Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] En una publicación anterior ( Ingreso Básico: Una Crítica a los Supuestos y al Análisis de la Izquierda Socialreformista: Segunda Parte), sostuve que el activista izquierdista socialreformista Sr. Bush utilizó la teoría del valor excedente de Karl Marx … Continue reading Los activistas de izquierda socialreformista comparten supuestos con la derecha
Fair Wages: Another Example of the Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Four: The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)
Introduction I was surprised to read an article from Kiri Vadivelu (December 31, 2024, "No to Legislative Strikebreaking! Victory to Postal Workers!") in The Red Review, a "Socialist Action journal." [Socialist Action is an allegedly socialist organization]. Vadivelu was a candidate for mayor in the last municipal elections in Toronto--and I voted for him since he … Continue reading Fair Wages: Another Example of the Ideological Rhetoric of Canadian Unions, Part Four: The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)
Derechos de la Gerencia, Cuarta Parte: Convenio Colectivo en el Sector Privado, Ontario, o: Cómo la Izquierda Socialdemócrata los Ignora
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Derechos de la Gerencia La izquierda socialdemócrata típicamente es incapaz de abordar el tema del poder de la gerencia. Hay poca o ninguna discusión sobre tales temas a pesar de la existencia del poder de la clase de … Continue reading Derechos de la Gerencia, Cuarta Parte: Convenio Colectivo en el Sector Privado, Ontario, o: Cómo la Izquierda Socialdemócrata los Ignora
Solidarity with Air Canada Flight Attendants Does Not Mean that We Should Ignore Critical Analysis
This post connects to the broader argument outlined in The Money Circuit of Capital. Introduction I was disappointed when seeing the following recent post by John Clarke, former major organizer for the defunct Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP): Solidarity with flight attendants! I certainly express solidarity with the flight attendants as well--but I would never simply … Continue reading Solidarity with Air Canada Flight Attendants Does Not Mean that We Should Ignore Critical Analysis
Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 1: The Two Factors of the Commodity: Use-Value and Value (Substance of Value, Magnitude of Value): Flashcards on Quizlet and in the Post
Series: Capital, volume 1Chapter 1Section 1: Two Factors of the Commodity I thought it advisable to post the flashcards that I published on Quizlet since, at one point not long ago, Quizlet was not functioning. The formatting is not the best, but it will have to do. I have created a set of flashcards for … Continue reading Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 1: The Two Factors of the Commodity: Use-Value and Value (Substance of Value, Magnitude of Value): Flashcards on Quizlet and in the Post
‘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
York Region paramedic fired over Israel comments speaks out, wants to know if politicians played role
A York Region paramedic who expressed her opposition to Israel's bombing of Gaza was fired spoke out about the situation and about the grievance against her firing (see https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/york-region-paramedic-politician-comment-1.7598487). (see also, for a videoclip, https://globalnews.ca/news/11314675/ontario-paramedic-fired-for-criticizing-israel-hopes-to-be-reinstated/?utm_source=chatgpt.com). The report from that link is as follows: Julia Alevato · CBC News · Posted: Jul 31, 2025 5:18 PM EDT A York Region paramedic … Continue reading York Region paramedic fired over Israel comments speaks out, wants to know if politicians played role
Salir impunes de asesinato y agresión física: los empleadores y la ley
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Steven Bittle, en su tesis doctoral Still Dying for a Living: Shaping Corporate Criminal Liability After the Westray Mine Disaster (Kingston, Ontario: Queen's University), sostiene lo siguiente (página ii): En general, la tesis sugiere que los supuestos que … Continue reading Salir impunes de asesinato y agresión física: los empleadores y la ley
Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part Eight, The Case of Labatt Workers
Series: Worker Attitudes Toward Their Own Jobs Case: Labatt Workers Part Eight Introduction One of the few things that I agree with the academic leftist Jeff Noonan, professor of philosophy at the University of Windsor, Ontario, is that leftists must start where workers are at: Political engagement begins from trying to understand where people are … Continue reading Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part Eight, The Case of Labatt Workers
Un caso de adoctrinamiento silencioso, segunda parte: el currículo de historia de Ontario y su falta de historia sobre empleadores y empleados
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Esta publicación es una continuación de una anterior sobre el currículo de historia de Manitoba (véase https://theabolitionary.ca/2025/04/19/un-caso-de-adoctrinamiento-silencioso-primera-parte-los-programas-de-estudios-de-historia-de-manitoba-y-su-falta-de-historia-de-empleadores-y-empleados/). El contexto de esta publicación se proporciona en esa entrada previa. Pero, a modo de recordatorio: la pregunta de investigación es … Continue reading Un caso de adoctrinamiento silencioso, segunda parte: el currículo de historia de Ontario y su falta de historia sobre empleadores y empleados
