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The Third Plenum of the Communist Party of China ended last week.

China’s Third Plenum The Third Plenum of the Communist Party of China ended last week. The Third Plenum is a meeting of China’s Communist Party Central Committee composed of 364 members which discusses China’s economi…

The Bullet No. 3022:
Analyzing the Israel Effect in Canada
By Peter Eglin

What is the life of a Palestinian worth? Is it worth an em in an editorial in the pages of the [name your Canadian newspaper]?

What are the lives of 30, 60, 109 Palestinians worth? Are they worth a column inch in such an editorial?

Analyzing the Israel Effect in Canada - The Bullet If truth and justice are the most potent weapons in the arsenal of the oppressed … — Norman Finkelstein What is the life of a Palestinian worth? Is it

Report on Israel's Crimes and Violations of Palestinians' Rights in the West Bank

Israeli Occupying Forces and Israeli settlers continue their violence against Palestinians and their properties in the West Bank.

Report on Israel’s Crimes and Violations of Palestinians’ Rights in the West Bank in June 2024 - Palestinian Centre for Human Rights  Report on Israel’s Crimes and Violations of Palestinians’ Rights in the West Bank in June 2024 During the reporting period, the Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF) and Israeli settlers continue their violence against Palestinians and their properties in the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem,...

Israeli Soldiers Flaunt War Crimes on Social Media. Why Aren’t They Held Accountable?

Over the past 10 months, Israeli soldiers in Gaza have taken photos and videos of themselves while they blew up homes and schools, and tortured captives.

To boast of their atrocities against civilians, Israeli forces have routinely filmed themselves demolishing residential blocks in Gaza, which they proceeded to share online. In June, an Israeli soldier filmed himself walking triumphantly amid the ruins and rubble of a destroyed neighborhood in Gaza, while boasting: “We were asked to clear the area. Blow it all up. What can I do, I’m an obedient soldier. Tomorrow there won’t be anything here.”

Israeli Soldiers Flaunt War Crimes on Social Media. Why Aren’t They Held Accountable? In video after video, soldiers document their atrocities, marking a new era of impunity.

Seven major US labor unions call on Biden to ‘shut off military aid to Israel’

“Our unions are hearing the cries of humanity as this vicious war continues,” said Mark Dimondstein, the APWU president, in a press release. “Working people and our unions are horrified that our tax dollars are financing this ongoing tragedy. We need a ceasefire now, and the best way to secure that is to shut off US military aid to Israel.”

Seven major US labor unions call on Biden to ‘shut off military aid to Israel’ Letter to US president says: ‘our unions are horrified that our tax dollars are financing this ongoing tragedy’

Who helped Therme secure Ontario Place

On the verge of redeveloping what’s been called a provincial “crown jewel,” the company has come a long way since 2017, the year of its arrival in Canada. Despite the spotlight shone on Therme Canada in recent years, very little has emerged about who’s been at its helm.

Who helped Therme secure Ontario Place In the first in a three-part series, The Trillium can reveal the ways a stalwart of Conservative politics has helped steer the spa-builder

The Bullet No. 3021:
France Election: Massive Mobilization of the Left
By Éric Toussaint

In the second round of France’s parliamentary elections on 7 July 2024, the National Rally (Rassemblement National, RN) suffered a political defeat, even though it increased its number of MPs. The wager of the far-right party was to win a majority in the National Assembly (along with its allies who have been expelled from the right-wing party Les Républicains), which would have enabled Jordan Bardella, the party leader alongside Marine Le Pen, to become prime minister. This outcome seemed possible after the European elections on 9 June 2024 and the first round of parliamentary elections on 30 June when the far-right RN had excellent scores and the political bloc behind President Macron was in complete disarray.

France Election: Massive Mobilization of the Left - The Bullet What are the results of the parliamentary elections in France on 7 July 2024? In the second round of France’s parliamentary elections on 7 July 2024, the

Scotiabank invests $327,000,000 in Elbit Systems - Israel's largest weapons manufacturer. Scotiabank owns 2.5% of Elbit Systems' outstanding shares, making them among Elbit's top 5 shareholders.

Scotiabank Funds Genocide SCOTIABANKFUNDSGENOCIDE Scotiabank invests $327,000,000 inElbit Systems Elbit Systems is Israel's largest weapons manufacturer. Scotiabank owns 2.5% of Elbit Systems' outstanding shares, making them among Elbit's top 5 shareholders. Elbit Systems produces 85% of Israel's drones Elbit manufactures 85...

A New Global Geometry? Socialist Register 2024 – book review

As the title suggests, this year’s Socialist Register places an emphasis on exploring the profound changes that are unfolding on an international scale. The fourteen chapters, with eighteen contributors, explore different elements of this overriding question and do so from a range of perspectives. However, a strong sense that the ground is shifting in decisive ways is common to all of them.

A New Global Geometry? Socialist Register 2024 – book review This year’s Socialist Register outlines increasing geopolitical instability and the dangers of catastrophic war, which only socialist organising can counter, finds John Clarke As the title suggests, this year’s Socialist Register places an emphasis on exploring the profound changes that are unfo...

No Harbour For Genocide. Block military fuel to Israel.

No Harbour For Genocide Block Military Fuel to Israel

The Bullet No. 3020:
Feeling the Heat: Capitalism and Global Warming
By Marty Hart-Landsberg

We are in real trouble. Global carbon dioxide emissions (the main cause of global warming) continue to rise, hitting a new high in 2023. Last year was also the hottest in recorded history and, year by year, more Americans are feeling the consequences. Yet, we have seen only modest attempts to bring emissions down.

Feeling the Heat: Capitalism and Global Warming - The Bullet We are in real trouble. Global carbon dioxide emissions (the main cause of global warming) continue to rise, hitting a new high in 2023. Last year was

‘I’m bored, so I shoot’: The Israeli army’s approval of free-for-all violence in Gaza

Israeli soldiers describe the near-total absence of firing regulations in the Gaza war, with troops shooting as they please, setting homes ablaze, and leaving corpses on the streets — all with their commanders’ permission.

‘I’m bored, so I shoot’: The Israeli army’s approval of free-for-all violence in Gaza Israeli soldiers describe the near-total absence of firing regulations in the Gaza war, with troops shooting as they please.

Jane McAlevey Working Class Hero

Brilliant activist and union organizer Jane McAlevey died on July 7, 2024. To celebrate her work and life, we republish our series of interviews with Jane. One of the world’s leading “organizers’ organizer” Jane McAlevey, has trained thousands of activists in building more militant unions and winning electoral organizing; she sees the fight for effective unions as critical to winning transformative climate policy.

Jane McAlevey Working Class Hero Brilliant activist and union organizer Jane McAlevey died on July 7, 2024. To celebrate her work and life, we republish our series of interviews with Jane. One of the world’s leading “organizers’…

Doug Ford's alcohol politics an insult to Ontarians
The Ontario premier's only conception of his voter base is that of people whose main priority is alcohol.

Doug Ford’s alcohol politics an insult to Ontarians Throughout Doug Ford’s provincial political career, there has been one constant: an unmatched love for policies concerning alcohol. The Ontario premier’s only conception of his voter base is that of people whose main priority is alcohol. Ford’s obsession with freeing up the market for booze sa...

The Bullet No. 3019:
Sharifeh Mohammadi: Iranian Labour, Civil Rights Activist, Sentenced To Death
By Syndicate of Workers of Tehran Bus Company

Sharifeh Mohammadi, a labour and civil rights activist, was put on trial by the first branch of the Rasht Revolutionary Court and sentenced to death without going through any transparent or legal procedures.

Sharifeh Mohammadi: Iranian Labour, Civil Rights Activist, Sentenced To Death - The Bullet Sharifeh Mohammadi, a labour and civil rights activist, was put on trial by the first branch of the Rasht Revolutionary Court and sentenced to death

LCBO Workers Strike To Combat Doug Ford’s Privatization Plans

Workers at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) have been on strike since July 5 in a pitched battle to protect the Crown corporation’s place in the alcohol retail sector and the good jobs that come with it. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), which represents workers at the LCBO, will likely face massive job losses if the Ontario government’s plan to complete the privatization of alcohol retail is implemented.

LCBO Workers Strike To Combat Doug Ford’s Privatization Plans These workers will likely face massive job losses if the government’s plan to complete the privatization of alcohol retail is implemented.

The myth of Israel's 'democracy' w/Ilan Pappé

Israel's status as a bona fide democracy is often taken to be a self-evident truth, but a more critical look at the history and reality of Zionism calls this into question. After all, how can a democracy exist in a country constitutionally defined as an ethnostate that can only exist through the suppression and gradual elimination of its Others?

The myth of Israel's 'democracy' w/Ilan Pappé | The Chris Hedges Report Israel's status as a bona fide democracy is often taken to be a self-evident truth, but a more critical look at the history and reality of Zionism calls this...

UWindsor agreement a victory for student encampments everywhere

Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) applauds the agreement reached between the University of Windsor and the Uwindsor Liberation Zone encampment students. The University of Windsor is following a long tradition of universities taking a stand in the face of injustice in response to student anti-war activities.

UWindsor agreement a victory for student encampments everywhere Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) applauds the agreement reached between the University of Windsor and the Uwindsor Liberation Zone encampment students. The University of Windsor is following a long tradition of universities taking a stand in the face of injustice in response to student anti-war activ

BDS impacts in times of genocide

Today (July 9) marks 19 years since the historic call from the largest Palestinian coalition to boycott, divest from, and impose sanctions on Israel’s regime of military occupation, settler-colonialism, apartheid, and now genocide. Over the last 19 years, the BDS movement has built a massive network worldwide, supported by trade unions, farmers’ coalitions, as well as racial, social, gender and climate justice movements, together representing tens of millions. It has had a large impact on isolating apartheid Israel, including by making large multinationals, like G4S, Veolia, Orange, HP, PUMA, and others totally or partially end their complicity in its crimes against Indigenous Palestinians.

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Rushed Passage of C-70: An Urgent Wake-Up Call

The Countering Foreign Interference Act (Bill C-70) received royal assent on June 20 after being rushed through the House of Commons and then stampeded through the Senate in three days. Now that it is the law of the land, the government must bring down specific regulations and appoint a Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner.

Rushed Passage of C-70: An Urgent Wake-Up Call This is the first part of a three-part series on Canada’s emerging national security state. Bill C-70 is a drastic expansion.

The Bullet No. 3018:
The Menace of Hindutva

Renowned political scientist, academic, and writer, Achin Vanaik (b.1947) is a well-known scholar and commentator on global politics and international relations. He graduated in economics and statistics from the University of Bristol, England, in 1970. Subsequently, he became actively involved (1971-1974) with the Free University of Black Studies for promoting political awareness of non-white immigrant communities in Britain.

The Menace of Hindutva - The Bullet Renowned political scientist, academic, and writer, Achin Vanaik (b.1947) is a well-known scholar and commentator on global politics and international

Black economic boycotts of the civil rights era still offer lessons on how to achieve a just society

A view common among scholars, activists and the general public holds that the Civil Rights Movement succeeded because violent attacks against peaceful Black protesters mobilized white public opinion in the movement’s favor.

Black economic boycotts of the civil rights era still offer lessons on how to achieve a just society By putting financial pressure on white businesses – often in a highly organized way – Black civil rights leaders achieved social change.

The Long Reach of Hindutva

SPEAKING IN THE Canadian parliament in September 2023, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed that Canada’s security agencies were looking into “credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the Government of India and the killing of a Canadian citizen,” Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

The Long Reach of Hindutva In 2023 Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijar was fatally shot in front of the Guru Nanok Sikh Gurdwna temple in Surrey, BC. Leoboudv SPEAKING IN THE Canadian parliament in September 2023, Prime Minist…

A shocking insight into Israel's Apartheid

A shocking insight into Israel's Apartheid | Roadmap to Apartheid | Full Film Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3psMGQE0iW4

LeftStreamed:
From Genocide in Gaza to Decolonizing Palestine: Toward A Democratic State For All Between the River And The Sea

While our attention and hearts are focused on Gaza, civil society cannot abandon the wider fight for Palestinian rights and a better future for everyone between the River and the Sea.

Jeff Halper is a Jewish Israeli-American peace activist and author, co-founder of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, and a founding member of the Palestinian-led One Democratic State Campaign. He is the author of Decolonizing Israel, Liberating Palestine: Zionism, Settler Colonialism, and the Case for One Democratic State.

From Genocide in Gaza to Decolonizing Palestine - LeftStreamed Toward A Democratic State For All Between the River And The Sea While our attention and hearts are focused on Gaza, civil society cannot abandon the wider

Twenty Canadian authors have withdraw their books and labor from the Scotiabank Giller Prize until it severs its ties to companies “complicit in Israel’s ongoing occupation, displacement and murder of Palestinians.”

In a letter to the Giller foundation published earlier today, fifteen authors pulling their 2024 fiction releases from contention for the prize, and five authors who have prior relationships to it, wrote that they “cannot abide [their] work being used to provide cover for sponsors actively investing in arms funding and Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians.”

20 Canadian authors have withdrawn from the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Twenty Canadian authors have withdraw their books and labor from the Scotiabank Giller Prize until it severs its ties to companies “complicit in Israel’s ongoing occupation, displacement and …

US empire, global capitalism and the ‘internationalisation’ of states

Rather than globalisation weakening states, domestic states have become more important than ever.

US empire, global capitalism and the ‘internationalisation’ of states: An interview with Sam Gindin Sam Gindin discusses the rise of the US empire, its role in creating a truly global capitalism and the challenges it faces today.

What’s at stake in the LCBO strike?

This is not just another strike about wages and working conditions. It’s about stopping the destruction of actual jobs held by actual people. It’s about protecting a public asset that belongs not to the government but to the people of Ontario. And it’s about protecting billions of dollars in revenues that fund provincial public services.

What’s at stake in the LCBO strike? By now, most Ontarians know that frontline workers at the LCBO are on strike, but not everyone knows why. So here’s an explanation. This is not just another strike about wages and working conditions. It’s about stopping the destruction of actual jobs held by actual people. It’s about protectin...

The Bullet No. 3017:
Nine Months of Genocide in Gaza
By Independent Jewish Voices

This week marks nine months of Israel’s genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people in Gaza. The latest official estimates indicate that over 38,000 Palestinians have been killed so far, though according to leading medical journal the Lancet, that number may be closer to five times that amount.

Nine Months of Genocide in Gaza - The Bullet This week marks nine months of Israel’s genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people in Gaza. The latest official estimates indicate that over 38,000

CJPME Condemns Liberal MP for Working with Far-Right Israeli Lawmaker

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is condemning Liberal Member of Parliament Anthony Housefather for his recent meeting with Simcha Rothman, a far-right member of Israel’s extremist government. Rothman is leading Israel’s “judicial coup” and has defended racial discrimination and recent settler violence against Palestinians. Housefather shared a photograph of himself with Rothman during a meeting yesterday for their joint ‘Task Force’; Rothman describes himself as a co-chair of the group while Housefather is listed as a Steering Committee member. CJPME urges the government and Liberal caucus to repudiate Housefather for working alongside Rothman and to condemn all forms of far-right extremism.

CJPME Condemns Liberal MP for Working with Far-Right Israeli Lawmaker Montreal, June 28, 2023 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is condemning Liberal Member of Parliament Anthony Housefather for his recent meeting with Simcha Rothman, a far-right member of Israel’s extremist government. Rothman is leading Israel’s “judicial coup” a...