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Canadians Rise Up Against the Country’s History of Genocide
In recent weeks, as the horrors perpetrated in the Canadian governments residential schools have been crystalized by the discovery of a series of mass graves of Indigenous children killed in the system, the country has erupted in a spate of Catholic churches burnt, church buildings covered by graffiti, and statues of those whose responsible for the murders toppled.
Rob Lyons
July 6, 2021The Northwest Heatwave Killed Hundreds and Capitalists Won’t Stop Fossil Fuel Extraction
Record-breaking temperatures were felt across the Pacific Northwest in the past week, affecting 13 million people and creating deadly wildfires and thunderstorms. The connection between extreme weather and climate change is as clear as ever, but neither Biden nor Trudeau are capable of taking meaningful action.
Robert Belano
July 3, 2021With Fire and Laser Beams, Palestinian Youth Resist New Settlements in the West Bank
Palestinian youth continue their fierce resistance in the wake of the Israeli occupation forces’ recent murders of child protestors. The ongoing demonstrations in the West Bank village of Beita should signal to the world that the youth are not willing to accept the destruction, displacement, and confiscation of their land and lives.
Emma Lee
June 23, 2021No, Germany Is Not Actually Recognizing the Genocide in Namibia
The German government has made international headlines with its public “gestures of reconciliation” for the genocide of tens of thousands of West Africans in the early 1900s. Representatives of the Herero and Nama peoples are rejecting the deal, saying it comes nowhere close to addressing the effects of Germany’s long history of colonial exploitation in the region.
Nathaniel Flakin
June 11, 2021The Neoliberal Fracturing of LGBTQ+ Identities
An Interview with Peter Drucker about how lesbian and gay identity emerged alongside the welfare state. LGBTQ+ communities now face social polarization.
Left Voice
June 6, 2021Biden Wants to Increase the Military Budget
Biden’s request for a $715 billion military budget is a reminder that imperialism is bipartisan. It will take a militant, worker-led movement to counter such egregious investments in war.
Samuel Karlin
June 2, 2021Labor Must Demand: “Not One More Cent, Not One More Bullet” for Israel
Labor unions across the world are coming out in solidarity with the Palestinian people. While statements of support and boycotts are good, labor must do more.
Jason Koslowski
May 20, 2021“We’re Together in This Fight”: Hundreds of Messages of Solidarity from Myanmar to Colombia
Left Voice has received hundreds of messages from Myanmar in solidarity with the brave fighters in Colombia. "We are in the same struggle," people in Myanmar say as they fight the right-wing coup. This is what internationalism looks like.
Left Voice
May 9, 2021NYU Graduate Workers Continue Strike For Living Wages and Cops off Their Campus
After ten months without a contract, graduate workers at the largest private university in the United States are on strike for better wages, better benefits, and the eviction of the NYPD from their campuses.
James Dennis Hoff
April 30, 2021The Pandemic Couldn’t Stop Us: Labor Struggle Is Back and Strong As Before
From auto manufacturing and coal mining, to healthcare and higher education, workers across the United States are striking in numbers not seen since before the pandemic.
James Dennis Hoff
April 27, 2021