Author: John Clarke

Canada
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.
John Clarke
August 29, 2023

Class struggle
Beyond Compromise and Constraint
John Clarke writes about education workers in Ontario pushing back against draconian legislation—only to agree to major concessions.
John Clarke
January 10, 2023
Anti-capitalism
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.
John Clarke
February 8, 2021
Anti-capitalism
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.
John Clarke
April 24, 2020