Introduction In a previous post (On the Need for Ideological Struggle to Expose the Exploitation and Oppression of Workers, Part One), I pointed out that, despite some interesting and relevant political views expressed by the Greek philosopher Panagiotis Sotiris during a lecture, such as the need to engage in radical politics and not succumb to … Continue reading On the Need for Ideological Struggle to Expose the Exploitation and Oppression of Workers, Part Two
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On the Need for Ideological Struggle to Expose the Exploitation and Oppression of Workers, Part One
Introduction I attended Panagiotis Sotiris' Lecture "The Possibilities of Left Government in Europe" on September 24, 2025 (see https://socialistproject.ca/leftstreamed-video/possibilities-of-left-government-in-europe/). There is much with which I agree, such as the need to engage in more radical politics. In the case of Greece, for instance, the possibility of withdrawing from euro during the economic crisis was met with … Continue reading On the Need for Ideological Struggle to Expose the Exploitation and Oppression of Workers, Part One
Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part Twelve, The Case of AB (Anheuser-Busch) InBev NV Brewery Workers
Series: Worker Attitudes Toward Their Own JobsCase: AB InBev NV Brewery WorkersPart Tweleve 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 … Continue reading Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part Twelve, The Case of AB (Anheuser-Busch) InBev NV Brewery Workers
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
Review of the Pamphlet “Climate Change is a Class Issue” by Sarah Glynn and John Clarke, Part Two: Exploitation of Workers as Past and Not Just Present or Future, First Section
Introduction This is the first section of the second part of a series of criticisms of a recently published pamphlet on climate change and class, titled Climate Change is a Class Issue (2024), written by Sarah Glynn, a radical activist and writer located in the United Kingdom, and John Clarke, a radical activist located in … Continue reading Review of the Pamphlet “Climate Change is a Class Issue” by Sarah Glynn and John Clarke, Part Two: Exploitation of Workers as Past and Not Just Present or Future, First Section
Review of the Pamphlet “Climate Change is a Class Issue” by Sarah Glynn and John Clarke, Part One: A Critique of the Identification of the Exploitation of Workers by Employers and the Exploitation of the Natural World
Introduction This is the first part of a series of criticisms of a recently published pamphlet on climate change and class, titled Climate Change is a Class Issue (2024), written by Sarah Glynn, a radical activist and writer located in the United Kingdom, and John Clarke, a radical activist located in Toronto. I do not … Continue reading Review of the Pamphlet “Climate Change is a Class Issue” by Sarah Glynn and John Clarke, Part One: A Critique of the Identification of the Exploitation of Workers by Employers and the Exploitation of the Natural World
Critique of John Clarke’s Article on the Superexploitation of Migrant Workers in the United States: Zero Connection with the Regular Exploitation and Oppression of Workers by Employers
Introduction John Clarke, a former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), wrote the following on his Facebook page on August 21: John Clarke · The term 'temporary foreign worker' is very much in the eye of the exploiter. It also expresses the essential features of a profoundly unjust and unequal world … Continue reading Critique of John Clarke’s Article on the Superexploitation of Migrant Workers in the United States: Zero Connection with the Regular Exploitation and Oppression of Workers by Employers
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
School Rhetoric: Ideological Use of the Concept of Social Justice, Part Two
In a previous post, I pointed out how even the most radical article on social justice in the winter 2015-2016 edition of Leaders & Learners (the official magazine of the Canadian Association of School Administrators, or CASS) expresses the limited definition (and views) of middle-class ideology. This post will continue to critically analyze the content … Continue reading School Rhetoric: Ideological Use of the Concept of Social Justice, Part Two
School Rhetoric: Ideological Use of the Concept of Social Justice, Part One
Social justice has now become a buzzword these days. There is social justice this and social justice that, here a social justice, there a social justice, everywhere a social justice. This buzzword forms the ideology of the social-democratic left, for example, as well as the conservative right. After all, who is against social justice? The … Continue reading School Rhetoric: Ideological Use of the Concept of Social Justice, Part One
