Some Questions about a Webinar On the Palestinian Genocide, or: Why Not Try to Connect Up Particular Events with the Class Issue?

Introduction On January 13, 2024 (after some technical difficulty in entering into the webinar--I reregistered in order to do so), I attended a webinar sponsored by Labour for Palestine Canada, titled "Worker to Worker Solidarity : The role of unions in fighting Israeli apartheid." The video is available on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCHAgqCrJPA). The Nature and Content … Continue reading Some Questions about a Webinar On the Palestinian Genocide, or: Why Not Try to Connect Up Particular Events with the Class Issue?

The Limitations of a Union Position–and Much of the Left– with Respect to the Israel-Palestine Conflict: The Idealization of International Law

Introduction The second largest union in Canada, the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) recently made a statement on the recent Palestine-Israeli conflict: NUPGE Statement on the Escalation of Violence in Israel and Palestine October 12 2023 Like all Canadians, indeed all people, we are horrified by the scenes of suffering and pain … Continue reading The Limitations of a Union Position–and Much of the Left– with Respect to the Israel-Palestine Conflict: The Idealization of International Law

Exposing the Intolerance and Censorship of Social Democracy, Part One: The Working Class, Housing and the Police

Introduction From around February 20 until May 23, 2021 I belonged to an organization in Toronto called Social Housing Green Deal. The organization came to my attention when one of my friends on Facebook invited me to join. The reason why I joined is that it is involved in a movement for defunding (if not … Continue reading Exposing the Intolerance and Censorship of Social Democracy, Part One: The Working Class, Housing and the Police