People Who Kill Children
Palestinian children face violence at all turns, yet their hardship is not deemed worthy of attention.
19197 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.
Standing Up to Superman: An Interview with Barbara Madeloni
In choosing Barbara Madeloni as president, the Massachusetts Teachers Association has elected a fierce opponent of neoliberal education reform.
Canada’s Third Way
Like other social democratic parties around the world, Canada’s New Democratic Party has fully embraced its shift to the right.
Smash the Engine
Snowpiercer’s themes go beyond merely pointing out class exploitation to challenge the logic of capital.
Why We’re Marxists
Marxism lives because we have not gone beyond the circumstances that created it.
Saving Private Capital
US corporations are sitting on $2 trillion and the public sector is suffering massive budget shortfalls. Yet the Economist can’t imagine the two are connected.
Detroit’s Grand Bargain
Detroit’s bankruptcy and decay are symptoms of a fully-functioning free market, not a new “post-capitalist” order.
When Presidents Get Bored
Beware politicians yearning for more stimulating political life. They usually seek it abroad, in foreign wars and imperial exploits.
Privatizing Marx
We shouldn’t sympathize with Lawrence and Wishart. Karl Marx’s work belongs to the public.
Paying Dues
Ending dues check-off will not reverse the labor movement’s bureaucratization and conservatism.
Blood Banking
Tissue and organ transfers are assumed to go from the healthy to the sick — not the poor to the wealthy.
Stay Classy
Class is not the universal solvent that does away with all identity.
Gabriel Kolko’s Unfinished Revolution
Kolko reshaped the way we think about how the state protects and advances capitalist interests.
What’s Next for the German Left?
The German left must figure out how to create an appealing socialist project among the “winners” of Europe’s crisis.
Educating for the Status Quo
The Common Core leaves intact the longstanding ethos of American public education: what’s good for capital is good for the student.
Gentrification’s Racial Arbitrage
When it comes to housing and gentrification, anti-racism is about more than purifying what’s in our hearts or our heads.
Electoral Strategy for the Left
Independent political challenges are welcome, but breaking the two-party system will require efforts that go beyond the ballot box.
No More Imperial Crusades
America has done enough harm to Iraqis already. Further intervention must be opposed.
Bureaucracy and Solidarity: An Interview with Staughton Lynd
What strategies can reverse the labor movement’s decline?