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 Poverty of Academic Leftism, Part Eleven: Superficial Rejection of Aiming for a Socialist Society in the Present by Idealizing the Rule of Law in the Present: Part One
Introduction Jeff Noonan, supposedly a Marxist philosopher, in a recent post (https://www.jeffnoonan.org/?p=5864#comments) has the following to say on his blog: Practically speaking, there are no revolutionary movements of any consequence. So the question is: what does one do right now: abstractly condemn the rule of law as a bourgeois subterfuge? Or criticise the reality of … Continue reading The Poverty of Academic Leftism, Part Eleven: Superficial Rejection of Aiming for a Socialist Society in the Present by Idealizing the Rule of Law in the Present: Part One
Management Rights and the Lack of Criticism of Such Rights Among the Social Democratic Left, Part Ten: Private Sector, Ontario, Canada
Introduction 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 to workers except as limited by the collective agreement (and, of course, certain legislative acts). Collective Agreement Between the Carpenters' Employer Bargaining Agency (E.B.A.) and the … Continue reading Management Rights and the Lack of Criticism of Such Rights Among the Social Democratic Left, Part Ten: Private Sector, Ontario, Canada
El Socialismo, Cómo Podría Ser o Visiones de un Tipo de Sociedad Mejor Sin Patronos, Primera Parte
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Mi esposa me preguntó qué otro tipo de sociedad podríamos vivir aparte de la que estamos viviendo ahora. Sospecho que la mayoría de las personas tiene la misma pregunta. Es difícil imaginar otro tipo de vida que no … Continue reading El Socialismo, Cómo Podría Ser o Visiones de un Tipo de Sociedad Mejor Sin Patronos, Primera Parte
La Llorona, a Guatemalan Film on Guatemala’s Genocide–Sort of
Introduction My wife (who was born in Guatemala) and I went to see the film La Llorona last night. The showing of the film was sponsored by The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education and the Socialist Project. Here is what the advertisement says: FilmSocial Presents: La Llarona Wednesday, October 30 / 7:00 pm - 9:00 … Continue reading La Llorona, a Guatemalan Film on Guatemala’s Genocide–Sort of
Athens dockworkers block ammunition shipment bound for Israel
The following is relevant for addressing possible future genocides ( https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/10/18/athens-dockworkers-block-ammunition-shipment-bound-for-israel/): Workers at Piraeus Port prevented the loading of ammunition destined for Israel, condemning the political elite’s complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza October 18, 2024 by Peoples Dispatch Source: PAME Greece Workers at the Piraeus Port in Athens successfully blocked a shipment of ammunition … Continue reading Athens dockworkers block ammunition shipment bound for Israel
The Real World of the Rule of Law, Part 7: From Citizen to Accused, and then From Citizen to Suspect with the Emergence of the Police
Introduction As some of the left fall all over themseves referring to the genocide in Gaza and the West Bank as a breach of international law without gaining any criticial distancing from the limitations of "the law," , the actual nature of law and its procedural acrobatics lies hidden. It is better to remind workers, … Continue reading The Real World of the Rule of Law, Part 7: From Citizen to Accused, and then From Citizen to Suspect with the Emergence of the Police
The Abolitionary 