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Much like the world bounced back after the 1918 flu pandemic, some Statistics Canada data reveal Canada could be "heading for a period of economic, social and artistic innovation."

While high-income workers experienced net job gains last year, below-average earners in Canada saw job market performance decline with lower pay grades.

The coronavirus’s overwhelming toll on jobs and businesses has only just begun.

Global oil demand fell by one-third in March, as worldwide air travel all but stopped, manufacturing plants went on hiatus and workers around the globe heeded requests -- and often orders -- to stay at home over coronavirus.

A planet-wide general strike is our way – our only way –  of collectively stopping the capitalist death machine from within

Controversial new report calls for Bill Gates' philanthropic Foundation to undergo an international investigation

The data backs it up.

Universal Basic Income as the Social Vaccine of the 21st Century Can the savings of basic income exceed the costs? Photo by Sanofi Pasteur — Flickr “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of …

"This book is for the public to read and they can believe, look and decide for themselves if I've been honest," Stephanie Grisham says of her new memoir

While the November 2020 presidential elections represented a defeat for Donald Trump in the short-term, he didn’t see it that way. In the wake of the official results, the Trump camp opened up a full-on campaign to try and nullify its results. On election day itself, the Trump campaign filed 63 sepa

It's easy to find reasons for a stock market crash. But the truth is that there's only one threat to the market: the federal reserve and it's policy.

The role of philanthropy in Bill Gates’s global empire is well known. But the Gates Foundation’s contributions to media organizations are huge, underexamined, and a significant part of how one of the world’s wealthiest men has built and protected his image.

At least 18 billionaires got covid bailout money.

Marc Botenga of the Workers’ Party of Belgium spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the official discussions at the COP26 and the need for a social element in the green transition

Failure of Biden’s efforts to reshape federal priorities will have a terrible human cost and hand the GOP a weapon.

Transferring ownership to workers, communities, and/or the state allows for a shift in the entire focus of the economy from generating profit for the top one percent to serving all the people.

Turning to the U.S., a mere 60 percent of voters regard global warming as an urgent problem for government. It is only the most urgent problem that humans have ever faced

Shared struggles, shared solutions: connecting communities from east London to Ogoniland in search of justice

Schumer’s endorsement is significant as other party leaders in the state refuse to support the Democratic candidate.

The UN climate panel sounded a dire warning Monday, with its updated climate report described as a 'code red for humanity.' Here are some key takeaways, including how close we are to climate thresholds, what irreversible impacts we need to adapt to and a hint of good news.

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

The Liberal government’s proposed national childcare program is front-and-centre in Monday’s federal budget, alongside major investments in green innovation and the social sector’s recovery.

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Native Americans in Montana are dying from Covid-19 at a rate 11 times higher than white residents.

Naomi Klein explains how governments and the global elite will exploit a pandemic.

Jason Kenney is beset with woes—woes he believes are caused by everyone else but himself. So called zealots and urban militants lost Kenney his precious Teck mine. Trudeau is to blame for the Keystone XL pipeline’s second death. And Albertans are to blame for high rates of COVID-19. The reality is the only person to blame for Alberta’s economic and social woes is the person in charge—Jason Kenney.