Category: Socialist Strategy

The Poverty of Academic Leftism, Part Twelve: The Issue of Trump Tariffs and the Interests of the Working Class

Jeff Noonan, a supposed radical philosopher who teaches in Windsor, Ontario, wrote the following on his blog about Trump's threat of tariffs. He first outlines the problem and then looks at possible solutions:  The threat is real, in particular to the auto industry, situated in Southern Ontario. Windsor-Essex where I live could face economic obliteration. … Continue reading The Poverty of Academic Leftism, Part Twelve: The Issue of Trump Tariffs and the Interests of the Working Class →

Swedish Dockworkers Vote to Block Military Shipments to and from Israel

The following is from Labor Notes (January 14, 2025,Katy Fox-Hodess and Rafeef Ziadah) (https://labornotes.org/blogs/2025/01/swedish-dockworkers-vote-block-military-shipments-and-israel?fbclid=IwY2xjawH198RleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYBqKDOzrnyPWhG71A02_ZzzcEEBTBYmXRnIvI7KawSOgIbXYB0MjLfU3A_aem_KVJWpcV5T6JiIC6owJG-2Q),I stated a long time ago that only a coordinated effort to stop arming Israel (in various ways) could stop the genocide. Had this and other efforts occurred much earlier, in a coordinated international effort, then the genocide may have halted in … Continue reading Swedish Dockworkers Vote to Block Military Shipments to and from Israel →

Exaggerated Evidence of Class Anger in the Case of Luigi Mangione’s Assassination of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson

Introduction John Clarke, former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook:  Never mind Luigi Mangione's contradictions and inconsistencies. It wouldn't even have mattered if it had transpired that Brian Thompson had fallen to a random shooter or been taken out by a jealous business rival.   The … Continue reading Exaggerated Evidence of Class Anger in the Case of Luigi Mangione’s Assassination of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson →

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 →

Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Thirty-Three: Economic Democracy

This is a continuation 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 I … Continue reading Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Thirty-Three: Economic Democracy →

Vast Overestimation of People’s Understanding of Their Situation Limits People’s Capacities to Aim for a Socialist Society

Introduction I find it interesting how radical activists forget their own past--such as formerly expressing social-democratic or social-reformist views. John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), posted the following recently (July 09, 2024) on Facebook:  Some people conclude that the insufficient level of social resistance in this society is because … Continue reading Vast Overestimation of People’s Understanding of Their Situation Limits People’s Capacities to Aim for a Socialist Society →

Critique of John Clarke’s Article on the Superexploitation of Migrant Workers in the United States: Zero Connection with the Regular Exploitation and Oppression of Workers by Employers

Introduction John Clarke, a former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), wrote the following on his Facebook page on August 21: John Clarke   ·  The term 'temporary foreign worker' is very much in the eye of the exploiter. It also expresses the essential features of a profoundly unjust and unequal world … Continue reading Critique of John Clarke’s Article on the Superexploitation of Migrant Workers in the United States: Zero Connection with the Regular Exploitation and Oppression of Workers by Employers →

Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Thirty-Two: The Attack on Unions by Employers and the Government

This is a continuation 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 I … Continue reading Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Thirty-Two: The Attack on Unions by Employers and the Government →

Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Thirty-One: The Need for Teachers to Fight to Control the Curriculum

This is a continuation 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 I … Continue reading Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Thirty-One: The Need for Teachers to Fight to Control the Curriculum →

Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Thirty: Financial Literacy in the Context of a Society Dominated by a Class of Employers

This is a continuation 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 I … Continue reading Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Thirty: Financial Literacy in the Context of a Society Dominated by a Class of Employers →