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Socialism or Bidenism
Where does the U.S. left go after Sanders? Reviewed in this article: Bigger than Bernie: How We Go from the Sanders Campaign to Democratic Socialism Meagan Day and Micah Uetricht Verso (March…
The small press and the pandemic
Independent and radical publishers have always been catalysts for social change during times of crisis. itsgoingdown.org Political, economic and social crises have historically acted as turning points in which ideas…
Canada, black swans and oil
Fossil fuels can be produced more cheaply outside North America. But war and sanctions offer no long-term solutions to oversupply, let alone climate change. A U.S. sailor stands watch on…
Work Life: Women’s Health, Unpaid Care and COVID-19
COVID-19 has further exposed the disproportionate care responsibilities shouldered by women in our province. From frontline workers, to parents, women are the face of COVID-19 both as warriors battling the…
COVID-19: A third of unemployed Canadians will receive nothing from either EI or new CERB
Analysis shows 862,000 will fall through cracks in income support programs without rapid reforms READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA – As new federal policies are created and adapted to…
BC needs to significantly boost supply of public assisted living
Too many seniors in our province struggle to find publicly subsidized assisted living where they can be supported as they age. Amidst an affordable housing crisis felt across generations, the…
The future is in our hands—not theirs
The youth-led climate movement is intent on passing Green New Deal legislation this year despite organizing and political challenges. Our Time at the September 27 Global Climate Strike (photo by…
Stalemate in Ecuador
Mass protests reverse Moreno government’s austerity package, but authoritarian dangers lurk. Riot police detain demonstrators in Quito protesting Lenin Moreno’s cancelation of fuel subsidies in early October. REUTERS/Daniel Tapia. During…
From Cheechako to Sourdough
Reflections on northern living and surviving while being black Back in 2014, friends of mine invited me to visit them in the Yukon. “The Yukon?” I thought. “What the fuck…
CCPA @ 40
A how-to guide for social transformation When the CCPA was founded 40 years ago, it was in direct opposition to a handful of right-wing, “free market” policy groups who, despite…
Is it still business as usual?
The “Trudeau Formula” legitimized status-quo policies behind a mask of progressivism. Growing public resentment for politics-as-usual and a new minority government setting may complicate that plan. Illustration by Remie Geoffroi…
Inequality’s offspring
Why Chile woke up Photo by Hugo Morales, Wikimedia Commons On October 25, 2019, more than one million people marched in the streets of Santiago and other cities across Chile…
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