Articles by Faline Bobier
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May 24, 2017: 1917: how revolution ended a warThis is what Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin wrote about the First World War, the so-called 'war to end all wars'.
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May 03, 2017: What is fascism and how do we fight it?The reason it’s important to look at the question of fascism today is the alarming rise of the right internationally.
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Mar 24, 2017: Get Out – movie reviewJordan Peele's new movie Get Out is a cautionary tale for Blacks in Trump's America and a funny, biting, ironic...
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Mar 09, 2017: Reclaiming the radical tradition of International Women's DayAfter the huge turnout on the Women's Marches on January 21, both in the US and internationally, in response to...
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Jan 27, 2017: From #BlackLivesMatter to Black LiberationKeeanga-Yamahtta Taylor is a Black American activist and socialist who is currently an assistant professor in the department of African...
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Dec 22, 2016: Trump, the extreme right, and resistance"This is how fascism comes to America, not with jackboots and salutes (although there have been salutes, and a whiff...
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Dec 06, 2016: Review: MoonlightMoonlight, the second film by director Barry Jenkins, could be described as a coming of age film about a young...
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Dec 03, 2016: Review: Born to Run, memoir by Bruce SpringsteenBruce Springsteen's recently published memoir Born to Run is a book that, while you're reading it, feels a little bit...
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Aug 30, 2016: Support postal workersIt’s not clear what the outcome will be of negotiations between Canada Post and CUPW, the Canadian Union of Postal...
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Jul 20, 2016: Ghostbusters: popular culture, misogyny and racismYou wouldn’t think a reboot of a popular but anodyne film of 32 years ago, Ivan Reitman’s Ghostbusters, written by...
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Jun 27, 2016: Review: Free State of JonesThis new movie about the Civil War and the institution of slavery is a very different take than Steven Spielberg’s...
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Jun 13, 2016: Woman on the Edge of Time, 40 years laterThis year 2016 is the 40th anniversary of the publication of Woman on the Edge of Time, a futuristic novel...
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May 01, 2016: May Day: democracy risingThis May Day there’s something in the air.
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Mar 04, 2016: International Women's DayAs we rally and march in Toronto for this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) it is instructive to look back...
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Feb 26, 2016: #OscarsSoWhiteThe widely used and shared hashtag #OscarsSoWhite has served to highlight the fact that for the last two years there...
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Jan 05, 2016: Anti-racist Western from Quentin TarantinoTarantino’s new movie has many of the features that mark it with the typical Tarantino brand.
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Dec 26, 2015: War, what is it good for?For someone who was born at the beginning of the new millennium all they will ever have known is a...
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Nov 11, 2015: Does capitalism need oppression?Theoretically, at least, it seems like the answer to this question might be no.
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Sep 28, 2015: Solidarity against capitalist bordersRecently Joe Daniel, a federal Tory candidate seeking re-election, had this warning for voters in his riding.
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Aug 17, 2015: Movements and elections, from Greece to CanadaAs we head into this federal election campaign there are some instructive lessons for activists and those on the left...