Richard Fidler

Canada: A paragon of democratic national self-determination?

Imperialism today: a critical assessment of Latin American dependency theory

Introduction and translation by Richard Fidler March 31, 2018 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from

Québec solidaire: No to an electoral pact with the PQ, Yes to a united front against austerity and for independence

Les socialistes et la guerre au vingt-et-unième siècle – Le cas de la Syrie

Socialists and wars in the 21st century – The case of Syria

by Richard Fidler November 14, 2016 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal — In Syria the rebel cities that rose up four years ago in revolt against the brutal Assad dictatorship are now under a genocidal siege, bombed and assaulted from the air by Assad’s military aided and abetted by Russian fighter jets and bombers. Their desperate fight for survival, if unsuccessful, will put paid to the Arab Spring and with it the potential for building a democratic, anti-imperialist governmental alternative in the Middle East for an extended period to come. Socialists and antiwar activists everywhere have every interest in supporting the Syrian people and opposing that war. But where is the antiwar movement?

Naomi Klein-inspired 'Leap Manifesto' shakes up Canadian left

‘Venezuela defines the future of the progressive cycle’ An interview with Claudio Katz

Introduced and translated by Richard Fidler, article original published in Spanish in La Llamarada July 14, 2013 -- Life on