Introduction Social-reformist leftists and radical leftists often refer to capitalism. Radical leftists can often be criticized on that score because their references to capitalism are too vague. On the other hand, although social-reformist leftists also use the term "capitalism" in a vague sense, it is to their advantage since they sound radical without really being … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation or Surplus Value of Workers, the Composition of Capital and the Profit of the Canadian Economy in 2019 (before Covid) Based on Marxian Economic Categories: Preliminary Estimates
Un caso de adoctrinamiento silencioso, séptima parte: Los programas de estudios de historia de Nuevo Brunswick (New Brunswick) y su falta de historia de empleadores y empleados
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Esta publicación es una continuación de publicaciones anteriores sobre el currículo de Historia de Canadá. El contexto de esta publicación se presenta en la primera publicación (véase Un caso de adoctrinamiento silencioso, parte uno: Los currículos de Historia … Continue reading Un caso de adoctrinamiento silencioso, séptima parte: Los programas de estudios de historia de Nuevo Brunswick (New Brunswick) y su falta de historia de empleadores y empleados
Kingston & District Labour Council: Another Council that Expresses Union Cliches
Introduction John Clarke, former major organizer for the defunct Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), went to Kingston and gave a mini-course of his course "Fighting to Win": January 2, 2026: Last month, I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Kingston and District Labour Council that was based on my twelve-week Fighting to Win course for … Continue reading Kingston & District Labour Council: Another Council that Expresses Union Cliches
Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value, Part 2: The Simple Form of Value: (iii) The equivalent form
I have created a set of flashcards for that part of the third section of chapter 1 of Marx's Capital, volume 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value, Part 2: The Simple Form of Value: (iii) The equivalent form (see https://quizlet.com/ca/1128573421/flash-cards/?funnelUUID=32433c48-620b-41be-8eb8-f022b5d8d4d1). There are also previous flashcards for the earlier section of chapter 1 on that site … Continue reading Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value, Part 2: The Simple Form of Value: (iii) The equivalent form
Los silencios de la izquierda socialdemócrata
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Recientemente tuve dos conversaciones con socialdemócratas sobre dos temas distintos (aunque, sin duda, relacionados). La primera conversación fue con un representante del Sindicato Canadiense de Empleados Públicos (CUPE), Sección Local 4400, que representa a los trabajadores de la … Continue reading Los silencios de la izquierda socialdemócrata
Fair Wages: Another Example of the Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Nine: The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)
Introduction I was surprised to read an article from Kiri Vadivelu (December 31, 2024, "No to Legislative Strikebreaking! Victory to Postal Workers!") in The Red Review, a "Socialist Action journal." [Socialist Action is an allegedly socialist organization]. Vadivelu was a candidate for mayor in the last municipal elections in Toronto--and I voted for him since he … Continue reading Fair Wages: Another Example of the Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Nine: The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)
La Izquierda, Toronto: Sexta Parte
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Como indiqué en una entrada anterior, el 19 de septiembre de 2018 varios activistas de izquierda ofrecieron una charla sobre lo que debía hacerse en la ciudad de Toronto, Ontario, Canadá. Las ponencias fueron publicadas en el sitio … Continue reading La Izquierda, Toronto: Sexta Parte
Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part Fourteen, The Case of Mondelez Workers in Toronto
Introduction One of the few things that I agree with the academic leftist Jeff Noonan, professor of philosophy at the University of Windsor, Ontario, is that leftists must start where workers are at: Political engagement begins from trying to understand where people are coming from. But where people are coming from can be interpreted in … Continue reading Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part Fourteen, The Case of Mondelez Workers in Toronto
La pobreza del izquierdismo académico, Cuarta Parte: El mito de la creación de espacios socialistas
Read this Post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] El profesor Noonan, un izquierdista académico, sostiene que el regreso al trabajo en Nemak ofrece lecciones para la izquierda. En efecto, las ofrece, pero lamentablemente no extrae de la situación las lecciones adicionales que deberían derivarse de ella. … Continue reading La pobreza del izquierdismo académico, Cuarta Parte: El mito de la creación de espacios socialistas
The Rate of Exploitation of Petrobras (Brazil) Workers
Introduction. I have tried to calculate the rate of exploitation of workers in various Canadian capitalist companies (see for example The Rate of Exploitation of the Workers of Rogers Communications Inc., One of the Largest Private Employers in Toronto or The Rate of Exploitation of the Workers of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), One of … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation of Petrobras (Brazil) Workers
The Abolitionary 