finds | Environment | The Guardian
Union fires back after Ford says long-term care inspectors refused to go into infected homes | National Observer
‘I don’t understand’: Grieving family looks for answers after woman falls 24 storeys from High Park building with police present | The Star #JusticeForRegis
As the Pandemic Rages, Walmart Workers Bid for Power
Policing Is the US's Most Resilient Pandemic-era Institution
A Closer Look at US Federal COVID Contractors Reveals Inexperience, Fraud Accusations and a Weapons Dealer Operating Out of Someone’s House — ProPublica
100,000 US Lives Lost to COVID-19. What Did They Teach Us? — ProPublica
LTC Report by the Canadian Military Operation LASER - JTFC observations in long-term care facilities in Ontario
Military teams raise concerns about conditions at Ontario care homes | Globalnews.ca
Coronavirus, the economic crisis and Indian capitalism | Michael Roberts Blog
Making Sense of Populism
The Inefficient and Incredibly Lucrative Chase for a Coronavirus Vaccine - Institute for Policy Studies
The Right-Wing Checkpoint for Canada’s Intervention in Ukraine – Canadian Dimension
China in the post-pandemic 2020s | Michael Roberts Blog
Workers Say That McDonald’s Still Isn’t Protecting Them
Ontario Puts Off Controversial Post-Secondary Funding Conditions | HuffPost Canada
Air Canada to stop emergency wage subsidy; thousands of job cuts will leave workers out in the cold: union | Financial Post
Venezuela says Iranian tankers will get military escort
American billionaires got $434 billion richer during the pandemic
Inside the black box: the public finances after coronavirus | IPPR
Collective action is essential | Briarpatch Magazine
Nursing Home Patients and Workers Are at Ground Zero for Coronavirus
Washing our Hands of Financialized Pensions - The Bullet
Ahmaud Arbery Murdered in Racist Attack, Now Slandered by Racist Media
Facebook Says Very Little on Privacy of Messenger Rooms
MR Online | How Russia is botching its alliance with Syria
Lebanon’s Spectacular Economic Collapse
20 years after withdrawal, Israel, Hezbollah brace for war
States Are Reopening: See How Coronavirus Cases Rise or Fall | ProPublica
We have to grasp how conspiracy theories work | openDemocracy
What You Need to Know about the ICC Investigation of War Crimes in Occupied Palestine
There’s Nothing Good About Phyllis Schlafly
Latin America Braces for Major Spike in COVID-19 Cases
US Military Planners Advise Expanded Online Psychological War on China
The Pandemic Has Only Exposed the Suicidal Tendencies of Capitalism: Noam Chomsky
Venezuela files legal claim with Bank of England over gold - BBC News
Let’s not be duped again by deficit hawks peddling austerity | The Star
Great Plagues Always Hit Workers the Hardest | Literary Hub
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Vermont proposes providing broadband to all state residents
Iran Sends Fuel Tankers to Venezuela, Vows ‘Decisive Response’ to US Threats
Millions of US farm animals to be culled by suffocation, drowning and shooting | Environment | The Guardian
Washington's tall tale of Iranian-Al Qaeda alliance based on questionably sourced book 'The Exile' | The Grayzone
MR Online | Let evidence, not talk radio, determine whether the outbreak started in a lab
You Don’t Need Invasive Tech for Successful Contact Tracing. Here’s How It Works. — ProPublica
War in Libya: how did it start, who is involved and what happens next? | World news | The Guardian
Police tried to tase Ahmaud Arbery in 2017 incident, video shows | US news | The Guardian
Germany’s Paycheck Protection Program
Germany's AfD thrown into turmoil by former neo-Nazi's expulsion | World news | The Guardian
How Will COVID-19 Change the World? Historian Frank Snowden on Epidemics From the Black Death to Now | Democracy Now!
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'The American friends': New court files expose Sheldon Adelson's security team in US spy operation against Julian Assange | The Grayzone
How Neoliberalism Will Exploit the Coronavirus Crisis
Profitability, investment and the pandemic | Michael Roberts Blog
Israeli settler found guilty of murder in arson attack on Palestinian family - Reuters
Quebec ponders making masks mandatory after banning the veil | World news | The Guardian
Ex-Green Beret captured in Venezuela believed U.S. backed overthrow plot: family
https://apnews.com/57184c74c507fed89af6a732ce4592c2
Across the world, figures reveal horrific toll of care home deaths | World news | The Guardian
For-profit nursing homes have had far worse COVID-19 outcomes than public facilities — and three of the largest paid out $1.5 billion to shareholders | The Star
https://nyti.ms/3fLwObY
Canadian students grow angry at full tuition fees amid pandemic | WBFO
Amazon tells Canadian workers they're getting a pay cut | PressProgress
Letter and contract put Guaido at center of failed Venezuelan raid | Miami Herald
Venezuela says 39 ex-soldiers caught trying to enter country | The Star
Ex-Green Beret Thought U.S. Supported Failed Venezuela Raid, Family Says - WSJ
Canada: Wet'suwet'en sign historic deal to negotiate land rights | World news | The Guardian
Hunger Gnaws at the Edges of the World: The Twentieth Newsletter (2020).
Facebook deactivates dozens of accounts of Palestinian journalists and activists
From Lebanon to Syria, the Arab World is Failing Palestinian Refugees
How Big Wireless Lobbied Governments to Build 5G For Citizen Data Collection and Surveillance
MR Online | The U.S. Military is hell-bent on trying to overpower China
The coronavirus slayer! How Kerala's rock star health minister helped save it from Covid-19 | World news | The Guardian
Health-care workers at Queensway Carleton to protest Thursday for expanded pandemic pay in hospitals | CTV News
Canada and the Coup Attempt Against Venezuela – Canadian Dimension
Iraq will be hit harder by the oil price drop than by coronavirus or Isis
A red green new deal in transport workers' power and renewable electrification of the whole economy | Citizens' Press
Cuba begins mass testing for Covid-19 as new cases fall to fewer than 20 per day | World news | The Guardian
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CCLA and partners file legal case against the Correctional Service of Canada - CCLA
Announcing the Progressive International | ROAR Magazine
MR Online | Genocide and Military Occupation: The five most important keys to the Guaidó-Silvercorp contract
Venezuela detains 40 suspects after failed Maduro 'kidnap attempt' | Venezuela | The Guardian
Croatian police accused of spray-painting heads of asylum seekers | Global development | The Guardian
Politics Blog: Blanket praise for Doug Ford overlooks reckless actions - UFCW Canada
Pallister pushes reckless plan to lay off 700 at Manitoba Hydro | Canadian Union of Public Employees
A study urged better standards for migrant workers’ housing. Nothing was done. Now COVID-19 has struck | The Star
Low-skilled men suffer highest COVID-19 fatalities in England and Wales - Reuters
'Chaotic and crazy': meat plants around the world struggle to contain Covid-19 outbreaks | Environment | The Guardian
Trump is culpable in deaths of Americans, says Noam Chomsky | US news | The Guardian
Atlanta mayor: Arbery shooting was a 'lynching' - CNN Video
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The debt dilemma | Michael Roberts Blog
Up to 43m Americans could lose health insurance amid pandemic, report says | US news | The Guardian
The regular user's guide to using linux | Citizens' Press
A how to install guide for linux programs | Citizens' Press
64 workers infected with COVID-19 at Cargill meat processing plant in Quebec | CTV News
82% of Canada’s COVID-19 deaths have been in long-term care, new data reveals | The Star
One-Third of All U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Are Nursing Home Residents or Workers - The New York Times
Australian government tells ICC it should not investigate alleged war crimes in Palestine | Australia news | The Guardian
‘Finally, a virus got me.’ Scientist who fought Ebola and HIV reflects on facing death from COVID-19 | Science | AAAS
Safety investigation of COVID-19 in Cargill slaughterhouse didn't include worker representation, OHS finds | CBC News
Lonely death of Grup Yorum bassist highlights Turkey hunger strikes | World news | The Guardian
Conditions in US Meatpacking Plants Today Aren’t Much Better Than They Were in The Jungle
Video of Ahmaud Arbery’s Death Went Viral Before Justice Got Rolling | The Intercept
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#IRunWithMaud: thousands of runners pay tribute to Ahmaud Arbery | US news | The Guardian
Bernie Sanders Reflects on the Power of International Solidarity | The Nation
For-profit nursing homes have four times as many COVID-19 deaths as city-run homes, Star analysis finds | The Star
Fifth personal support worker in Ontario dies from COVID-19 | The Star
Mexico turns ex-presidential residence into coronavirus base for nurses, doctors - Reuters
Palestinian boy braves surgery alone during coronavirus closure in Israel - Reuters
Unifor mourns the loss of PSW member due to COVID-19 | Unifor National
Venezuela opposition negotiated Maduro overthrow plan with security firm: report - Reuters
What Happened When Health Officials Wanted to Close a… — ProPublica
The proportion of COVID-19 deaths in long-term care was measured in 14 countries. Canada had the worst record | The Star
https://apnews.com/36a2a0bd255742a9c337c15070160c94
Venezuela to Request Extradition of American Allegedly Involved in Suspected Plot | Voice of America - English
Here’s the career info for the former Green Berets involved in Venezuela raid debacle
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Google affiliate Sidewalk Labs abandons Toronto smart-city project - The Globe and Mail
Irish donors raise £2m in Covid relief for Native Americans inspired by solidarity during the Great Hunger | Morning Star
Housing = Health: Car caravan says housing for all
Basic Income: A critical reader
It Takes a Revolution to Make a Solution: The Nineteenth Newsletter (2020).
Yemen's Civil War Now Has Three Sides
The Pandemic Response Shows How Workers Defend the Interests of All Humanity
CoronaShock: A Virus and the World
MR Online | The economic crash is already ravaging Africa
Tertulia: Nicole O’Byrne on Tommy Douglas and Louis J. Robichaud and their contributions to Medicare [video] – NB Media Co-op
Why Canadians should fight tooth and nail against proof-of-immunity cards | CBC News
‘We are workers, not heroes’
Venezuela | Luke Denman, Confesión de Mercenario Estadounidense - YouTube
Venezuela: captured US mercenary claims he planned to abduct Maduro | World news | The Guardian
Hundreds of Cargill workers haven’t been paid in weeks despite promises by company to pay workers during shutdown - The Progress Report
COVID-19 Renews the Struggle for Anti-Capitalist Care Models – Canadian Dimension
PowerShare – Centre for Future Work
Ahmaud Arbery case will go to grand jury - CNN
Failure in long-term care was tragically predictable | The Star
Biden's edge evaporates as Trump seen as better suited for economy, coronavirus response, poll shows - Reuters
Scared and sick amid Covid-19: US nursing home workers afraid to blow the whistle | World news | The Guardian
Prague revamp reveals Jewish gravestones used to pave streets | Czech Republic | The Guardian
No Going Back - People over Profit
High level privacy and security design for NHS COVID-19... - NCSC.GOV.UK
How a New Breed of Union Activists Is Changing the Rules (and Newsrooms)
Venezuelan authorities detain U.S. citizens allegedly involved in incursion - Reuters
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Venezuela detains two Americans allegedly involved in failed raid to remove Maduro | Venezuela | The Guardian
Grenada praises Cuba's assistance in dealing with COVID-19
“Essentially” Expendable: Construction Work in COVID Times – Spectre Journal
MR Online | Russia-China entente deepens in the shadow of the pandemic
How the Media’s Fake Neutrality Undermines Journalism
What Socialists Can Take From Corporate Strategic Management
Planet of the Anti-Humanists
ER Doctor: Pulse Oximeters Detect Oxygen Deprivation Earlier from COVID-19, Help Avoid Ventilators | Democracy Now!
Meat packing concentration makes Canada’s food system vulnerable | National Farmers Union
Amazon locks down internal employee communications amid organizing efforts | Ars Technica
Coronavirus: Amazon vice president quits at virus firings
Venezuela: anti-Maduro battle isn't over as ex-US soldier says he launched raid | Venezuela | The Guardian
85% of workers afraid to return as Alberta meat plant preps to reopen after COVID-19 outbreak, union says | CBC News
5 cases of COVID-19 discovered at Amazon fulfillment center in Balzac, Alta. | CTV News
CNN's Jake Tapper: Christine Blasey-Ford Didn't Have The Same Contemporary Records Tara Reade Has | Video | RealClearPolitics
Coronavirus Kills Six Workers at Broadridge Warehouse
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Contact-tracing apps are not a solution to the COVID-19 crisis
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India orders coronavirus tracing app for all workers - Reuters
The corporate right is giving us two choices: Work, or starve
Amazon May Not Be Able to Halt Worker Unrest
Los New Yorkers: Essential and Underprotected in the… — ProPublica
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What Is Democratic Socialism and Why Is It Growing More Popular in the U.S.? | Teen Vogue
How Profit and Incompetence Delayed N95 Masks While… — ProPublica
May Day workers confronting coronavirus around the world – in pictures | World news | The Guardian
Virus worries haunt workers demanding rights on May Day | The Star
ICANN blocks controversial sale of .org domain to a private equity firm | Ars Technica
Left-wing indie publishers have formed a coalition to support each other during the pandemic. | Literary Hub
NYTimes: Person Who Opened Fire Near Cuban Embassy in Washington Is Arrested
BDS | Jewish Liberation Giant Denis Goldberg Passes Away - BDS
In the Shadows: Living and Working Without Status in Alberta - Parkland Institute
Amazon, Whole Foods, Instacart Workers Organize a Historic Mass Strike - VICE
On May 1, Organizers Across the Country Will Carry Out Rent and Workplace Strikes | Teen Vogue
What Happens When the Workers Who Make Hand Soap Get… — ProPublica
NYTimes: Democratic Frustration Mounts as Biden Remains Silent on Sexual Assault Allegation
Foodora declares bankruptcy in Canada, leaving $4.7 million in debt | The Star
Union says missteps led to crisis at Forest Heights Revera | TheRecord.com
24 Hours at the Epicenter of the US Coronavirus Pandemic | The New Yorker
Long-term care homes were in crisis well before politicians woke up to the problem | National Observer
'It’s horrific': coronavirus kills nearly 70 at Massachusetts veterans' home
What Antibody Studies Can Tell You — and More… — ProPublica
Many Ontario workers are trying to refuse work due to COVID-19 fears — but the government isn’t letting them | The Star
Don’t Fight the Last War: Why the Left Needs to Look Beyond Austerity | Novara Media
Many Ontario workers are trying to refuse work due to COVID-19 fears — but the government isn’t letting them | The Star
House of Commons to meet virtually on a platform described as a 'gold rush for cyber spies' | CBC News
Ontario sees another 52 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours. Long-term care data shows overall death toll is much larger than official tally | The Star
40 workers at Kent Bridge greenhouse test positive for COVID-19 | CBC News
Justice for Foodora Couriers | Foodsters United Statement on Foodora Closing its Canadian Operations
Food delivery service Foodora says it's closing in Canada on May 11, citing strong competition | CBC News
foodora Canada announces plans to close business while assuring support for employees Frankfurt Exchange:DHER
UPDATE: Vessels Turned Away and Transport Trucks Blocked from Delivering Out-of-Province Crab | FFAW-Unifor | FFAW-Unifor
Amazon employees flag health concerns in Canadian warehouses | CBC News
Halt destruction of nature or suffer even worse pandemics, say world’s top scientists | Coronavirus outbreak | The Guardian
Vast majority of Mexicans back president's handling of coronavirus: poll - Reuters
To Pressure Iran, Pompeo Turns to the Deal Trump Renounced - The New York Times
Global coronavirus death toll could be 60% higher than reported | Financial Times
Crisis in Yemen as Aden separatists declare self-rule | World news | The Guardian
White House sees jobless rate hitting 16% or higher in April - Reuters
Coronavirus: Cuban doctors go to South Africa - BBC News
COVID-19 and containment | Michael Roberts Blog
Economic Planning Meets Needs Which the Market Ignores
Planification et transition écologique et sociale - Attac France
'We did it to ourselves': scientist says intrusion into nature led to pandemic
Ontario announces $4 an hour pandemic pay increase for front-line workers | CBC News
French court upholds order limiting Amazon deliveries amid coronavirus risk – POLITICO
6 Ontario long-term care homes failed to follow COVID-19 public health advice, lawsuit alleges | CBC News
Use Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow Spread | CDC
“We Don’t Have the Capacity to Treat”: Palestinian-Canadian Doctor Says Israel Must Lift Gaza Siege | Democracy Now!
Sources: Guaido allies take slice of first Venezuela budget
Cuba’s Improbable Medical Prowess in Asia – The Diplomat
Can this pandemic be the crisis that finally forces us to fix long-term care? | CBC News
Nova Scotia gunman used fake police cruiser to flag down victims
The Covid-19 crisis creates a chance to reset economies on a sustainable footing | James Shaw | World news | The Guardian
Time to end profit-making in seniors’ care | CCPA-BC
4 long-term care homes must take more steps to protect staff from COVID-19, judge rules | CBC News
Unions say coronavirus crisis has brought 'into sharp focus' the problem of women being expected to wear PPE designed for men | Press and Journal
Special Report: As virus advances, doctors rethink rush to ventilate - Reuters
Scab Work Camp at Saskatchewan Co-op Refinery Still a Threat to Public Health, Locals Warn PressProgress
Early journal submission data suggest COVID-19 is tanking women's research productivity
NYTimes: The Infection That’s Silently Killing Coronavirus Patients
Israeli citizen indicted for 'spying' for Iran is identified | Iran News | Al Jazeera
Capitalism Is Failing Its Coronavirus Stress Test—Only Workers Can Turn Things Around - In These Times
Top economist: US coronavirus response is like third world country
Open Letter: Grad Students and COVID-19 - Canadian Federation of Students | Fédération canadienne des étudiantes et étudiants
Open Letter: Coronavirus Tracing App Principles - Tasmanian Times
Oil giveaway brings out the bears - Reuters
Corporate America seeks legal protection for when coronavirus lockdowns lift - Reuters
Medical Staffing Companies Cut Doctors’ Pay While… — ProPublica
Whole Foods tracks unionization risk with heat map - Business Insider
An Organic Crisis Is Upon Us – Spectre Journal
COVID-19 Has Exposed The Horrors Of Long-Term Care Facilities
Trudeau's Deal With Amazon Is A Dangerous Mistake
To Avoid Shortages, We Need To Urgently Nationalize Drug Manufacturing
Unifor members in Thunder Bay to help make 18,000 ventilators | Unifor National
Pandémie et socialisme | Lava
MR Online | Pandemic and socialism
Wall Street Titans Fund Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Challenger
Quand l'État vient à la rescousse du profit | Lava
When the State Steps in to Save Profit
I'm a grocery store cashier, and I'm not doing so great right now | CBC News
Monthly Review | Democracy, Planning, and Big Data
MR Online | Blaming China for the COVID-19 crisis is deceitful
Free Money for Surfers: A Genealogy of the Idea of Universal Basic Income - Los Angeles Review of Books
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro denounced for joining pro-dictatorship rally | World news | The Guardian
Coronavirus at Smithfield pork plant: The untold story of America's biggest outbreak - BBC News
You need two accounts
MR Online | The Social Democratic pipedream
The Canada Pension Plan is making a killing on war production | rabble.ca
Labour’s Leaked Report Is a Betrayal of BAME Communities
The Blairite Roots of the Leaked Labour Report
Ilhan Omar unveils bill to cancel rent and mortgage payments amid pandemic
U.S. coronavirus death toll climbs to over 33,000: Reuters tally - Reuters
Ontario adds about 2,500 hospital beds in preparation for surge of COVID-19 cases | CTV News
Coronavirus response: why Cuba is such an interesting case
Germans have right to protest during coronavirus pandemic: court - Reuters
South Korea's ruling party wins election landslide amid coronavirus outbreak
Trump Administration Officials Warned Against Halting… — ProPublica
Ontario scaled back comprehensive, annual inspections of nursing homes to only a handful last year | CBC News
Ontario to 'redeploy every resource' to long-term care homes as province confirms 483 new COVID-19 cases | CBC News
Amazon fires two tech workers after they publicly criticized warehouse conditions - The Verge
Monthly Review | Crisis of Socialism and Effects of Capitalist Restoration
Dimitri Lascaris wants the Green Party to be the champion of Canada’s left – Canadian Dimension
Keir Starmer must take 'decisive action' over staff who sabotaged Corbyn leadership, say MPs and unions | Morning Star
Labour’s explosive report shows how right-wing officials sabotaged the party - Counterfire
Editorial: Labour's leaked report records a class struggle for control of the party | Morning Star
Labour HQ staff joked about burning Jeremy Corbyn and shooting his supporters | Morning Star
Anti-Corbyn Labour officials worked to lose general election to oust leader, leaked dossier finds | The Independent
An Open Letter to Labour’s NEC
‘The Leaked Labour Report Is Shameful – It’s Time for an Urgent Investigation’
The post-pandemic slump | Michael Roberts Blog
The post-pandemic slump | Michael Roberts Blog
NYTimes: Foreign Doctors Could Help Fight Coronavirus. But U.S. Blocks Many.
We Need Unions to Organize Worker Fightback During the COVID-19 Crisis
NYTimes: Israel’s Not-So-Secret Weapon in Coronavirus Fight: The Spies of Mossad
‘It’s going to be a long night’ – How Members of Labour’s Senior Management Team Campaigned to Lose
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and the world on Sunday | CBC News
NYTimes: Examining Tara Reade’s Sexual Assault Allegation Against Joe Biden
Ontario relying on volunteers to help staffing shortage in long-term care as feds release new guidelines - The Globe and Mail
You're a Slave to Money, Then You Die | Church Life Journal | University of Notre Dame
Quebec premier says death toll at Montreal seniors' residence 'looks a lot like major negligence' | CBC News
NYTimes: Nearly 2,000 Dead as Coronavirus Ravages Nursing Homes in N.Y. Region
Roll Call for Congress's Coronavirus Bailout
NYTimes: Hospital Chaplains Try to Keep the Faith During the Coronavirus Pandemic
NYTimes: Most New York Coronavirus Cases Came From Europe, Genomes Show
NYTimes: Coronavirus Live Updates: Studies Show N.Y. Outbreak Originated in Europe
AP News: Mayor says virus has hit black, Hispanic New Yorkers hard
U.S. coronavirus death projection lowered, New York fears undercount - Reuters
Turkey to track citizens via mobile phones to enforce quarantines - Reuters
Ottawa wants to loosen rules for the COVID-19 wage subsidy allowing more people to benefit | The Star
Work After Quarantine | Boston Review
Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB): Eligibility Issues and Solutions as of April 3rd, 2020 - Atkinson Foundation
NYTimes: Black Americans Face Alarming Rates of Coronavirus Infection in Some States
Hopeful signs emerge in U.S. coronavirus outbreak, but racial disparities come to light - Reuters
Anwar Shaikh: “The Fundamental Questions About Capitalism Seem to be Coming Back”
'Gaza has no resources to fight this virus' - BBC News
Former world officials call on US to ease Iran sanctions to fight Covid-19
Public services in a global pandemic? Priceless | The Star
NYTimes: ‘We Can’t Spend What We Don’t Have’: Virus Strikes N.Y. Budget
NYTimes: Politics Through the Looking Glass: Virus Scrambles the Left-Right Lines
'It's not so easy to return from the dead': coming back to life after lockdown in Wuhan
Trump: 'Going to be a lot of death' in U.S. next week from coronavirus - Reuters
Social Contagion | Chuang
Monthly Review | COVID-19 and Circuits of Capital
Chomsky: Ventilator Shortage Exposes the Cruelty of Neoliberal Capitalism
Musings from inside the pandemic | Shelly Gordon
Keir Starmer wins Labour leadership election
NYTimes: Coronavirus Live Updates: C.D.C. Recommends Wearing Masks in Public, but Trump Says: ‘I’m Choosing Not to Do It’
Jeremy Corbyn's wife Laura Alvarez hits out at critics on his last day
City staff, school workers reinventing themselves to stave off layoffs due to COVID-19 | CBC News
Some internationally trained doctors can apply for 30-day Ontario licence to fight COVID-19
The forgotten sector in the COVID-19 fight | The Star
US navy fires commander who raised alarm about coronavirus on ship
Response to Coronavirus - Students' Unions Toolkit - CFS
What Students Need to Know About the Federal Government’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan - Canadian Federation of Students | Fédération canadienne des étudiantes et étudiants
The race to find a coronavirus treatment has one major obstacle: big pharma
U.S. deaths, joblessness mount as coronavirus exacts toll on Americans - Reuters
NYTimes: Coronavirus Is Making the Public Pension Crisis Even Worse
Pizza Nova Class Action | Goldblatt Partners LLP
Viruses and Care - The Bullet
NYTimes: Why the Global Recession Could Last a Long Time
Long-term care homes are worrisome COVID-19 hotspots | CBC News
New York City to probe Amazon firing of warehouse worker - Reuters
Amazon fires New York worker who led strike over coronavirus concerns
“It Shattered My Life”: Former Joe Biden Staffer Tara Reade Says He Sexually Assaulted Her in 1993 | Democracy Now!
U.S. calls for power-sharing transition in Venezuela, lays out proposal for sanctions relief - Reuters
Coronavirus shows U.S. too dependent on cheap medical imports, USTR says - Reuters
Fears over hidden Covid-19 outbreak in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria
China donates thousands of medical masks, personal protective equipment to Canada | CTV News
Italy may be on wrong path in fighting coronavirus contagion: scientist - Reuters
We Need a Public Health New Deal: Neoliberal Austerity & Private Healthcare Worsened U.S. Pandemic | Democracy Now!
German Ventilator Manufacturer: "Absolutely Mission Impossible" - DER SPIEGEL
A war economy? | Michael Roberts Blog
Chronic understaffing in healthcare system makes pandemic worse
Province suspends rules protecting vulnerable, long-term care residents | The Star
COVID-19: UN donates quarter of a million face masks to NYC health workers | UN News
As virus threatens, U.S. embraces big government, for now - Reuters
Those covid-19 death figures are incomplete - The Washington Post
Hague court orders Dutch state to pay out over colonial massacres
New York to build eight temporary hospitals, braces for surge in patients, Cuomo says - Reuters
U.S. home healthcare industry warns of possible 'collapse' - Reuters
Coronavirus could kill 81,000 in U.S., subside in June - Washington University analysis - Reuters
The coronavirus crisis proves internet should be a public utility — Quartz
Even as their role in fighting COVID-19 has become clear, child care workers remain an afterthought | The Star
'It was mayhem' | CBC News
US indicts Venezuela's Maduro on narco-terrorism charges | Venezuela News | Al Jazeera
COVID-19: Emergency Measures Tracker
Christchurch gunman pleads guilty to New Zealand mosque attacks that killed 51
Turkey charges 20 Saudis over Jamal Khashoggi murder
Employers sabotage worker access to EI benefits, Great Canadian Casino workers speak out | Unifor National
Social Distancing, The Digital Divide, and Fixing This Going Forward
Unifor leading call for retail worker protections and wage premiums | Unifor National
Lockdown! | Michael Roberts Blog
Colombian death squads exploiting coronavirus lockdown to kill activists
ICE Detainee Says Migrants Are Going on a Hunger Strike For Soap — ProPublica
Ottawa has stalled too long on EI reform, new action needed | Unifor National
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro says coronavirus crisis is a media trick
What You Should Know About Online Tools During the COVID-19 Crisis
It's morally repulsive how corporations are exploiting this crisis. Workers will suffer
Stop the Coronavirus Corporate Coup - BIG by Matt Stoller
A few ambitious points on fighting the crisis | LBO News from Doug Henwood
AP News: Nursing home outbreaks lay bare chronic industry problems
'Keep calm and carry on': Cuba warns virus panic bad for immune system - Reuters
Review: Augustine Sedgewick’s ‘Coffeeland’
Detroit Bus Drivers Win Protections Against Virus Through Strike - The Bullet
U.S. to Iran: Coronavirus won't save you from sanctions - Reuters
U.S. senators face calls to resign for dumping stock before coronavirus crash - Reuters
Unifor accepts recommendations from independent mediator in Co-op lockout | Unifor National
Government to pay 80% of wages for those not working in coronavirus crisis
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | Canadian Union of Public Employees
Check this out: Governor Cuomo Says 100 Percent of Workforce Must Stay Home