Articles by Jesse McLaren
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Sep 23, 2013: Stop Line 9, stop the Tar SandsWithout an environmental assessment, oil giant Enbridge wants to use a 38-year-old pipeline to pump toxic tar sands through the...
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Aug 29, 2013: Don't bomb Syria!Yet again, Western nations are calling for war in the name of fighting dictatorship and confronting weapons of mass destruction—this...
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Aug 16, 2013: #Sexism: stop blurring those linesWith 125 million views on Youtube, Robin Thicke’s song and video Blurred Lines has become one of the most popular...
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Jul 30, 2013: Justice for Sammy, jail the policeThousands marched through the streets of Toronto demanding justice for 18-year old Sammy Yatim, the latest victim of police brutality.
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Jul 25, 2013: Revolution 2.0? Social media and social movementsIt’s an exciting time for social media and social movements.
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Jul 03, 2013: World in revoltFrom Turkey, to Brazil, to Egypt, people are rising up against austerity—no matter which government is imposing it—and demanding a...
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May 30, 2013: A life of struggle: Henry Morgentaler, 1923-2013Today we mourn the loss of Henry Morgentaler, who passed away at the age of 90 after dedicating his life...
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May 27, 2013: "¡Que se vayan todos!”: All of them must go!From the senate expenses scandal, to Rob Ford’s alleged crack video, to the Obama administration’s attacks on the press, government...
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Apr 28, 2013: Tar sands lobby tries to stop democracyP { margin-bottom.
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Apr 22, 2013: Revolution puts the environmental movement on screenThe movie Revolution includes beautiful nature scenes, climate justice rallies, and interviews with activists.
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Apr 20, 2013: Anti-choice motion defeatedSince Harper’s first day as Prime Minister he has discriminated against women—from canceling the national childcare program, denying pay equity,...
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Apr 09, 2013: Don't let anger at RBC stoke anti-migrant racismThere’s an uproar over the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) using the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) to replace workers...
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Apr 04, 2013: Another pipeline, another spill: stop Line 9The viral video of Canadian tar sands oil running through a residential neighbourhood in Arkansas has shows the threat of...
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Mar 25, 2013: What next for the Orange wave?“The work we started under Jack Layton that weekend finally paid off on May 2, 2011.
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Mar 20, 2013: Defend abortion on demandAbortion has been a permanent feature of society, but it was only under capitalism that it became criminalized—as part of...
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Mar 13, 2013: Toronto IWD marchOn Saturday, March 9, thousands marched through Toronto for International Women's Day.
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Mar 07, 2013: No tar sands, no pipelines: stop Line 9On October 22 last year, 5,000 people—including speakers from First Nations, environmental groups, labour unions, the NDP and Green party—rallied...
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Mar 06, 2013: Solidarity with Aamjiwnaang and Ron PlainThe Aamjiwnaang First Nation (near Sarnia, 300km south-west of Toronto) has been subjected to the worst of the capitalist and...
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Feb 18, 2013: Toward the United Front: translating practice, theory and organizationHow do we challenge the capitalist offensive, imperialism, and the growth of fascism? How do we build the trade union...
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Feb 15, 2013: Black history: remembering Bayard RustinWhich African-American activist was beaten for sitting in a white-only section of a bus in 1942, resisted WWII, pioneered the...