Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] El Sr. Gindin, en su artículo We Need to Say What Socialism Will Look Like, argumenta lo siguiente: Las expectativas de abundancia plena o casi plena, sumadas a una conciencia social perfecta o casi perfecta, tienen una consecuencia … Continue reading El socialismo, la policía y el gobierno o el Estado, primera parte
Author: The abolitionist
I come from a working-class background. My lost paid job was a teacher, substituting for a number of years before obtaining a permanent position. I obtained my doctorate in 2009. I am an unapologetic critic of capitalism and the way in which various institutions and ideologies reinforce it.
How the Social-Reformist Left Have Contributed to the Rise of the Far Right
Introduction As I indicated in another post (see The Limitations of the Social-Reformist Left and Opposition to a United Front without an Independent Working-Class), I will outline how the social-reformist left have contributed to the rise of the far right. This post is inspired by my attendance at a book launch, Confronting the Resurgent Right, an … Continue reading How the Social-Reformist Left Have Contributed to the Rise of the Far Right
¿Los convenios colectivos convierten el trabajo para un empleador en un trabajo digno?
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Tracy MacMaster es delegada sindical de la Local 561 del Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU); en algún momento también fue vicepresidenta del sindicato local. Sin embargo, lo que más valora es su actividad organizando a trabajadores universitarios … Continue reading ¿Los convenios colectivos convierten el trabajo para un empleador en un trabajo digno?
Fair Wages: Another Example of Ideological Rhetoric, Part 8: The Council of Canadians
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 Ideological Rhetoric, Part 8: The Council of Canadians
La Izquierda, Toronto: Quinta Parte
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Como indiqué en una publicación anterior, el 19 de septiembre de 2018, varios activistas de izquierda dieron una charla sobre lo que debía hacerse en la ciudad de Toronto, en Ontario, Canada. Las charlas fueron publicadas en el … Continue reading La Izquierda, Toronto: Quinta Parte
The Limitations of the Social-Reformist Left and Opposition to a United Front without an Independent Working-Class
Introduction I posted most of the following on Sid Ryan's Facebook page (Ryan was former president of the Ontario Federation of Labour) since he asserted that the radical left have achieved nothing whereas the social-reformist left like himself have achieved much in Canada--in fact making Canada the fifth best place in the world to live. … Continue reading The Limitations of the Social-Reformist Left and Opposition to a United Front without an Independent Working-Class
Fair Contracts or Collective Agreements: The Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Eight: The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL)
Introduction Since in this blog I have often referred to particular union reps referring to collective agreements as fair in some way, I thought it would be useful to provide further examples of this rhetoric to substantiate the view that unions function as ideologues for the continued existence of employers--even if the unions are independent … Continue reading Fair Contracts or Collective Agreements: The Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Eight: The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL)
Working for an Employer May Be Dangerous to Your Health, Part Nine
As another year passes with more workers dying while working for an employer, and the platitudes come pouring in about the importance of recogizing April 28 as the Day of Mourning for workers who have died on the job, it is better to continue to analyze critically the issue of what workplace safety means in … Continue reading Working for an Employer May Be Dangerous to Your Health, Part Nine
Fair Contracts or Collective Agreements: The Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Seven: The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)
Introduction I had no intention of doing any research concerning the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). However, when a postal worker and an alleged socialist, Kiri Vadivelu (member of the alleged socialist organization Socialist Action) claimed the following: By weakening CUPW, Ettinger [CEO of Canada Post] is attacking the very bench mark CUPW sets … Continue reading Fair Contracts or Collective Agreements: The Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Seven: The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)
On the Need for Ideological Struggle to Expose the Exploitation and Oppression of Workers, Part Two
Introduction In a previous post (On the Need for Ideological Struggle to Expose the Exploitation and Oppression of Workers, Part One), I pointed out that, despite some interesting and relevant political views expressed by the Greek philosopher Panagiotis Sotiris during a lecture, such as the need to engage in radical politics and not succumb to … Continue reading On the Need for Ideological Struggle to Expose the Exploitation and Oppression of Workers, Part Two
The Abolitionary 