Un caso de adoctrinamiento silencioso, segunda parte: el currículo de historia de Ontario y su falta de historia sobre 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 una anterior sobre el currículo de historia de Manitoba (véase https://theabolitionary.ca/2025/04/19/un-caso-de-adoctrinamiento-silencioso-primera-parte-los-programas-de-estudios-de-historia-de-manitoba-y-su-falta-de-historia-de-empleadores-y-empleados/). El contexto de esta publicación se proporciona en esa entrada previa. Pero, a modo de recordatorio: la pregunta de investigación es … Continue reading Un caso de adoctrinamiento silencioso, segunda parte: el currículo de historia de Ontario y su falta de historia sobre empleadores y empleados →

Should Radical Leftists Engage in a Realistic Assessment of the Probability of an Immediate Upsurge that Leads to a Socialist Society?

John Clarke, former major organizer for the defunct Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), wrote the following on his Facebook page on June 13, 2025: I can get more revolutionary optimism from reading what the IMF and World Bank have to say than from some of the commentary I see from supposed leftists. The … Continue reading Should Radical Leftists Engage in a Realistic Assessment of the Probability of an Immediate Upsurge that Leads to a Socialist Society? →

Management Rights and the Lack of Criticism of Such Rights Among the Social Democratic Left, Part Seventeen: Public Sector, Alberta

Introduction Collective agreements limit the power of the employer (aka management) to do what it wants. They are better, generally, than not having a collective agreement. However, the limitation of managerial power is itself very limited. Management still can use the collective group of workers for purposes not defined at all by those workers. Is … Continue reading Management Rights and the Lack of Criticism of Such Rights Among the Social Democratic Left, Part Seventeen: Public Sector, Alberta →

Greek Dockworkers Refuse to Handle Shipment Destined to Israel

The following was posted by Middle East Eye on July 8, 2025 (https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/greek-dock-workers-will-refuse-unload-ship-carrying-military-grade-steel-israel): Greek dock workers will refuse to unload Israel's 'murderous cargo' The military-grade steel cargo on board the Ever Golden was set to be transferred to a ship owned by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund before being taken to Israel The Ever Golden … Continue reading Greek Dockworkers Refuse to Handle Shipment Destined to Israel →

The Real World of the Rule of Law, Part 8: So-Called Voluntary Statements Made by a Charged Person Include Many Actions that a Normal Person Would Not Define as Voluntary

Introduction As some of the left fall all over themseves referring to the genocide in Gaza and the West Bank as a breach of international law without gaining any criticial distancing from the limitations of "the law," , the actual nature of law and its procedural acrobatics lies hidden. It is better to remind workers, … Continue reading The Real World of the Rule of Law, Part 8: So-Called Voluntary Statements Made by a Charged Person Include Many Actions that a Normal Person Would Not Define as Voluntary →

Another Abstract Slogan or Cliche of Unions: Employers or Corporations Paying Their Fair Share of Taxes, Part Two: The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)

I have pointed out that the major Canadian unions use cliches like "fair contracts" and "fair wages." Another cliche that they (and social democrats or social reformers) use is corporations paying their "fair share of taxes." Let us look at this phrase for a moment. For corporations to pay their "fair share of taxes," it … Continue reading Another Abstract Slogan or Cliche of Unions: Employers or Corporations Paying Their Fair Share of Taxes, Part Two: The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) →

Another Canadian Act of Oppression for Criticizing Israel’s Genocidal Actions

Many Canadians--including many social democrats or social reformers--like to think that Canada is much different from the United States. However, in addition to systematic exploitation and oppression of workers on a daily basis (see for example The Rate of Exploitation of Canada Life Workers), there has been systematic oppression of Canadian citizens who have protested … Continue reading Another Canadian Act of Oppression for Criticizing Israel’s Genocidal Actions →