John Clarke, former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, posted the following recently on Facebook: John Clarke A very interesting look at the social explosion in France that the racist police killing has unleashed. https://www.counterfire.org/article/the-difference-a-riot-makes-taking-on-the-racist-police-in-france/
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The Police and Racism in France (and Undoutedly Elsewhere), Part One: Tactics
John Clarke, former organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: John Clarke · If a riot is the language of the unheard what do we make of the words that are ringing out on the streets in France at the moment? To the racist cops immediately responsible for … Continue reading The Police and Racism in France (and Undoutedly Elsewhere), Part One: Tactics
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
Reform versus Abolition of Police, Part Four: Possible Alternatives
This is a continuation of an earlier post on the issue of reforming the police versus its abolition. Mr. Rosenfeld, a self-declared radical and Marxist living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in an article published in the social-democratic magazine Canadian Dimension on April 20, 2020, Reform and Transform: Police Abolitionism and Sloppy Thinking), responded to another article … Continue reading Reform versus Abolition of Police, Part Four: Possible Alternatives
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