‘We will not work for war’: Genoa, Italy, union stops arms shipment

The following was published on Worker's World (Mundo del Obrero) ( https://www.workers.org/2025/08/87216/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMB4k5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjXtMu7DxZlTlOajzXtQi36f9ANAG-mUH9dnfGRBSh5r7l1RDhK2WOV5fM_V_aem_0TQgTR_STTCGiSWP355DFQ): By Unione Sindacale di Base July 31, 2025 – The Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) [rank-and-file union organization] today celebrates another significant victory in the fight against the arms trade in Italian ports. Thanks to the mobilization of dockworkers in Genoa and the international … Continue reading ‘We will not work for war’: Genoa, Italy, union stops arms shipment →

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? →

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 →

European Dockworkers Refuse to Load Weapons Aimed at Palestine

The following was posted on the LaborNotes website (https://labornotes.org/2025/06/european-dockworkers-refuse-load-weapons-aimed-palestine): European Dockworkers Refuse to Load Weapons Aimed at Palestine June 12, 2025 / Rafeef Ziadah and Katy Fox-Hodess French dockworkers hold a banner to support a Swedish dockworker who was fired in retaliation for a six-day boycott of military cargo to Israel. Photo: WIP On June 4, … Continue reading European Dockworkers Refuse to Load Weapons Aimed at Palestine →

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 →