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 →

Equal Legal Rights Can Easily Involve Inequality

The following post by John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), was posted in mid-January 2024: January 16 at 7:21 AM · When rights and freedoms are reduced to abstractions and the context in which they are exercised is removed from consideration, completely absurd conclusions are always drawn. Two people may … Continue reading Equal Legal Rights Can Easily Involve Inequality →

Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Twenty-Three : Collective Rights Versus Human Rights

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 Twenty-Three : Collective Rights Versus Human Rights →