John Clarke, former major organizer for the defunct organization Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) recently posted on Facebook the following: I'm writing an article on the assault on democratic rights that is very much in evidence at the moment. Donald Trump's name will certainly come up. I use the term 'democratic rights' rather than 'democracy' … Continue reading Recognizing the Gains of Workers Obtained Through Struggle Is Necessary but Hardly Sufficient for Expressing Working-Class Interests
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Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Thirty-Two: The Attack on Unions by Employers and the Government
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 Thirty-Two: The Attack on Unions by Employers and the Government
Exaggeration of the Socialist Tendencies of Resitance Against Exploitation and Oppression
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: When we think of the class struggle, we usually focus on major strikes, social upsurges or big attacks from employers or the state. However, it's important to note that the cut and thrust of the struggle is … Continue reading Exaggeration of the Socialist Tendencies of Resitance Against Exploitation and Oppression
Radical Efforts Are Indeed Required to Create a Society without the Class Power of Employers–But We Need to Be More Definite About How to Do So
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: When Macron weathered massive protests and strikes to proceed with an attack on the French pension system, it was clear that mass action that would have forced a retreat by those in power was coming up against … Continue reading Radical Efforts Are Indeed Required to Create a Society without the Class Power of Employers–But We Need to Be More Definite About How to Do So
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
Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Twenty-Two: The Need for the Working Class to Defy the Law When Necessary
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-Two: The Need for the Working Class to Defy the Law When Necessary
Safety (and Undoubtedly Other Issues) Often a Function of the Level of Class Struggle
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, posted the following several months ago on Facebook: John Clarke dotsprneSo6thc2iMatah20171t 4mgt9h92fhc7m9469lc4c1f5rt6a2h9u · In the early 1980s, not long after I came to Canada, I worked at a factory in London, Ontario. I had to have an operation, after some wire I was winding on a … Continue reading Safety (and Undoubtedly Other Issues) Often a Function of the Level of Class Struggle
The Strawman of a Minimal Universal Basic Income by the Social-democratic Left in Toronto
Simran Dhunna and David Bush have written an article that criticizes moves towards a universal basic income (see https://springmag.ca/against-the-market-we-can-do-better-than-basic-income) . In two previous posts, I questioned Dhunna's and Bush's proposed solution to the problems which members of the working class face, namely an enhanced welfare capitalism (see The Expansion of Public Services Versus a Basic … Continue reading The Strawman of a Minimal Universal Basic Income by the Social-democratic Left in Toronto
Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Seven: Critique of the School Curriculum
This is a continuation of earlier posts. 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 started to provide a summary of the article along … Continue reading Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Seven: Critique of the School Curriculum
Socialism and Central Planning: Mr. Gindin’s Analysis of The Political Situation of Workers in General, Part Two
The following is the second of a two-part series on Bill Resnick's interview with Sam Gindin, in accordance with the two-part presentation of the interview. I put my summary of Mr. Gindin's talk in italics; my comments are in regular print. I also use italics when quoting others. According to Bill Resnick, part two is … Continue reading Socialism and Central Planning: Mr. Gindin’s Analysis of The Political Situation of Workers in General, Part Two
The Abolitionary 