What is there’s no democratic road to socialism? Now I want to be clear here about what I mean by this: – by ‘socialism’ I mean a society defined by social values, as opposed to the all-encompassing definition of society by capital. In my previous post, I suggested: mechanisms such as defining some things as being…
What would it take to go from reforms within the capitalist system to a democratic socialist society? That’s a much tougher question than it may seem at first glance. The ‘capitalist system’ is based essentially on the idea that we can earn income through ownership, and not through labour alone. With no effective limits on…
Just this: “Canada’s vulnerability to Trump’s policies has been exacerbated by past policies which reinforced a structurally subservient role within the North American economy. They pigeon-holed Canada as a supplier of resources, and a ready market for more advanced U.S.-produced products and services. Canada’s response to Trump, therefore, must take account of that structural vulnerability,…