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Labour
The blind alleys of “Generation Screwed”
Much has been made about the experience of millennials in the contemporary economy. And this isn’t without reason: wages are low, education is expensive, housing is inaccessible and finding secure employment is increasingly difficult. There does need to be a discussion in our society about intergenerational inequality, including within labour unions and left movements.
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Globalization
Arundhati Roy Confronts the Tyranny of the Free Market
Perhaps the most revealing words on the topic of globalization in recent years came not from the pen of Thomas Piketty, nor were they written by Robert Reich or Joseph Stiglitz or Paul Krugman — rather, they can be found in the pages of The Lexus and the Olive Tree, written by the notorious New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman.
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Social Movements
Vimy Ridge Readings - An Anti-War Celebration
Help build a massive, noisy protest to challenge the spectacle of war we are sure to be subjected to on the 100th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge. By becoming part of this anti-war event, you will be inspiring community action and communication. It’s a great way to be part of the larger anti-war movement.
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Indigenous Politics
Indigenous nations lead opposition to pipeline development
We stands in solidarity with Indigenous peoples opposing Energy East and fighting for environmental justice. From the fight against fracking waged by the Elsipogtog First Nation in New Brunswick to the struggles of activists in Honduras, Indigenous peoples are championing the defence of their land and the protection of the entire planet from environmental destruction.
News and Analysis
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Israel’s Bogus Civil War
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The dead end of wage labour
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Decolonizing Cottage Country: Anishinaabe Art Intervenes in Canada’s Wild Rice War
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How Israel aims to redefine “ethnic cleansing”
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Winnipeg conference looks at real-life experiences
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Why We Shouldn’t Pay $1-Billion for the Ring of Fire
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Can the NDP be relevant?
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The View from Madinah
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The Neocon in the Oval Office
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150 Million Indian Workers Take Part In Largest Strike in Centuries
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The US Election: an Exercise in Mendacity
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Labour Day: Signs of Renewal?
From the Magazine
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The sharing economy blues
LabourToday, it seems like this interpretation of the Sharing Economy is everywhere, as journalists, pundits and politicians have lined up to praise its “innovative” promise. Yet is there something more sinister lurking behind the communitarian facade that so often accompanies descriptions of the peer-to-peer online sector?
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More smoke than substance in Canadian plans
LabourWhile media attention in the global North has focused on the Swiss referendum, some of the most interesting BI projects and plans are in the global South, from Brazil to South Africa. And not all are government initiatives. The GiveDirectly.org charity is planning on distributing a BI to 6,000 Kenyan villagers over 10 years in a historic program expected to cost $30 million.
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Taking Basic Income beyond the market: The Unconditional Autonomy Allowance
LabourThe concept of a partially demonetized Basic Income disbursed in the form of vouchers for goods and services in addition to cash amounts in both national and local currencies is an interesting angle on Basic Income that warrants further consideration as a roadmap for how to “free our time and minds from subjection to capitalism” while moving in an ecologically sustainable direction.
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A friendly disagreement
LabourThe Left has long been divided on the issue of Basic Income. The argument recurs every generation or so. In the last few years it has resumed throughout much of the global North, especially in the wake of campaigns and initiatives in Switzerland and Finland, for example. And the debate is now ablaze in Canada.
