The Standing Rock Split
The rebellion at Standing Rock has forced labor officials to choose which side they’re on: fossil-fuel companies’ or the planet’s.
19112 Articles by: Frances Abele
Frances Abele CM is Distinguished Research Professor and Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy Emerita at Carleton University. She is a research fellow at the Carleton Centre for Community Innovation and the Broadbent Institute. Much of her work focuses on indigenous-Canada relations.
The Deficit Hawks
The mainstream media never misses a chance to fearmonger about social welfare spending. Tonight’s debate will be no exception.
Derailing Neoliberalism
Workers at the United Kingdom’s privatized railways are on strike, highlighting Jeremy Corbyn’s calls for renationalization.
The CTU’s Decision
The Chicago Teachers Union school representatives vote tomorrow on whether to suggest their membership approve their new contract or demand more.
Ernst Nolte’s Revenge
Conflations of Bolshevism and Nazism are the order of the day. Ernst Nolte would be pleased.
The Popular Populist
Bernie Sanders is the most-liked politician in the United States. What does that mean for the future of left politics here?
In the Bag
The implosion of Trump’s campaign should give lesser-evil Clinton supporters space to criticize her policies. Why are they still silent?
Why They Support Trump
Vox is wrong. Much of Trump’s support is rooted in economic issues.
Suspending Solidarity
The United Federation of Teachers shouldn’t stand in the way of a ban on suspensions for New York’s youngest students.
Viktor Orbán’s Pyrrhic Victory
This month’s referendum on immigration showed that Viktor Orbán’s xenophobic agenda is challenged more by an apathetic electorate than any real opposition.
Exacerbating Disaster
Haiti’s natural disasters have long been exacerbated by human-made ones: imperialism and global capitalism.
How to Understand the European Union
If we want to take on the European Union, we have to first understand its nature.
Honoring the Real Nat Turner
The Birth of a Nation isn’t up to capturing the brutal, prophetic justice of Nat Turner’s rebellion.
Chicago’s Fountainhead
Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool has spent his career putting free-market ideology over the needs of the public.
Trump and Women: A Marxist Critique
One could say that Trumpism and corporate feminism are two sides of the same coin.
The Libertarian Party’s Dangerous Fusion
Gary Johnson’s “socially liberal, fiscally conservative” fusion is a dangerous mix with deep roots in the Libertarian Party.
The Republicans Have Been Trumped
The GOP establishment doesn’t hate Trump because he’s a bigot. They hate him because he doesn’t promote the neoliberal agenda.
The Long Road to Victory
The Chicago Teachers Union settled a tentative contract earlier this week, but austerity is still the order of the day in Chicago.
There’s Still Time for Peace
Colombia’s president is no champion of peace. But the chance to finally end the country’s civil war cannot be allowed to slip away.
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