All articles by Johan Boyden
The Canadian student movement needs to get militant
Johan Boyden — June 3, 2009 4 Comments
It would be just as mistaken to deny weaknesses within the student movement as to claim this is the central problem. Student
activists have a choice: slide towards advocacy, or fuel up a militant Canada-wide campaign, with allies like labour, people’s forces, and parents – for ultimately our demand is raising living standards of the people as a whole
Politics
Canadian youth and workers need to join forces to combat recession
Johan Boyden — April 16, 2009 0 Comments
Johan Boyden reports
Economics
Despite familiar attempts at election fraud, the Left finally wins in El Salvador
Johan Boyden — April 8, 2009 3 Comments
Johan Boyden talks to student activist Tanya Portillo, who was an election observer in the recent runoff in El Salvador, about right-wing attempts at election fraud and the elation of the El Salvadoran people that after 20 years of reactionary governments they now have hope
Editor's Pick, Politics
George Galloway’s ban from entering Canada is a travesty that we will fight
Johan Boyden — March 23, 2009 64 Comments
Anti-war politician George Galloway was banned from Canada last week because the Conservative government said he supported Hamas. But they have no problem with letting in supporters of Israel who have inflicted many more terrorist murders. Canadians are up in arms at their government’s disregard for basic principles of free speech and they must vent their anger
Editor's Pick, Politics
Israel Apartheid Week in Canada welcomes Ronnie Kasrils and fights censorship and interference
Johan Boyden — March 9, 2009 3 Comments
Israel Apartheid Week in Toronto has welcomed veteran South African anti-apartheid activist and now politician, Ronnie Kasrils, in a climate of interference from university administrators and pro-Israel organizations.
Editor's Pick, Politics
Canadians welcome in the Age of Obama, and hope for movement on Omar Khadr
Johan Boyden — January 23, 2009 1 Comment
Canadians are broadly happy at the election of Barack Obama, and hope his influence will rub off on conservative Canadian PM Stephen Harper, who previously had a close relationship with George W. Bush.
Politics
Canadian activists react to the Gaza assault, while the government does nothing
Johan Boyden — January 9, 2009 3 Comments
Johan Boyden evaluates the response from the Canadian activist groups and the political parties there.