Guadeloupe and Martinique: “the basic issue is colonial contempt”
If mandatory vaccination was the spark that ignited the fire, the fuse was already well in place.
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Les ennemis de classe du mois : Calin Rovinescu et Michael Rousseau
On apprenait, début juin, que les cadres d’Air Canada se partageraient 10 millions de dollars en prime alors que le transporteur aérien connaissait, en 2020, l’une de ses pires performances économiques à cause de la pandémie de COVID-19.
Class Enemy of the Month: Anti-Asian Racism | L’ennemi de classe du mois : le racisme anti-asiatique
In reality, this type of racist discourse isn’t really about what political system China chooses. This is about a deep-seated hatred that has spent centuries simmering in the minds of non-Asians, and is finally “acceptable” to air. | En réalité, ce type de discours raciste ne concerne pas vraiment le choix de la Chine quant à son système politique. Il s’agit d’une haine profondément ancrée qui a passé des siècles à couver dans l’esprit des non-Asiatiques et qu’il est maintenant « acceptable » de diffuser.
Israel Tops the Vaccination Charts — But Palestinians Are Left Out
Currently, Palestinians living in East Jerusalem, or those of whom commute and work in Israel or its West Bank settlements, are entitled to be vaccinated by the Israeli government — however the majority of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation, even those administering the vaccines to other Palestinians, are not.
Intellectual Property or Life-Saving Vaccine? Imperialism’s Drive for Profits and the Race for the Prize
On Monday December 14 the Canadian government will receive their first shipment of SARS-COV-2 virus vaccines.
As Windsor Faces Worsening Drug Epidemic & Homelessness, Police Forcibly Evict Tent City
On a cool Tuesday morning in November, Windsor Overdose Prevention Society (OPS), Family Services Windsor-Essex, YQG Cares, and members of the YCL-LJC Windsor-Essex club took part in a brief demonstration to raise awareness that the City of Windsor was planning to forcibly evict those in the local tent city.
Allegations of abuse under Canada’s “migrant” home support and childcare program not new
The COVID-19 pandemic has only made these experiences more imminent. Unpaid work, isolation, being forced to live with their employers, the denial of privacy and dignity, and living in constant fear are all amplified under the current pandemic.
Toronto’s Roehampton Hotel, COVID-19, and the War on the Homeless
The Roehampton Hotel near Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton opened up as a shelter on July 3rd, 2020, and has been the subject of significant controversy.
Class Enemy of the Month: Dr. Bonnie Henry
This month’s class enemy is BC Chief Public Health Officer, 10 year Canadian Armed Forces veteran, and designer shoe collector, Dr. Bonnie Henry.
How a communist youth organization in Kerala raised USD 1.4 million for COVID-19 relief
Cadre of the Democratic Youth Federation of India in the State of Kerala raised USD 1.4 million by running a recycling campaign where they collected scrap from across the State and sold in to recyclers