Author: John Clarke
Lessons from the Air Canada Strike
John Clarke argues for a rank-and-file movement to break combat back-to-work legislation.
Burning Out of Control
John Clarke explains how Canada’s forest fires are both caused by and contribute to climate change and its socially unequal and widespread effects.
Beyond Compromise and Constraint
John Clarke writes about education workers in Ontario pushing back against draconian legislation—only to agree to major concessions.
Proud Boys Face Canada’s Anti-Terror Law
John Clarke argues that the Canadian state’s repression of the Proud Boys sets a dangerous precedent for working-class movements and the political left.
The Global Supply Chain
The vulnerability of the global supply chain has been thrown into sharp relief amid the global pandemic. But earlier this year that vulnerability was also exposed by indigenous protests and solidarity actions across Canada. John Clarke, a longstanding anti-poverty activist in Toronto, draws some strategic lessons.