John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, recently posted on Facebook the following: John Clarke An interesting examination of the role of the liberal media, focusing on The Guardian. Based on my own experience, I would add another consideration of major significance. Precisely because the liberal media does offer a … Continue reading The Liberal Media’s Role in Pasting Over Oppression Abroad
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Radical Leftists Should Not Underestimate the Ideological Grip of the Reformist Point of View
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), posted on Facebook about a week ago the following: John Clarke I've been asked to write a review of Éric Toussaint's latest work on the World Bank. It exposes very well the role of this vile institution. People can do dreadful things in … Continue reading Radical Leftists Should Not Underestimate the Ideological Grip of the Reformist Point of View
The Need to Develop More Rigorous Analyses of Common Problems of the Working Class
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: John Clarke I saw a religious message on social media the other day that led me to ponder questions of reasoning and analysis. It suggested that a lack of physical evidence for the existence of Heaven was … Continue reading The Need to Develop More Rigorous Analyses of Common Problems of the Working Class
The Need for an Independent Socialist Working-Class Movement Rather Than the Lesser-Evil Option is the Way Forward
John Clarke, former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, recently posted the following on Facebook: John Clarke I'm working on an article on the Trump indictment and it seems to me that the whole issue is tailor made when it comes to revealing the inadequacies of liberal perspectives. First of all, the refrain … Continue reading The Need for an Independent Socialist Working-Class Movement Rather Than the Lesser-Evil Option is the Way Forward
The Basic Functions of the Capitalist State
The capitalist state often combines the appearance of fairness while applying threats and force. The radical left needs to expose this fact whenever possible. John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following: John Clarke Based on decades of dealing with elected institutions, administrative bureaucracies and repressive bodies, … Continue reading The Basic Functions of the Capitalist State
The Radical Left Should Expose the Real Nature of the Legal System in General and the Court System in Particular
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, posted the following recently on Facebook: John Clarke When three of us in OCAP faced a jury trial over the deeply reactionary public order charges that were laid against us in regard to the so-called Queen's Park Riot, I know my co-accused considered my … Continue reading The Radical Left Should Expose the Real Nature of the Legal System in General and the Court System in Particular
Being an Employee Often Involves Lying
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, recently posted the following on Facebook: John Clarke osSeprdotna050m719i69htf6g96tm3lm058h01h386681mil2uicf74mgat · I was sitting in a Wendy's one day and the manager was interviewing a young man who had applied for a job. She asked him, "What special qualities do you have that would make you … Continue reading Being an Employee Often Involves Lying
The Need for the Left to Become More Radical–To Correspond to the Increasing Anger of the Working Class
John Clarke, former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted on Facebook the following: John Clarke “You’re seeing growing anger and radicalization on the left as well.” Futile liberal bleating notwithstanding, making sure the right has no monopoly on bold and radical action should be a major priority. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/25/us-political-crisis-radicalizing-republicans-democrats-alike?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR35owqn5_PuN_wVstO0DpOZjC3qON9PJGiZzpvvKGAXs9OPwPBWt5EZ8Pk The … Continue reading The Need for the Left to Become More Radical–To Correspond to the Increasing Anger of the Working Class
Liberals as Social Democrats, or Social Democrats as Liberals
John Clarke, former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: John Clarke 14h · Dear Capitalists: Your pursuit of vast profits is causing appalling working conditions, poverty, hunger, extreme inequality, the threat of war and environmental destruction. I and many other like minded people are asking you to … Continue reading Liberals as Social Democrats, or Social Democrats as Liberals
In the Context of a Strike, a Focus on the Extreme Pay of Executives is Legitimate
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, recently posted the following on Facebook: John Clarke Someone should make a movie about this. I have pointed out that leftists should not focus on individuals who are rich in the struggle against the power of the class of employers since it is not … Continue reading In the Context of a Strike, a Focus on the Extreme Pay of Executives is Legitimate
The Abolitionary 