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Politics – the entertainment division of the military industrial complex
If politics is entertainment, we should take notice of who’s paying for the show.
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Defend Fred Hahn
Fred Hahn has been a steadfast and effective labour leader. Independent Jewish Voices and others are calling for solidarity and support for Fred.
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Tobacco companies are at it again
Canadian tobacco companies are actively trying to capture a new generation of life-long, nicotine-addicted customers.
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Ontario Federation of Labour rallies with students at UofT encampment
As attacks kill yet more civilians in Rafah, students at their allies at UofT say they will not stop pressuring the university to divest from Israel.
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Wab Kinew becomes first First Nations premier in Canadian history
For the first time in Canada’s history, one of its provinces has a First Nations person as its premier.
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Small claims court victory sends clear message: Sex work is real work
A court has ruled on the enforceability of contracts between sex workers and their clients in a precedent-setting case.
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My feminism is Trans inclusive
Attacks against Trans women are attacks against the women’s movement and the fight for better equality and justice.
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Should we be worried about eight billion people?
Our immediate crisis is caused by a system that encourages endless growth, exploitation, waste and energy use.
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Ford blinks in face of union solidarity; will repeal Bill 28
Perhaps Ontario Premier Doug Ford wasn’t expecting the backlash he received when he enacted Bill 28 on Thursday last week.
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Sex work: a contemporary identity rooted in labour
Following Labour Day, this column explores the origin of the phrase sex work and how sex workers are an important part of the labour movement.
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Connecting the dots between Roe v. Wade, sex workers and bodily autonomy
The same people who criminalize sex work, criminalize other “serious offences” against sexual norms such as medical treatment for trans people and access to abortion.
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The problem with ‘Don’t Say Gay’: Children aren’t asking about sex. They’re asking about love.
Queer advocates worry how the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, set to go into effect in Florida, could impact education on gender diversity and sexual orientation of young Canadians.
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Canada: The Left is nowhere on COVID. And that’s a big problem
They have failed to step into the current political climate and counter far-right protests, and get workers the income, housing and other social support they need.