"We need an international consensus that recognizes the threat Musk poses and works against it with boycotts, with the withdrawal of support and funding, and with whatever creative tools are available"

From our new issue: "Sudan's Counterrevolutionary War" by @nisrinelamin.bsky.social traces key elements of the political economy of Sudan's war and situates it within a longer history of state violence. Freely available here: read.dukeupress.edu/critical-tim...

A thoughtful take on the Commonwealth Short Story hubbub "This is what the AI controversy ultimately reveals—not a new problem introduced by technology, but an old one made newly legible." africasacountry.com/2026/05/how-...

“We were shocked to find that despite all the dizzying technological changes our world has seen in recent years, South Asian farmworker women in BC are still growing our food under archaic labour conditions,” said co-author of our Growing Justice report Anelyse Weiler.

In several provinces, international students have access to public healthcare at no additional cost. In BC, however, they have to pay. And those fees have amounted to more than $400 million since 2020. pressprogress.ca/internationa...

An excellent analysis of the war on Black studies that also includes a deeply perceptive critique of the neoliberal logic of valuing disciplines based on # of undergrad majors: www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

sx salon 51 is now live! This issue celebrates the life and legacy of Gordon Rohlehr, features reviews of recent books in Caribbean and Black diaspora studies, and presents a selection of poetry and translations. Read the latest issue here: smallaxe.net/sxsalon/issu...

It's day 2 of 48-hour flash matching fundraiser i'm running to support Migrant Workers Action in Lebanon With renewed escalation by Zionist entity, domestic migrant workers (undocumented or under Kafala) are among most displaced & vulnerable. Goal is 6K by weekend, just $800 away. contribute/share

"No matter how crude or clumsy Trump may be in forcing his will upon the world, his grandiose and murderous entitlement is directly continuous with his predecessors’."

"These attacks are causing much suffering for Iranian people, and it’s destroying the space in which Iranians were struggling for social justice and civil liberties” - Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, once imprisoned on death row in Iran. www.democracynow.org/2026/3/2/ira...

Did anyone expect anything different?

What the genocide in Gaza reinforced is that there are no "civilians" when it comes to Israel and the United States. The rest of the world learned the same lesson and the consequences are going to be felt across the world.

In this cold!!! The level of determination is humbling & inspiring. We will win.

Call For Proposals! LACDH 2026 in San Antonio. Theme "Transfronteras: Third Spaces in Digital Humanities" focused on Transborder Digital Humanities. Deadline to submit proposals, February 13. See guides.uflib.ufl.edu/lac-dh-sympo... for more information

Bishop's words are ever more striking

The longstanding practice of imperial impunity makes this possible, as it did with the extrajudicial boat bombings. No interest in legal legitimacy only in expanding its many methods of coercion

"George Floyd’s death was an event, but the story of his dying continues to unfold." Christina Sharpe in The Globe and Mail (gift link) www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/197efda...

AI hype produces this frantic rush into tech accelerationism. It's part of the disciplinary power of the AI project. This piece is great corrective: "Decomputing allows for not only a shift to less stuff in general but also to a focus on taking better care of what we already have"

"George Floyd’s death was an event, but the story of his dying continues to unfold." Christina Sharpe in The Globe and Mail (gift link) www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/197efda...

"Canada’s Liberal government is pushing through sweeping new legislation targeting refugees that observers fear will usher in a new era of US-style border policies, fueling xenophobia and the scapegoating of immigrants." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Same thing afoot in Canada "Crisis narratives sustain a political economy of fear, and have driven far-reaching transformations of Europe’s border architecture and migration policy" www.theguardian.com/world/commen...

Timothy Snyder in The Globe and Mail: "In the U.S., too, the connection between domestic repression and foreign aggression is coming into focus" www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/197efda...

"If humanity is now defined by the presence of casual errors, American-centric colloquialisms, and a certain informal, conversational rhythm, then where does that leave the rest of us?"

In his introductory essay to the 2025 Austin Clarke Prize for Literary Excellence, Matthew Monrose excavates the contradictions of Austin Clarke and bears down on what we can learn from his refusal to "stop scratching." ex-puritan.ca/dont-scratch...

Insightful piece. The long project of AI only pretends at broadening our future while in fact hemming it in

"History has proven that ‘Big Stick’ white supremacy—now allied with subordinate Hindu supremacist ideology—will only ever deny justice, peace and a dignified existence to the working class and marginalized communities of Our Americas." www.blackagendareport.com/why-caribbea...

“.. As the smoke cleared, they got a jolt: Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. “The Special Operations commander .. ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions .. The two men were blown apart ..” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

"The most common national issue that is said to be made worse by immigration is the housing crisis. Yet its main causes have little to do with immigration."

"One of the things we did get is a doubling down on the scapegoating of migrants, international students, refugees when it comes to the housing and affordability crisis, and this budget really represents a retreat from the humanitarian obligations that Canada has to refugees."

Genocide resumes, reads this weekend's cover of @thecontinent.org, as El Fasher falls to the Rapid Support Forces after a year long siege. Gruesome images of their killing spree that is estimated to have killed thousands, make the rounds. What Sudanese activists warned would happen is playing out.

Read @thecontinent.org article on the fall of El Fasher and how it fits into the longer advance of Hemedti and the RSF

Capital concentration is a primary goal of the long project of AI "Without policy action, AI will not deliver the transformational productivity gains Canada needs; instead, it will preserve stagnation with higher profits for those already at the top"

The one call to action people could amplify is a trade and arms embargo on the UAE until they stop arming and supporting the RSF. The UAE is one of Canada and the US’ biggest trading partners in the MENA region. #KeepEyesOnSudan #KeepEyesOnDarfur

“Communications have been cut off. The situation is chaotic. In this context, it is difficult to estimate the number of civilians killed. Despite commitments to protect civilians, the reality is that no one is safe in El Fasher.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

The Caribbean boat strikes are egregiously illegal under both US domestic law and US-ratified international treaties. Anyone carrying them out is following an illegal order. (Is that why Adm. Holsey resigned?) Trump will not be in power forever, and will not save war criminals from accountability.

Trump has deployed an aircraft carrier to the Caribbean and launched a series of missile strikes that have killed dozens. From Colombia to Mexico, leaders are calling it a war crime—and warning that the U.S. is reviving its old habit of gunboat diplomacy. Read the story here.

Maurice Bishop speaking in 1983 “The destiny of your English-speaking Caribbean is inextricably linked with that of our Spanish-speaking brothers and sisters. Not only Simón Bolívar, but also other great thinkers of our time have recognized that our future lies in the unity of our peoples...

This is truly obscene

mask off imperialism “The B-1 strategic bomber is designed to penetrate enemy airspace to deliver 37 tonnes of ordnance onto its target. Neither jet is in any way useful for stopping drug-smuggling" www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

"This is not the first time Puerto Rico has been used as a military springboard. Its bases have served as logistical hubs for interventions across the hemisphere, from the US invasion of the Dominican Republic in 1965, to Grenada in 1983, and Panama in 1989."

"The island that has lived under US rule since 1898 is once again being used as a staging ground for US militarism, this time for Washington’s latest “war on drugs” narrative, masking a campaign of coercion against Latin America’s independent governments." www.commondreams.org/opinion/puer...

When Canada puts its particular spin on surveillance capitalism

Really can't get over Canada's AI minister saying this. Might as well have said that AI is here so that we can apply market logic to the very deficits created by capitalism