Bulletin

Articles

• Why Public Transit Should Be Free For All
  23 February, by Davide Mastracci

  Drivers in Canada often complain of a “war on cars” that is supposedly being waged in cities throughout the country. This metaphorical war is non-existent, but that’s unfortunate because such a war would be justified, given the severity of the environmental and social crises we face.
  As it stands, there are two commuting classes in Canada: drivers and everyone else. And throughout much of the country, the needs of drivers are prioritized. That not only harms our environment, but it also holds (...)

• Eco Socialism or Social Ecology the Answer to Eco Capitalism
  21 February, by Donald Cuccioletta

  This is the fourth and the final article in this series, the first three were published in the December 2019 and January and February 2020 issues of the AIJ.
  As we have become aware of this equilateral triangle of Climate Change, Militarization and of Democracy in Peril, the obvious question that confronts us is “What is to be done?” It is obvious that we cannot overlook the struggle taken up by environmentalists across the world who are petitioning governments, particularly governments in (...)

• Algerian Hirak After One Year
  26 February, by Messaoud Romdhani

  Still the Same Determination… Despite Blurry Future
  Algerians are celebrating this week one year since the beginning of the Hirak on 22 February 2019, a protest movement that was triggered against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s fifth mandate, to end up weeks later with the demand of the resignation of all the power network that was around him. One year later, determination is still unwavering but, a lingering question remains: what is next?
  “No Parallel in the Arab world”?
  The movement (...)

• Indigenous Resistance Shakes the Canadian State
  20 February, by John Clarke

  In early February, the RCMP, Canada’s colonial police force, raided the land defender camps of the Wet’suwet’en people in British Columbia, in order to clear the way for pipeline construction. Clearly, none of the political decision makers responsible for this repressive action ever imagined that it would spark a powerful wave of solidarity actions across Canada. There have been ongoing protests and rallies but the focus has been on the tactic of economic disruption, most notably by blockading (...)

• After Losing Delhi Election, BJP Wreaking Vengeance On City’s Minorities
  29 February, by Vinod Mubayi

  The rout of the BJP in the Delhi election, while very welcome, should not blind one to the fact that the real political struggle is taking place in the streets not in the electoral arena. This struggle is directly related to the secular nature of the Indian state and the future existence of India’s minorities, especially Indian Muslims. Over the last few decades, and particularly the last six years, RSS/BJP propaganda has created a mindset among the Hindu majority, especially the politically (...)

• Far Right Vigilantes Attack Land Defenders and Organized Workers
  26 February, by Jeff Shantz

  “Rule of Law” and Class Violence
  Fascism is bare knuckle capitalism. A key element of fascist mobilizations is a fighting street force. Vigilantes ready and willing to attacked organized members of the working class, exploited, and oppressed. With fascism on the rise across many of the so-called Western liberal democracies, including Canada, we can see horrible manifestations of far Right vigilantism. And we can see how it is legitimated by mainstream conservatives, including elected members (...)