More Than 2,000 Canadians Have Died With COVID Caught In Hospital
From April 2020 to December 2021, at least 5,000 people in Canada (excluding Quebec) caught COVID-19 in hospital, and about 1,332 died.
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Amazon Continues Failing To Meet Labour Standards
As a new report makes clear, Amazon remains a serial violator of international labour standards and norms.
Severance Is The Workplace Thriller We’ve Needed
What sets Severance apart from other shows is that it unearths what’s at the heart of capitalism and how it shapes our lives.
Vaccines Still Aren’t Our Ticket Out Of The Pandemic
Rather than take systemic approaches to keep us safe, politicians sold us a lie they’re sticking by: that vaccines are the way out.
Interest Rate Hikes Won’t Take The Air Out Of Inflation
Hiking interest rates now in an attempt to tame supply-driven inflation will only kick labour while it’s down.
That Study On Supposed Russian Disinformation Is Mostly Bullshit
The University of Calgary study conflates dissent with “disinformation,” and fails to provide evidence supporting its premise.
Before Ideals Comes The Body: A Cronenberg Retrospective
In an age when reactionaries seek to impose violent repressions upon the body, David Cronenberg’s films offer both horror and hope.
Don’t Blame The NDP For Their Loss. Blame … The Polls?
This pundit’s explanation for the Ontario NDP’s loss is more insulting to the party than I could ever be, and I certainly do like to try.
Here’s What The Left Should Takeaway From Ontario’s Election
Blue-collar union endorsements of the Progressive Conservatives are revealing and must be addressed in the long-term.