Food security

4 Minutes

Canada Climate and environment

NFU convention discusses challenges to farming and food security

PV August 13, 2024

By Jeremy Abbott The National Farmers Union Region 7 (Alberta) Convention took place on August 3-4 and brought into focus several struggles that are facing farmers and food security in Alberta. The convention was...

5 Minutes

World

France’s rural revolt has the Ukraine war as its backdrop

PV April 9, 2024

By Jad Kabbanji and Hugo Barral For several weeks now, rural areas across Europe have been the sites of unrest against conditions of deregulation and rapidly rising inflation. The war in Ukraine has exacerbated...

4 Minutes

Canada Labour

Alberta meat industry debacle shows dangers of capitalist priorities

PV May 5, 2020

Profit before people? By Corinne Benson Our now-famous COVID-19 virus initially arrived through travelers on planes and cruise ships, but the source of the pandemic now seems to be “community spread,” which is really...

6 Minutes

Climate and environment

Environmentalism, animal liberation and veganism – a class-based approach

PV January 12, 2020

Greta Thunberg has become a powerful icon in our popular culture, with Time magazine naming her the Person of the Year for 2019. While many governments and business leaders, including Donald Trump, have lashed...