Call from Gaza Unions to US Workers: Put Your Solidarity Into Action to Stop the Genocide

The following was posted on the Socialist Project's website (https://socialistproject.ca/2025/05/call-from-gaza-unions-to-us-workers/):  To the Free Trade Unions in the United States of America and to every free worker and trade unionist fighting for justice, freedom, and human dignity. We salute you on the eve of International Workers’ Day, a day that embodies the unity and solidarity of … Continue reading Call from Gaza Unions to US Workers: Put Your Solidarity Into Action to Stop the Genocide

A Professional Psychologist’s Flawed Logic of Hamas’ Attack on Israel On October 7, 2023

Introduction I find it fascinating how many with doctorates or Ph. D.s fail to question their own assumptions. I have experienced this situation numerous times. I just came across another example of this lack of critical thinking in the case of Alan Slusky, a psychologist living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  Hamas' Attack on October 7, … Continue reading A Professional Psychologist’s Flawed Logic of Hamas’ Attack on Israel On October 7, 2023

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Stop Port Traffic in Vancouver

The following protest was recently reported agains the shipment of arms to Israel (see  https://www.sasktoday.ca/national-news/truck-traffic-restored-after-pro-palestinian-protesters-block-bc-container-port-9884850 ): Truck traffic restored after Pro-Palestinian protesters block B.C. container port DELTA, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say truck traffic to a major Metro Vancouver container port terminal has been restored after being disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters for hours. Canadian … Continue reading Pro-Palestinian Protesters Stop Port Traffic in Vancouver

Palestinian Trade Unions Call for Immediate Action Against the Ongoing Genocide

The Socialist Project posted the following recently on its website ( https://socialistproject.ca/2024/10/one-year-on-workers-everywhere-stop-genocide/): One Year On: Our Call to Workers Everywhere – Stop the Genocide Labour, War/Peace  •  October 16, 2024 Palestinian Trade Unions Call for Immediate Action Against the Ongoing Genocide One year ago, Palestinian trade unions made an urgent global call to action, imploring workers across the world … Continue reading Palestinian Trade Unions Call for Immediate Action Against the Ongoing Genocide

Hundreds of unions, NGOs in Spain call for general strike in solidarity with Palestine

The following was posted on the Socialist Project's website ( https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/hundreds-of-unions-ngos-in-spain-call-for-general-strike-in-solidarity-with-palestine/3343327): Nationwide protests demand action against Israel’s actions in Gaza Senhan Bolelli  |27.09.2024 - Update : 30.09.2024 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) stage a demonstration at Plaza Mayor in Madrid, where they filed their fourth complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israel, condemning the killing … Continue reading Hundreds of unions, NGOs in Spain call for general strike in solidarity with Palestine

A Radical’s Exaggeration of the Crisis of Legitimacy of the World Social Order

Activists tend to exaggerate the extent to which there is a crisis of legitimacy of the class power of employers and the associated economic, political and social structures. Thus, John Clarke, a former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), wrote the following on August 21, 2024: John Clarke   ·    There is … Continue reading A Radical’s Exaggeration of the Crisis of Legitimacy of the World Social Order

Colombian Union Social-Movement Solidarity Led to Colombia Banning Coal Exports to Israel

The following was posted on the Socialist Project website (https://socialistproject.ca/2024/07/colombia-coal-embargo-israel-model-to-follow/): Colombia’s Coal Embargo on Israel Is a Model to Follow International Relations  •  July 31, 2024  •  Rula Jamal On June 8, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that his country will suspend coal exports to Israel until the genocide stops. Colombian coal accounted for more than 60 percent … Continue reading Colombian Union Social-Movement Solidarity Led to Colombia Banning Coal Exports to Israel

The Real World of Law and Union Rhetoric: The Case of the Court Order for the People’s Circle to Abandon its Encampment at the University of Toronto

Introduction Below is an article written by Harry Glasbeek (a former Marxist law professor at Osgood Law School of York University in Toronto) on the court order imposed by ; it is posted on the Socialist Project website (https://socialistproject.ca/2024/07/whose-side-is-law-always-on/). Before providing a copy of the article, I will make a couple of comments about union … Continue reading The Real World of Law and Union Rhetoric: The Case of the Court Order for the People’s Circle to Abandon its Encampment at the University of Toronto

An Aspect of the Real World of Canadian Democracy and the Rule of Law: The Influence of a Secret Government Committee to Persecute Opposition to Genocide in Palestine

The following was recently (June 27, 2024) published from The Breach. Socialists should consider how this reflects on the nature of Canadian democracy and the rule of law: Secretive committee in Ontario ministry pushed crackdown on pro-Palestine activism A group marked by pro-Israel bias within the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General pushed for more severe charges … Continue reading An Aspect of the Real World of Canadian Democracy and the Rule of Law: The Influence of a Secret Government Committee to Persecute Opposition to Genocide in Palestine

Analysis of the Importance of Israel to U.S. Interests and the Strategy of Israel and the U.S. in the Area

The following was posted on the Socialist Project's website ( https://socialistproject.ca/2024/06/framing-palestine/). I have already had occasion to refer to the author of the post (Adam Hanieh) in two earlier posts (see The Rate of Exploitation of Palestinian Workers at PADICO Holding, a Palestinian Capitalist Company and The Rate of Exploitation of Bank of Palestine Workers, … Continue reading Analysis of the Importance of Israel to U.S. Interests and the Strategy of Israel and the U.S. in the Area