The initiating of rebellion and civil war in the Middle East can only be understood through a social and economic context and history of imperialism in the region. However, the shape these conflicts take is heavily influenced by the unique geopolitics of the region. Mainly, the tensions between monarchies and republican state governments and interests.
What's Left This Year; Our Year in Review
What's Left is a collaborative project of solidarity, love, and passion to add something positive to the struggle for a better world. We have truly enjoyed writing, sharing, and debating the finer points of socialist analysis, our victories, and setbacks. Thank you for all of your support throughout the year.
Year after year, there is inevitably some incident in the media where an individual or group of people are publicly called out for wearing racist costumes during Halloween or other party seasons. For example, we've seen plenty of celebrities chastised for wearing offensive, racist, and distasteful costumes. As if on cue, shortly after Halloween this year, Canada's major media outlets reported on a party held by Queen's University students after comedian Celeste Kim posted pictures on her Twitter account that were originally posted in a private Queen's students Facebook group and denounced the attendees.
'In a report released today, the national statistics office says fewer young Canadians, who are not full-time students, are working in full-time jobs today than in 1976, a result driven mainly by the rise of part-time work rather than increases in unemployment rates or decreases in labour force participation.'
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The election of The Donald has raised more concern about personal privacy and digital security on the internet. For those who thought that previous US administrations over-zealously compromised the online privacy of innocent people around the world the Trump era isn't gonna get any better.
A crash course in digital security; Freelance Isn't Free Act passes in NYC; Jack London's hope for a better world is worth revisiting 100 years later; Left Noise
Activists continue to try to stop the clock from being turned back. However, with the election of far-right populists in America, that project has become more difficult. Rights activists have become both the leading edge of the fight and the rearguard.
