Naomi Klein: 'What They Want Is Absolutely Everything' The ‘Shock Doctrine’ author explains the dark logic of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s path of destruction and why billionaire oligarchs are so angry.

If you read nothing else today, read this. Naomi Klein deftly summarizes the whole ballgame.
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Trump’s trade war is a perfect time to embrace a ‘no one left behind’ strategy ⋆ The Breach ‘Keep calm and buy Canadian’ will line Galen Weston’s pockets and do little else. We need emergency measures that protect everyone.

This article provides a good list of measures that Canadian federal and provincial governments can take to limit the social damage of Trump's trade war.

“Ontario’s school boards are in severe crisis”: Survey of 12,000 CUPE education workers finds extreme underfunding and understaffing has caused widespread violence, burnout and lack of supports for st... WINDSOR, ON – A recent survey of Ontario education workers including Educational Assistants, Early Childhood Educators, Child and Youth workers, custodians, maintenance and trades workers, and school ...

Ontario's funding per student is by far the lowest in Canada. Here is a study of how that has caused widespread violence, burnout and lack of supports for students in Windsor-area schools.

Cuts to Academic Programs with ‘Low ROI’ Hide Political Censorship - PEN America Targeting academic programs on the grounds of ROI revokes students’ ability to choose what subject to study.

Legislators restricting academic programs – using “Return on Investment” as a smokescreen for ideological censorship – is “paternalistic overreach at best, intentional political censorship at worst.”

Read more from PEN America’s Clare Carter here: pen.org/cuts-to-acad...

While Tables Burn: On the (Non) Existence of Trans People and the Failure of Philosophy (guest post) - Daily Nous “There are indeed consequences when we punch down or pretend that what is, in fact, a hostile attack, is merely ‘inquiry for inquiry’s sake.’ Aside from the emotional wounds we inflict on actual peopl...

Sharp essay that criticizes how professional philosophers have contributed to anti-trans politics by developing discourses on gender that deny trans people exist.

Sanctuary Lessons: How Chicago Teachers Are Defending Their Students “At the end of the day, we protect our students, period,” says educator Silvia Gonzalez.

For my latest, I talked with @ctulocal1.bsky.social president Stacy Davis Gates and artist and educator Silvia Gonzalez about how Chicago teachers are creating Sanctuary Teams to protect undocumented students and other marginalized youth from Trump's aggression. (Includes organizing resources.)

#49: U.S. capitalism vs Chinese capitalism: What do we need to understand? U.S. capitalism vs Chinese capitalism: What do we need to understand? . . . Economic and geopolitical competition between China and the US and other Western powers is important and is only going to be

Very informative, clear and wide ranging discussion of China and capitalism. Listen to #49: U.S. capitalism vs Chinese capitalism: What do we need to understand? by Victor's Children on #SoundCloud
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Two photos of the host and three seated panelists in enthusiastic discusion, chatting and making hand gestures on a stage in front of a screen.

It was great seeing everyone who came out to last night’s Strike to Win documentary screening! We had a fun time watching and hearing memories of the 2000-2001 strike. 🎞️

Let’s keep pushing for more change here and across our sector, as we celebrate 50 years of CUPE 3903!

#50YearsOf3903

Proud to share this report that challenges the austerity restructuring at York University in Toronto. Written collaboratively by contract faculty stewards in CUPE 3903, it offers an alternative vision of education that can respond to the crisis of our times. cupe3903.org/news/faculti...

Any recommendations for reading on this topic in the meantime? Happy holidays.

Belgium becomes first country to give sex workers robust labor rights and protections The new law guarantees fundamental rights for sex workers, including the ability to refuse clients, set the conditions of an act, and stop an act at any moment.

““Belgium [passed a law that] allows sex workers to sign formal employment contracts — granting them access to sick days, maternity pay & pension. The new law also guarantees…the ability to refuse clients, set the conditions of an act, and stop an act at any moment”

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UK workers face some of Europe's greatest job stress, report says British workplaces rank among the worst in Europe for long hours, tight deadlines and limited autonomy, without being any more productive.

“British workplaces rank among the worst in Europe for long hours, tight deadlines and limited autonomy, without being any more productive.”

Shock news: limiting workers’ rights makes people miserable, sick and unproductive
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Canada Post Workers Are Fighting An Employer-Led Race To The Bottom Like other labour battles in the public sector, the CUPW strike is about more than the interests of postal workers.

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