Spring Magazine

Maher and Aquanno help bring readers to not only see finance’s historical role in capitalism, but its centrality

The post Rethinking finance capital first appeared on Spring.

With a handful of exceptions, odds are if you’re living in the Canadian state, your local MP has been consistently awful on the question of...

The post Poilievre’s reactionary Palestine position   first appeared on Spring.

Starving Wolves, formed in 2015,  are a sonic punch-in-the-gut punk outfit from Austin, Texas. Their sound takes a lot of the more traditional hardcore punk...

The post Album review: “The Fire, The Wolf, The Fang” by Starving Wolves first appeared on Spring.

On April 4, six councillors in the City of Toronto published a statement reiterating their commitment to upholding the rights and freedoms of pro-Palestine protesters...

The post Toronto city council’s fealty to Zionism erodes Canadian democracy first appeared on Spring.

Ontario’s Catholic teachers have ratified a tentative contract deal with the province, covering the next three years. On March 27, the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’...

The post OECTA deal highlights missed opportunity for Ontario’s teachers first appeared on Spring.

In Spring Radio's latest episode, we sit down with Matthew Huber to discuss the climate crisis from a socialist perspective.

The post Spring Radio: A socialist analysis of climate change with Matthew Huber first appeared on Spring.

Women, Race, and Class, her classic 1981 book looking at the history of feminist movements in the United States and how they intertwined with labor and Black liberation movements remains essential reading for socialists.

The post ‘Women, Race, and Class’: A book everyone should read first appeared on Spring.

Twilight Prisoners: The Rise of the Hindu Right and the Fall of India by Siddhartha Deb is a profound exploration of the perilous ascent of Hindu nationalism in India and its implications for the nation's social fabric, political landscape, and economic trajectory.

The post Exploring Hindu nationalism’s ascent and impact first appeared on Spring.

It now seems quaint to call Canada an “honest broker.” Ottawa’s support for Israel’s holocaust in Gaza has made the idea seem absurd. In a...

The post Gaza the final nail in ‘Canada as honest broker’ coffin first appeared on Spring.

At the Annual General Meeting of the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) two weekends ago, teacher delegates passed a historic motion about Palestine. The motion...

The post BC teachers organize for education on Palestine first appeared on Spring.

From deep government cuts, ushering in free trade and the GST, slashing taxes on the rich and corporations, bringing in the military to assault land defenders at Oka - Mulroney dutifully waged class war on behalf of big business. And he was widely hated for it.

The post Mulroney’s legacy: The most hated PM in Canadian history  first appeared on Spring.

August 18, 2021, has become synonymous with the willingness and ability of the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) to mobilize large-scale, violent evictions of houseless encampments....

The post Halifax Council carries out insidious winter encampment evictions  first appeared on Spring.

A single motion is just one step along a much longer journey, not an all-encompassing solution. But this step gets us closer to the movement's long-standing goals.

The post The NDP’s Palestine motion is a step forward. Let’s build on it first appeared on Spring.

“We ate the donkey’s corn and barley.” This is what one parent told the reporter from Al-Jazeera about how he fed his starving family, including...

The post Palestinians facing starvation: “We ate the donkey’s corn and barley”  first appeared on Spring.

Across the country, week after week, chants of “ceasefire now” ring through the streets as thousands call for an end to Israel’s war on Gaza....

The post Tell your MP: We will not forget your complicity in the Second Nakba first appeared on Spring.

This episode of Spring Radio is about the Migrant Spring: a campaign pushing for permanent resident status to all undocumented people in Canada. We spoke...

The post Spring Radio: Migrant Spring & the Fight for Status for All first appeared on Spring.

Building internationalist working class movements means eliminating all the divisions imposed on workers by borders. Permanent resident status for all is a fight to do exactly that.

The post To fight imperialism, we must fight for migrant workers first appeared on Spring.

Workers' organizing is key to fighting to keep healthcare accessible and public. When workers organize, we can use our collective power to not only demand better from our employers but the healthcare system at large. Healthcare and social service workers know what is best for our clients, and it isn’t greedy bosses and a crumbling healthcare system. Healthcare workers deserve respect; Regent Park Community Health Centre workers demand better.

The post Regent Park Community Health Centre workers are fighting for better working conditions  first appeared on Spring.

Lenin: Responding to Catastrophe, Forging Revolution by Paul Le Blanc (Pluto, 2023) Paul Le Blanc, a historian and socialist, has spent the better part of...

The post Lenin’s principles and practice first appeared on Spring.

On February 27, dozens of people gathered outside London, Ontario’s city hall in advance of a public participation meeting where council would hear feedback on...

The post Fighting the London police with unity, class-consciousness first appeared on Spring.