Poetry Feature: “Taraana 1” by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911—1984) was a communist, a staunch internationalist, and one of the most celebrated poets of the Urdu language.
Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911—1984) was a communist, a staunch internationalist, and one of the most celebrated poets of the Urdu language.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Communist Party of Canada
Le secrétaire général de l’Union de la jeunesse démocratique palestinienne condamne les attaques israéliennes criminelles sur la bande de Gaza et appelle aux plus grands mouvements de masse en soutien au peuple palestinien.
The General Secretary of the Palestinian Democratic Youth Union condemns the criminal Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and calls for the largest mass movements in support of the Palestinian people.
Over the past few weeks, 28 Palestinian families of around 550 people living in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of Jerusalem (Al-Quds) have begun to be evicted from their homes by the Israeli government.
Un spectre hante l’Amérique du Nord – le spectre de la cancel culture…
This May marks the Centenary of the Communist Party of Canada – Parti communiste du Canada (CPC-PCC).
On the 28th of April, the youth and people of Colombia took to the streets in a National Strike in rejection of the anti-popular policies the government of Iván Duque has been developing, which have aggravated an already difficult situation due to the economic and health crisis.
Shimon Nepom (1882—1939) was a member of the “Proletarian Poets,” a Toronto-based communist Yiddish poetry group. Before his death, he published multiple volumes of his writings, much of which touched on his autobiographical experience as a Jewish worker and his socialist aspirations.
This post is part of a new biweekly series posting chapters of Frank Cunningham’s Understanding Marxism: A Canadian Introduction (Toronto: Progress Books, 1981). Through these excerpts, readers will come to understand the basics of Marxist theory through a Canadian lens in a digestible, accessible, and easy-to-understand way. As 2021 marks 100 years of the communist movement in Canada, and as more young workers and students become interested in Marxism, we hope that this educational series will benefit our readers.