Union dues and the struggle for democracy
To avoid the need to rebuild our democratic organizations – and thus waste valuable time – we must defend our current institutions of democracy. We must defend them even though they can, from time to …
Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline | Book review
I knew I wanted to read Cherie Dimaline's new book as soon as it came out. I didn't get to it in 2019, but a number of people have – it has topped Canadian bestseller charts for months now. …
American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson | Book Review
World events are off to a seriously concerning start for 2020. I learned of the US drone strike in Baghdad that killed a top Iranian military officer while in the midst of reading American Spy by …
Red star over the third world by Vijay Prashad | Book Review
Vijay Prashad's book traces the former Soviet Union's influence on liberation movements throughout Asia and Latin America from its establishment in 1922 through to the first years of the Cuban …
Reading Balzac in end-times: 2019 readings
My reading in 2019 was marked with the discovery of new Indigenous authors, the completion of some ambitious classics, and reading through a wide range of new authors, in French and English. As is …
Technological change and automation in the workplace
Working people have been dealing with changes in the application of technology in their workplaces since the beginning of capitalism. The recent interest in the subject has largely been driven by the …
À la découverte de Naomi Fontaine
Cette année, j'ai fait la grande découverte de Naomi Fontaine, auteure innue de la communauté de Uashat, sur la côte Nord du fleuve Saint-Laurent. Ses romans sont courts, mais percutants; remplis …
Story of an Occupation
On October 16, there were 11 of us to walk up to Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s constituency office in Etobicoke. Since his arrival to power 17 months ago, two workers have lost their lives in the …
Updated Citizens' Press Websites
The Citizens’ Press, Leftnews.org, and What’s Left have been updated and technologies changed. Read here how you interact with the new services and make sure you do not miss any new posts.