In Ukraine, the Real Desire to Sacrifice Oneself for the State is Very ...
Dec 4, 2024 · Volodymyr Ishchenko is a Ukrainian sociologist who was politically active and took part in several left-wing initiatives in Ukraine before moving to Germany in 2019. Ishchenko currently works at the Freie Universität in Berlin and continues his research on the Ukrainian “revolutions,” the left, and the political violence of the…
Lock-Outs – Socialist Project
Dec 17, 2024 · Harry Glasbeek is a Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. His latest books are Class Privilege: How law shelters shareholders and coddles capitalism (2017), the follow-up, Capitalism: a crime story (2018), and Law at Work: The Coercion and Co-option of the Working Class (2024), published by Between the Lines, Toronto.
Israel’s Sick Sense of Humour – Socialist Project
Dec 3, 2024 · With all the talk about a ceasefire in Lebanon, the following news about AI (artificial intelligence) may have got lost. The Israelis and their supporters like to laugh about the thousands left severely injured or blinded and the dozens killed in Lebanon in late September when Israel detonated tens of…
The Conflicted Transformation of CAW-Unifor: A Review of
Dec 8, 2024 · Recent commentaries on the political trajectory of the major private sector union in Canada, CAW-Unifor, have often had a rather simplistic and problematic perspective. That the CAW-Unifor (the latter being the new name and re-foundation of the union in 2013) drifted from a left, struggle-oriented approach, summarized in the slogan…
Boycott Indigo Books – Socialist Project
Indigo, through its CEO Heather Reisman, is directly funding violence and destruction to Palestine. Heseg Foundation is funded by Gerry Schwartz and Heather Reisman. Canadians demand that Heseg Foundation’s charitable status be revoked. Heather Reisman profits off of Indigo’s holiday sales. Those profits help recruit foreign mercenaries into the IOF.…
30 Jewish Organizations: We support UN Human Rights …
Nov 8, 2024 · As Jewish organizations and groups, we express our support for Francesca Albanese, the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territories occupied since 1967. Ms. Albanese has been under relentless attack from politically motivated organizations like 'UN Watch', which have been waging toxic smear…
Citing Genocide Convention, Seven Lawyers Launch Historic …
Nov 6, 2024 · In Ottawa, the Coalition for Canadian Accountability in Gaza discusses a recent court filing against Justice Minister Arif Virani. This action, led by the Legal Centre for Palestine and others, seeks to hold the Canadian government account for allegedly failing to uphold its international legal obligations as they relate to the ongoing violence in Gaza.
On Rafael Barrett: A Radical Voice in a Dispossessed Land
Dec 19, 2024 · Michael D. Yates (MY): William, I suspect that most people here in the United States know little about Paraguay. Can you give us a summary of the economic and political conditions there today? William Costa (WC): First of all, thank you very much for the opportunity to do this interview, Michael. I don’t wish to sound overly pessimistic, but Paraguay is currently in the midst of a very ...
Russian anti-war political prisoners must be included in any …
Dec 27, 2024 · Russian anti-war political prisoners must be included in any eventual Putin-Trump deal over Ukraine. International Relations, War/Peace • December 27, 2024 • Boris Kagarlitsky Int. Solidarity Campaign. Dear friends, The accession of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States raises the possibility of the incoming US administration following through on Trump’s pledge to negotiate ...
Gaza Protests in Toronto – Socialist Project
Since when did the Toronto Police take their marching orders from a single ethno-religious group while ignoring others? Since about a week ago, it turns out. How did we go from the police making efforts to control – and even befriend – the pro-Palestine demonstrators on …