Tag: Kiri Vadiveulu

Fair Wages as a Socialist Goal? The Limitations of the Organization Socialist Action

Introduction I was surprised to read an article from Kiri Vadivelu (December 31, 2024, "No to Legislative Strikebreaking! Victory to Postal Workers!") in The Red Review, a "Socialist Action journal." [Socialist Action is an allegedly socialist organization]. Vadivelu was a candidate for mayor in the last municipal elections in Toronto--and I voted for him since he … Continue reading Fair Wages as a Socialist Goal? The Limitations of the Organization Socialist Action →

The Vote Yesterday Resulted in an Election of a Social-Reformist Olivia Chow for Mayor of Toronto, the Largest City in Canada: A Microcosm of the Illusions of the Left

John Clarke, former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, posted this recently on Facebook: One of the problems with a focus on electoral politics is the almost hypnotic effect it has on those caught up in it. The Toronto mayoral race is almost over and a significant section of leftists are backing the … Continue reading The Vote Yesterday Resulted in an Election of a Social-Reformist Olivia Chow for Mayor of Toronto, the Largest City in Canada: A Microcosm of the Illusions of the Left →