PRAXIS: Unifying Canadian Left Fronts

PRAXIS: Unifying Canadian Left Fronts

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The Fatal Flaws of the Futureless Left
The Fatal Flaws of the Futureless Left
The rise of doomers, preppers, and antinatalists on the Left reveals something deeper than the hollow posture of rebellion: a collapse of belief in tomorrow. A Left that chants “No future” isn’t just demoralized — it’s unserious, misanthropic, and bound to lose.
·jacobin.com·
The Fatal Flaws of the Futureless Left
The perils of left populism
The perils of left populism
In a recent piece for The Breach, writer and organizer Emma Jackson calls for an “expansive left populism” to defeat the far-right. While she identifies many of the fronts on which the left must fight, it remains unclear how populism as such should serve as a working program for broad left demands, given its susceptibility to the politics of reaction.
·canadiandimension.com·
The perils of left populism
Finding a new purpose for the NDP
Finding a new purpose for the NDP
In a first-past-the-post system like Canada’s, it’s not unusual for the major parties to consolidate support in the run-up to an election. But in the bigger picture, the NDP—and the Canadian left more generally—seems to be at a loss for purpose in a political landscape that is suddenly oriented around threats from our southern neighbour.
·canadiandimension.com·
Finding a new purpose for the NDP
The 'benevolent' policing of social work and mental health
The 'benevolent' policing of social work and mental health
Ejaz Choudry requested life support and was instead given a death sentence. He joins Rodney Levi, Chantel Moore, D’Andre Campbell, Regis Korchinski-Paquet and hundreds of other deceased victims in the archives of police brutality and neglect — more proof we shouldn’t have needed that police routinely inflict the violence they supposedly exist to counter; that they […]
·rabble.ca·
The 'benevolent' policing of social work and mental health
Anti-racism can cause harm - We connect it to decolonization to fill the industry gap
Anti-racism can cause harm - We connect it to decolonization to fill the industry gap
Explore how anti-racism, sustainability, Indigenous sovereignty, and decolonization intersect, and why bridging these gaps with restorative practices fosters long-term change. "Even in anti-racism spaces, there was so much harm that was still coming out of it because we weren't asking how we're doing our work, we were only focused on the work output." - Larissa CrawfordWe're Filling a Gap in Anti-Racism: Future Ancestors ServicesAnti-racism education has made important strides,
·futureancestors.ca·
Anti-racism can cause harm - We connect it to decolonization to fill the industry gap
NDP insiders are trying to cook the leadership race
NDP insiders are trying to cook the leadership race
The New Democratic Party needs a bold, democratic renewal—but insiders appear to want a short, rigged race to lock in the status quo. Desmond Cole and Martin Lukacs discuss the consultant class’s grip on the party, and what a different kind of NDP might look like. ________________________________
·unrigged.ca·
NDP insiders are trying to cook the leadership race