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From South Africa to Palestine
September 5, 2024

From South Africa to Palestine

Salim Vally

Trajectories of resistance

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Surging youth unemployment demands our full attention
August 28, 2024

Surging youth unemployment demands our full attention

Katherine Scott

Governments need to enact a comprehensive strategy to protect young workers—not scapegoat immigrants

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Railway workers’ right to strike compromised by corporate regulatory capture
August 30, 2024

Railway workers’ right to strike compromised by corporate regulatory capture

Bruce Campbell

On August 24, the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) ordered railway corporations and workers to be back to work by the following Monday morning while it forces them into a binding arbitration process. The move put an end to the disruption—both strikes and lockouts.

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Does “green trade” have a future?

Does “green trade” have a future?

Gavin Fridell

Global decarbonization requires redistribution from rich countries to the Global South—and a rethinking of global trade infrastructure.

Kamala Harris is a breakthrough for representation—but representation is not enough

Kamala Harris is a breakthrough for representation—but representation is not enough

Chloe Kemeni

Building Black freedom means dismantling the structures of white supremacy and colonialism. That’s not Harris’ political project.

“It’s like we’re not even allowed to be Palestinian”

“It’s like we’re not even allowed to be Palestinian”

Muna Saleh / Nada Awwad

Anti-Palestinian racism in schools

Tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles are coming. How high will they be?

Tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles are coming. How high will they be?

Stuart Trew

Trade protections are a reasonable and surprisingly popular response to oversupply of China-made electric vehicles. But there should be strings attached.

Canada needs to strengthen the “cultural exemption” in its free trade agreements:

Canada needs to strengthen the “cultural exemption” in its free trade agreements:

Garry Neil

In the age of digital production and streaming, Canada’s existing cultural protections leave big gaps and vulnerabilities.

Canada has its Just Transition law

Canada has its Just Transition law

Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood

Shift Storm newsletter—June 2024 edition

Climate action survives UK and France elections

Climate action survives UK and France elections

Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood

Shift Storm newsletter—July 2024 edition

“Working class conservatism” is a bait-and-switch scam. Stop taking it at face value.

“Working class conservatism” is a bait-and-switch scam. Stop taking it at face value.

Jon Milton

The right’s political project is about dismantling worker power. Don’t get played.