Pulling commodities out of the air
Since the early 1980s, central banks and governments of top capitalist countries have been attempting to save their beloved system. Responding to the collapsing profit rate was their ultimate goal and …
Regressive taxes, commodification, and theft
The current economic crisis has led to unprecedented government spending. This spending is funded by borrowing or by 'printing money' (which has an effect similar to borrowing) to support …
La marchandisation, c’est le vol
La crise économique actuel a mené à un niveau inédit de dépenses gouvernementales. Ces dépenses supplémentaires, financées par des emprunts publics ou, parfois, en imprimant de l’argent (dont l’effet …
Defending public health work
Public health agencies have carried the weight of this pandemic for many months now. As COVID-19 cases rise across Canada and the Fall reveals clear signs of a second wave, it is important to remember …
Socialist economic policies are the answer to the current crises
The cheerleaders of neoliberal policy are rising like zombies after the current collection of economic, health, climate, and political crises seemed to bury them for a while. This means that it is not …
Theories of money, labour, and power
When it comes to Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), I tend to take a rather less aggressive position than some from the classical (Marxian/Marxist) tradition. There are some holes in the theory and its …
What is a union and what is it not?
The Alberta majority government has moved a series of bills that, when looked at together, drastically undermine unions in the province. Bill 1, passed in May, makes it illegal to protest …
Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese | Book review
In this 2012 novel, Saul Indian Horse is a young Indigenous boy who grows up in a residential school in Northern Ontario. Author Richard Wagamese (1955–2017) signed this masterful tale of resistance …
Critique de livre: Qui sommes nous pour être découragées? par Lorraine Guay
Lorraine Guay est une personalité bien connue dans les milieux communautaires au Québec. Dans le livre Qui sommes nous pour être découragées?, la journaliste Pascale Dufour réalise un entretien …
The coming end of start-up culture and the limits of what can be commodified
There is a growing focus in liberal policy circles on fostering entrepreneurial spirit in an attempt to drive growth. Having run out of ideas for promoting the economic growth endemic to capitalism …
Un livre un jour, un livre toujours
Il y a quelques années, j’ai eu envie d’approcher la lecture de façon structurée. J’aime lire un peu de tout, mais j’aime aussi me fixer des objectifs pour lire des œuvres que …