Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] A continuación, se presenta una continuación de publicaciones anteriores sobre la posible naturaleza del socialismo que excluye el poder de los empleadores como clase. En lo siguiente, Tony Smith elabora sobre el derecho de uso por parte de … Continue reading El Socialismo, Cómo Podría Ser o Visiones de un Tipo de Sociedad Mejor Sin Patronos, Quinta 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.
Review of the Pamphlet “Climate Change is a Class Issue” by Sarah Glynn and John Clarke, Part One: A Critique of the Identification of the Exploitation of Workers by Employers and the Exploitation of the Natural World
Introduction This is the first part of a series of criticisms of a recently published pamphlet on climate change and class, titled Climate Change is a Class Issue (2024), written by Sarah Glynn, a radical activist and writer located in the United Kingdom, and John Clarke, a radical activist located in Toronto. I do not … Continue reading Review of the Pamphlet “Climate Change is a Class Issue” by Sarah Glynn and John Clarke, Part One: A Critique of the Identification of the Exploitation of Workers by Employers and the Exploitation of the Natural World
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Stop Port Traffic in Vancouver
The following protest was recently reported agains the shipment of arms to Israel (see https://www.sasktoday.ca/national-news/truck-traffic-restored-after-pro-palestinian-protesters-block-bc-container-port-9884850 ): Truck traffic restored after Pro-Palestinian protesters block B.C. container port DELTA, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say truck traffic to a major Metro Vancouver container port terminal has been restored after being disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters for hours. Canadian … Continue reading Pro-Palestinian Protesters Stop Port Traffic in Vancouver
El Socialismo, Cómo Podría Ser o Visiones de un Tipo de Sociedad Mejor Sin Patronos, Cuarta Parte
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Lo siguiente es una continuación de publicaciones anteriores sobre la posible naturaleza del socialismo que excluye el poder de los empleadores como clase. A continuación, Tony Smith desarrolla la naturaleza democrática del lugar de trabajo, que está sujeto … Continue reading El Socialismo, Cómo Podría Ser o Visiones de un Tipo de Sociedad Mejor Sin Patronos, Cuarta Parte
Management Rights and the Lack of Criticism of Such Rights Among the Social Democratic Left, Part Eleven: Public Sector, Manitoba
Introduction The following is the continuation of a series that illustrates the common power of management over workers in unionized settings (and of course in non-unionized settings). The power or employers to dictate to workers is hardly confined to Canada, of course. Various countries dominated by the class of employers have the right to dictate … Continue reading Management Rights and the Lack of Criticism of Such Rights Among the Social Democratic Left, Part Eleven: Public Sector, Manitoba
El Socialismo, Cómo Podría Ser o Visiones de un Tipo de Sociedad Mejor Sin Patronos, Tercera Parte
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] La siguiente es una continuación de una publicación anterior (El Socialismo, Cómo Podría Ser o Visiones de un Tipo de Sociedad Mejor Sin Patronos, Segunda Parte), sobre la naturaleza del socialismo, que es una solución a los problemas … Continue reading El Socialismo, Cómo Podría Ser o Visiones de un Tipo de Sociedad Mejor Sin Patronos, Tercera Parte
Economics for Social Democrats–but Not for the Working Class, Part Five: Critique of His View that Workers Sell Their Labour (Time): Part Two
Introduction In a previous post, I criticized the social-reformist economist (and former economist for the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW, now Unifor), Jim Stanford, who argues that what workers sell is their labour (time) (see Economics for Social Democrats–but Not for the Working Class, Part Five: Critique of Jim Stanford’s View that Workers Sell Their Labour … Continue reading Economics for Social Democrats–but Not for the Working Class, Part Five: Critique of His View that Workers Sell Their Labour (Time): Part Two
Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Thirty-Four (Last Part): A Critique of an Attempt to Identify Dewey’s Progressive Educational Theory with Modern School Practice
This is the final post of a series of posts on summaries of articles, mainly on education. When I was a French teacher at Ashern Central School, in Ashern, Manitoba, Canada, I started to place critiques, mainly (although not entirely) of the current school system. At first, I merely printed off the articles, but then … Continue reading Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Thirty-Four (Last Part): A Critique of an Attempt to Identify Dewey’s Progressive Educational Theory with Modern School Practice
Another Example of Union Ideology Concerning a “Fair Contract” and “Fair Wages”: The Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 831
I came across the following, which provides further evidence of how unions use the concept of "fair wages" to paint over the oppression and exploitation of workers (see https://springmag.ca/municipal-workers-in-brampton-are-striking-for-fair-wages): By Santiago Moran-Izquierdo On November 7, after nine months of negotiations and nine proposals rejected by their employer, City of Brampton workers started their strike. CUPE … Continue reading Another Example of Union Ideology Concerning a “Fair Contract” and “Fair Wages”: The Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 831
El Socialismo, Cómo Podría Ser o Visiones de un Tipo de Sociedad Mejor Sin Patronos, Segunda Parte
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] A continuación se presenta la continuación de una publicación anterior (El Socialismo, Cómo Podría Ser o Visiones de un Tipo de Sociedad Mejor Sin Patronos, Primera Parte) sobre la naturaleza del socialismo, que constituye una solución a problemas … Continue reading El Socialismo, Cómo Podría Ser o Visiones de un Tipo de Sociedad Mejor Sin Patronos, Segunda Parte
The Abolitionary 