Review of the Pamphlet “Climate Change is a Class Issue” by Sarah Glynn and John Clarke, Part Two: Exploitation of Workers as Past and Not Just Present or Future, First Section

Introduction This is the first section of the second 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 … Continue reading Review of the Pamphlet “Climate Change is a Class Issue” by Sarah Glynn and John Clarke, Part Two: Exploitation of Workers as Past and Not Just Present or Future, First Section

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

The Rate of Exploitation of Husky Energy Workers, Or: How Unionized Jobs Are Not Decent or Good Jobs

Introduction In another post I presented the twenty largest employers in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, according to the number of employees (see A Short List of the Largest Employers Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Based on the Number of Employees). I also presented some posts where I calculated the rate of exploitation of such workers (see, for … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation of Husky Energy Workers, Or: How Unionized Jobs Are Not Decent or Good Jobs

Exposing the Intolerance and Censorship of Social Democracy, Part Five, or A Critique of Moral or Utopian Critiques of Exploitation

In earlier posts in this series, I outlined how a so-called radical here in Toronto, Anna Jessup, probably engaged in bureaucratic manipulation to prevent my participation in a zoom meeting (see for example Exposing the Intolerance and Censorship of Social Democracy, Part Four: Critique of the Idealization of Publicly Owned Infrastructure, Etc.). Who is Anna … Continue reading Exposing the Intolerance and Censorship of Social Democracy, Part Five, or A Critique of Moral or Utopian Critiques of Exploitation

The Rate of Exploitation of Tencent (China) 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 Tencent (China) Workers

The Rate of Exploitation of TNB (National Bank of Palestine) Workers, or the Issue of Socialist Strategy and Tactics

Introduction In a previous post I pointed out the limited nature of the criticism of Israeli soldiers robbing $54.29 million from the Bank of Palestine--without criticizing the Bank of Palestine itself for exploiting its workers (see The Rate of Exploitation of Bank of Palestine Workers, or the Issue of Socialist Strategy and Tactics). It is necessary … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation of TNB (National Bank of Palestine) Workers, or the Issue of Socialist Strategy and Tactics

The Rate of Exploitation of Bank of Palestine Workers, or the Issue of Socialist Strategy and Tactics

Introduction John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: Fayaz Karim is with Judy Rebick and  21 others As the so called Western Civilization sits back and enable genocide. 'Robbery as a Political Decision – Israeli Army Robs Bank of Palestine in Gaza' - See Palestine Chronicle, Feb … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation of Bank of Palestine Workers, or the Issue of Socialist Strategy and Tactics

The Rate of Exploitation of Palestinian Workers at PADICO Holding, a Palestinian Capitalist Company

Introduction I thought it appropriate to inquire into whether there are (or rather were) capitalist corporations  in Palestine that exploit their workers since the left here in Toronto tend to idealize Palestine. Of course, even if there are capitalist corporations, they may be somewhat indirectly controlled by other than Palestinian capitalists; I leave that issue … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation of Palestinian Workers at PADICO Holding, a Palestinian Capitalist Company

The Rate of Exploitation of Workers at Indigo (or Chapters or Coles) Or: How Unionized Jobs Are Not Decent or Good Jobs

Introduction I was, in part, inspired to start this blog because of the incredible lack of critical thinking on the part of the pro-union left here in Toronto. In particular, when I tried to bring up the issue of whether striking brewery workers could ever except to obtain "a fair deal, good jobs, pension security … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation of Workers at Indigo (or Chapters or Coles) Or: How Unionized Jobs Are Not Decent or Good Jobs

The Rate of Exploitation of Workers at Empire Company (or Sobeys or Thrifty Foods or FreshCo or Safeway Canada or IGA or Foodland Workers), One of the Largest Private Employers in Victoria, British Columbia, Or: How Unionized Jobs Are Not Decent or Good Jobs

I was, in part, inspired to start this blog because of the incredible lack of criticla thinking on the part of the pro-union left here in Toronto. In particular, when I tried to bring up the issue of whether striking brewery workers could ever except to obtain "a fair deal, good jobs, pension security and … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation of Workers at Empire Company (or Sobeys or Thrifty Foods or FreshCo or Safeway Canada or IGA or Foodland Workers), One of the Largest Private Employers in Victoria, British Columbia, Or: How Unionized Jobs Are Not Decent or Good Jobs