Economy - The Maple (Page 5)

Woke-Washing Can’t Erase Corporate Anti-Black Racism

Since public relations was invented, corporations have marketed progressive causes to disguise their contributions to social problems.

Threats of jail time and financial devastation are designed to give more power to bosses.

None of the government’s measures to get tough on corporate tax dodgers will carry much weight without consequences for violators.

Although these bold demands might pique political interest and galvanize public support, they aren’t good left policy options.

Wealthy tax cheats cost us billions every year. So why is the media obsessed with unproven "CERB fraud"?

The next crisis will be at the worksite, where low waged, racialized or temporary foreign workers will be at their bosses’ whims.

With millions of Canadians out of work and a painful recovery ahead, it's time for a massive green stimulus.

If COVID-19 provides a similar opportunity for the advancement of social policy, the Canadian left will have to fight for it to be realized.

Pushing people back to work in the middle of a pandemic is a dangerous idea driven by hostility to welfare, not evidence or facts.