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Nov 15, 2025 - Complex Challenges Require Radical Responses

By Herman Rosenfeld

Robert Chernomas and Fred Wilson, in their SP Bullet of October 24th, "Beyond the 'Elbows Up' Response to the Tariff War," call for a "national industrial policy" strategy to respond to the economic challenges posed by the tariffs imposed on Canada by US President Donald Trump. They argue for a set of policies to challenge the integration and dependence on the US in ways that also address some of the impacts of neoliberalism. Their strategy calls out and identifies the weaknesses in Prime Minster Mark Carney's policies; it is a positive contribution alongside others in a similar vein. But there are also certain limits that need to be raised for the challenges that lay ahead for the union and socialist movements in Canada.

Source: The Bullet No. 3222

Nov 14, 2025 - Macron, Merz, and Starmer: The rearguard of liberal democracy

By Ingo Schmidt

Large parts of the world are ruled by autocrats. Vladimir Putin is the worst of them all, Xi Jinping is not much better, and even America, the bastion of freedom, has fallen into the hands of a would-be king. Only Europe, inhabited by indomitable democrats, resists autocracy, led by the heads of state and government of Germany, France, and Great Britain. This is roughly how one could summarize the self-image that resonates in the speeches and interviews of Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz, and Keir Starmer.

Source: The Bullet No. 3221

Nov 13, 2025 - Canadian Auto Isn’t in ‘Crisis’, It’s in Danger of Extinction

By Sam Gindin

Canadian autoworkers have faced many crises over the years, but the present threat is distinct. Lana Payne, President of Unifor, has warned that "If we don't push back hard against him [US President Donald Trump] and against these companies, we're going to lose it all." So far, the debate over what to do has started and stopped with Trump's tariffs. But the threats go deeper, both for auto companies and for our ability as workers and citizens to determine democratically what kind of society we want - that is, for Canada's substantive and not just formal sovereignty. Taking on these larger challenges demands coming to grips with some tough realities.

Source: The Bullet No. 3220

Nov 12, 2025 - Final Statement of the Gaza Tribunal Jury of Conscience

We, the undersigned members of the Jury of Conscience, hereby deliver this Statement of Findings and Moral Judgment at the final session of the Gaza Tribunal. The Jury, guided by conscience and informed by international law, does not speak with the authority of states, but when law is silenced by power, conscience must become the final tribunal. The Tribunal is not a court of law, so does not purport to determine guilt or liability of any person, organization or state.

Source: The Bullet No. 3219

Nov 11, 2025 - Trump’s ‘Peace’ in the Middle East, A Retrocolonialism Built on Sand

By Kevin Anderson

After two years, the guns are silent, at least for the most part. Long-suffering Palestinians are heading back to their hometowns and villages in Gaza, and the remaining Israeli hostages and some Palestinian prisoners (actually, hostages too) are being released. Meanwhile, the Israeli Knesset has toasted US autocrat Donald Trump as the hero of the hour, and Arab, Muslim, and Western European leaders - from the EU nations to Egypt, and from Turkey to the Gulf monarchies and Pakistan - have gathered to celebrate these developments, while also genuflecting to Trump.

Source: The Bullet No. 3218