Los silencios de la izquierda socialdemócrata

Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial)  para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Recientemente tuve dos conversaciones con socialdemócratas sobre dos temas distintos (aunque, sin duda, relacionados). La primera conversación fue con un representante del Sindicato Canadiense de Empleados Públicos (CUPE), Sección Local 4400, que representa a los trabajadores de la … Continue reading Los silencios de la izquierda socialdemócrata

The Contradictions of Social Democracy: Mr. Gindin’s Musings on the Closure of GM’s Oshawa Plant

The following is a critique of an article written by Sam Gindin before the coronavirus pandemic emerged. It is relevant to the current situation because of the current call for public ownership as a solution to the problems that we face. Mr. Gindin published an article on February 3, 2020, titled Realizing 'Just Transitions': The … Continue reading The Contradictions of Social Democracy: Mr. Gindin’s Musings on the Closure of GM’s Oshawa Plant

The Silences of the Social-Democratic Left

I had two recent conversations with social democrats on two different (though undoubtedly related topics). The first conversation is a representative of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 4400 (education workers). The Local's website indicates the following: Toronto Education Workers/Local 4400 is made up of approximately 12,000 Education Workers who primarily work within the … Continue reading The Silences of the Social-Democratic Left