What is the NEW SOCIALIST GROUP (NSG)?

We are an organization of socialist activists. We publish NEW SOCIALIST, a magazine offering radical analysis of politics, social movements and culture. Our website and magazine are forums for people who want to strengthen today's activism and for those who wish to replace global capitalism with a genuinely democratic socialism. We believe that the liberation of the working class and oppressed peoples can be won only through their own struggles. We invite you to find out more and to work with or join us.

NSG Activities/Information

Socialism for Our Times

Available now! (March 2008): "New Socialist"'s theme issue on Socialism for Our Times.more...

Fall Issue of New Socialist Magazine

The Fall issue of New Socialist is now available. This issue features articles on Ecosocialism and Environmental Activism. more...

Farewell to a Comrade: Dave Brophy

Dave Brophy, member of the Winnipeg Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement, member of the New Socialist Group, and dear friend, has died. more...

Summer Issue of New Socialist Magazine

New Socialist #61 has a special focus on the Future of the Left. more...

Unions in Canada. Which Way Forward for the Union Movement?

Spring 2007 issue of New Socialist magazine. more...

Latin America Resurgent!

The Winter 2006-07 issue of New Socialist magazine. more...

Indigenous Resurgence

The Fall 2006 issue of New Socialist is a guest-edited edition on the struggles of indigenous peoples in North America. more...

The New Right in Canada

July to August 2006 issue of New Socialist magazine. more...

Racism in Canada

April to June 2006 issue of New Socialist magazine. more...

Resisting Imperialism

February to March 2006 issue of New Socialist magazine. more...

Canada and Empire

November 2005 to January 2006 issue of New Socialist Magazine. more...

Capitalism, Violence and Women's Lives

September to October 2005 Issue of New Socialist magazine. more...

Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future

July to August 2005 issue of New Socialist Magazine. more...

The New Socialist Group: How to Get Involved

Description of the New Socialist Group, our politics, our activities and how to join.more...

Solidarity Events/Actions

VANCOUVER: CanWest: Media Bully - May 14

A panel discussion on the huge media corporation's lawsuit against Vancouver activist Mordecai Briemberg. more...

People's History of Kanada Poster Project

Posters produced by grassroots artists in collaboration with No One is Illegal-Vancouver are now available. more...

Hands Off Haiti CD release

The Canada Haiti Action Network is proud to announce the release of the “Hands Off Haiti” musical compilation CD featuring top performing artists from both Haiti and Canada. more...

Boycott Chapters & Indigo Bookstores

The campaign demands an end to the financial support offered by the majority owners of Chapters and Indigo to Heseg - the Foundation for Lone Soldiers. This is a program of financial support for former “lone soldiers” in the Israeli military. more...

International News/Analysis

CUBA: An Exchange

An exchange between US left-wing writer Saul Landau and Cuban-born US socialist Sam Farber about Cuba and the Left today. more...

LEBANON: The Current Crisis

Robert Fisk writes from Beirut on the current situation. more...

MYANMAR (BURMA): Aid and Hypocrisy

A look at the responses of the military government, the main supporters of the pro-Western opposition, and Western states are responding to the disaster. more...

REVOLUTIONARY HISTORY: Notes from a Revolution Dying

Socialist historian Simon Pirani gives a critical examination of the "reversal" of the Russian Revolution in the early 1920s and identifies two political problems relevant for the future. more...

US: A Reluctant Memoir of the '50s and '60s

Long-time revolutionary Paul Le Blanc writes the first half of his two-part reluctant political memoir.more...

CANADA: Toronto's Transit Strike

An assessment of the recent public transit strike in Toronto. more...

CANADA: Update from Tyendinaga

A report on recent developments in the struggle of Tyendinaga Mohawks, two of whom are currently in jail, and a statement from Sue Collis about the arrest of Shawn Brant. more...

VENEZUELA: "This Year May Day is Very Special"

An interview with two leading Venezuelan socialist union activists. more...

USA: May Day Strike Against War

On May 1, International Longshore and Warehouse Union members on the Pacific coast stayed away from work to protest the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. more...

Socialist Feminism, Then and Now

A talk by Nancy Holmstrom on socialist-feminism from 1968 to today. more...

ITALY: Elections Assessment

An interview with Italian socialist-feminist Lidia Cirillo about the recent elections won by parties of the hard Right. more...

QUEBEC: Relaunched Website

Gauche Socialiste has a new website. more...

CANADA: Attack on Reproductive Choice

A look at the proposed federal Bill C-484, known as the "Unborn Victims of Crime Act."more...

CANADA: Israeli Advocacy Groups Try to Counter Palestine Solidarity

Zac Smith examines how the "Zionist movement is increasingly resorting to intimidation, repression and bureaucratic measures" in response to growing opposition to Israeli apartheid. more...

CLIMATE CHANGE: Individual vs Social Solutions

Australian socialist Terry Townsend looks at Earth Hour and other forms of corporate greenwashing. more...

MEXICO: A Look at the Oaxaca Commune

Richard Roman and Edur Velasco Arregui look at this "extraordinary experience of popular insurgency and democratic self-governance." more...

IRAQ: Latest Stage of the Struggle

According to Patrick Cockburn, "the most important battles likely to be waged in Iraq this year will be within the Shia community." more...

CANADA: A "Hollow Victory"

On Monday, April 14th, a trial involving highly political charges laid against Shawn Brant and two other Mohawks from Tyendinaga, ended in acquittals for two of the three charged. more...

VENEZUELA: Radical Chavismo Bares Its Teeth

George Cicariello-Maher discusses complex developments in historically-revolutionary neighbourhood of 23 de Enero (January 23rd) in western Caracas, and the reaction of the Chávez government.more...

USA: Report on Labor Notes Conference

This year's conference was the largest since 1997, and the most youthful in recent years. more...

USA: Dockworkers to Strike Against War on May Day

Jack Heyman explains why "dockworkers of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have decided to stop work for eight hours in all U.S. West Coast ports on May 1, International Workers' Day, to call for an end to the war." more...

USA: SEIU Assault on Labour Activists

Report on scandalous actions against participants at the Labor Notes conference in Dearborn, MI.more...

CANADA: Scrap Bill C-50!

In response to employer lobbying, the federal government is making changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act: "the priorities will be relatively wealthy people applying under the skilled worker program and investor classes, as well as increasingly vulnerable temporary migrant workers."more...

WORLD ECONOMY: Worst Financial Crisis since Depression, Says IMF

"The US mortgage crisis has spiralled into 'the largest financial shock since the Great Depression' and there is a one-in-four chance that it will cause a full-blown global recession, the International Monetary Fund warned yesterday."more...

CANADA: Racist Changes to Immigration Act

A statement from No One Is Illegal-Vancouver on the federal government's proposed changes to legislation. more...

ECUADOR: Protesters Target Canadian Mining Company

Teresa Velasquez reports on demonstrations in Ecuador against Canada's Iamgold corporation.more...

EGYPT: Aish Baladi Vs. Pizza Hut

Economist John Salevurakis discusses the human and political implications of the inflating price of bread in Egypt and the national strike on April 6.more...

USA: Learning from History to Confront the Economic Crisis

"Some are turning to look back at Roosevelt's New Deal in the hope of finding a solution to our country's current problems." Dan La Botz examines the politics of the 1930s and today.more...

EGYPT: Underbelly of the Neoliberal Agenda

Joel Beinin examines gathering dissent in Egypt against the Mubarak regime.more...

USA: An Analysis of Obamamania

Doug Henwood takes a critical look at Barack Obama's politics and appeal. more...

CANADA: Canada's Newest Political Prisoners

The recent jailing of eight indigenous people opposed to corporate schemes on their lands "offers a window into a whole host of Canada's irrationalities and cruelties," argues Justin Podur. more...

CANADA: Canwest vs Free Speech

The largest corporate media empire in Canada is suing Vancouver activist Mordecai Briemberg. more...

CANADA: The Battle Over Northern Development

Todd Gordon analyzes the recent jailing of six activists from Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug within the broader context of Canadian capitalism in the neoliberal era.more...

COLOMBIA: Coal Mining, Corporations and Human Rights

Jeffery R. Webber reviews, The People Behind the Coal: Mining, Multinationals and Human Rights, edited by Aviva Chomsky, Garry Leech and Steve Striffler.more...

The Legacy of 1968

"A storm swept the world in 1968. It started in Vietnam, then blew across Asia, crossing the sea and the mountains to Europe and beyond," writes Tariq Ali in an article on 1968 and after. more...

CANADA: Ontario Tells Mining Companies "Open for Business"

In incidents in Northern and Southern Ontario, the provincial government is signaling its support to mining capitalists by cracking down on indigenous protests. more...

BOLIVIA: Tensions Mount

Igor Ojeda looks at the situation as the new constitution and land reform will be put to referendum votes and the right-wing opposition pushes for the rich eastern region to separate from Bolivia. more...

AFGHANISTAN: Why Canada Should Get Out

Michael Skinner, a member of the Afghanistan Canada Research Group who traveled to Afghanistan in 2007, reports on how Afghans see the foreign military presence and argues for Canadian withdrawal. more...

KOSOVO: A Socialist Perspective

From Greece, a look at the complex situation in Kosovo in the wake of so-called "independence." more...

CANADA: The Credit Crisis

Marxist economist Fletcher Baragar looks at the first six months of the credit crisis in Canada. more...

COLOMBIA: Cornered President Raises the Stakes

Forrest Hylton examines the implications of the Colombian incursion into Ecuador's territory to shoot and kill 17 guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, including FARC spokesperson Raúl Reyes.more...

LATIN AMERICA: "We Won, But We Lost"

An interview with Raquel Gutiérrez about Latin American governments, social movements and what the "Left" means.more...

VENEZUELA: The Referendum Defeat and the New Party

An interview with journalist Gonzalo Gómez and union leader Stalin Perez Borges. more...

Is it Really That Shocking?

A review of Naomi Klein's "The Shock Doctrine" argues that despite its strengths its "historical myopia and theoretical weaknesses are frustrating." more...

US Trotskyism and Labour Activism

Kim Moody, a founder of "Labor Notes," looks at what can be learned from US Trotskyism in the 1930s and 1940s about "the building of class consciousness and organization."more...

BALKANS: Neoliberalism and Protectorate States

An interview with Tariq Ali conducted by Global Balkans in the fall of 2007 that sets the context for recent developments. more...

CANADA/IRAQ: Canadian Complicity

"It may come as a surprise to most Canadians­, including many peace activists in this country, that Canada is even involved in the Iraq war." Richard Sanders examines Canada's role.more...

AFGHANISTAN: Canada and "The War That Can Bring Neither Peace Nor Freedom"

A two-part article by Roger Annis looks at the Manley report and the Canadian mission. John Pilger and Seamus Milne expose the reality of the situation in Afghanistan.more...

US: Does the US Need a Civilizing Mayan Invasion?

As Spain's National Court hears testimony about US-backed terror in Guatemala in the 1980s, Allan Nairn asks is "the difference between the two big US parties on mass murder -- embarrassment versus pride?" more...

CANADA: Remembering a Victory

Judy Rebick looks at the movement that led to the 1988 striking down of the abortion law, which she calls "probably the best example of the relationship between social struggles and legal decisions."more...

PALESTINE: Power to the People!

Israeli activist Jeff Halper celebrates the actions by people in Gaza that have broken the "siege imposed on them by an Arab government in collaboration with Israel." more...

USA: The 2008 Elections

Two US socialists offer a view of the contest between corporate politicians. more...

CANADA: Ontario Injured Workers Make Modest Gains

Recent small gains "show the need for and the value of sustained activism and relentless struggle for justice," argues Bruce Allen.more...

WORLD ECONOMY: Devastating Crisis Unfolds

Robert Brenner argues that, "The current crisis could well turn out to be the most devastating since the Great Depression."more...

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: After Bali

Ian Angus argues that "the Bali meetings were a failure in any meaningful sense" and makes the case for a People’s Agenda on Climate Change. more...

CANADA: “Cultural” Crimes and Denials

An anti-racist feminist look at the murder of Toronto teenager Aqsa Pervez and responses to it. more...

PALESTINE: Interview with Bashir Abu-Manneh

Stephen Shalom interviews Bashir Abu-Manneh about Israel, the Palestinian struggle, the Israeli and Palestinian lefts and more. more...

GUATEMALA: Anatomy of a Misleading News Article

Grahame Russell dissects a recent "Globe and Mail" article.more...

IRAQ: Is the Surge Working?

"The White House, leading Democrats, and the media are all trumpeting the recent decrease in violent attacks in Iraq as a sign that Bush’s surge has worked." Ashley Smith explains why they're wrong.more...

BOLIVIA: A New Crossroads

Articles by Benjamin Dangl and Jeffery R. Webber on recent developments in Bolivia.more...

PAKISTAN: Analysis of the Situation

Links to several articles on the current situation in Pakistan and on Benazir Bhutto.more...

CANADA: On and After the Magna Vote

CAW activist Bruce Allen looks at the CAW's deal with Magna and what it could mean for the future of unionism in Canada.more...

SOUTH AFRICA: Zuma Wins ANC Leadership

Brian Ashley and Patrick Bond look at what is likely to change in South Africa after Zuma's defeat of Mbeki in the contest for ANC party leader.more...

VENEZUELA: The Referendum and the Revolutionary Process

A statement by Venezuelan socialists issued immediately after the referendum of Dec. 2.more...

Global Climate Crisis

An interview with British writer George Monbiot about the Bali conference: "an awful lot of discussion aimed at assuaging public opinion, but very little aimed at actually dealing with the problem." more...

AFGHANISTAN: RAWA Statement

A new statement from the Afghan women's group condemns US policy and calls for the withdrawal of foreign troops. more...

CANADA: Inaction on Climate Change

The sorry Canadian record: greenhouse gas emissions massively over the Kyoto target and rising.more...

CANADA: Action Prevents Deportation

On Dec. 10th, Vancouver demonstrators prevented the deportation of Laibar Singh. more...

VENEZUELA: The Referendum Defeat

"The democratic rights won since 1999 remain very much alive, the political discussion intense. But a question arises immediately: Why did Chavez lose?" ask Francois Sabado and Sebastien Ville. more...

MIDDLE EAST: An Interview with Gilbert Achcar

Gilbert Achcar discusses the the state of US imperialism in the Middle East, and developments in Iraq and Lebanon, among many other issues in this wide-ranging interview.more...

BOLIVIA: Morales vs Oligarchy

Evo Morales's government is pressing ahead with its plans to adopt a new constitution in December.more...

QUEBEC: "Reasonable Accommodation": A Feminist Response

Some Quebec feminists give nine reasons to question the Commission on "Reasonable Accommodation."more...

VENEZUELA: Tensions Rising

As the Dec. 2 referendum approaches, the corporate media lays the ground for a coup against Chavez, argues Guillermo Almeyra, and Sujatha Fernandes looks at the political debate in Venezuela today.more...

FRANCE: Strikes End, but the Resistance Continues

An overview of the situation in France after the end of the transport strikes. more...

BOLIVIA: Right-Wing Offensive

A brief update from Jean Friedman-Rudovsky and Luis A. Gómez.more...

AFGHANISTAN: Notes on the Current Situation

Hamayon Rastgar writes about the occupation, prospects of negotiations with the Taliban and the Environics poll. more...

FRANCE: Update on Resistance

An overview of the situation in France written on Nov. 21.more...

FRANCE: Towards an Explosion of Struggle?

"A wave of strikes and protests is blossoming in France," writes John Mullen, and "the stakes are high."more...

2007: Year of Climate Catastrophe

"There have always been floods and forest fires. But the intensity and widespread nature of these events is vivid evidence of the impact of climate change" and "the poor pay the price," writes Phil Hearse. more...

PAKISTAN: Interview from the Underground

An interview with Farooq Tariq of Labour Party Pakistan, currently in hiding. more...

BOLIVIA: Revolutionary Horizons

Jeffery R. Webber caught up with New York University historian Sinclair Thomson on September 7, 2007 in Montreal to discuss indigenous and popular politics in Bolivia and the character of the Evo Morales government. more...

PAKISTAN: A Left Voice

An interview with Farooq Tariq of Labour Party Pakistan. more...

AFGHANISTAN: The West in Afghanistan

Hamayon Rastgar looks at the situation in Afghanistan after six years of US-led occupation.more...

CANADA: Organizing for Migrant Justice and Self-Determination

A conversation with Mostafah Henaway, Nandita Sharma, Jaggi Singh, Harsha Walia, and Rafeef Ziadah. more...

PAKISTAN: A Coup Within a Coup

Tariq Ali writes on the declaration of martial law. more...

The October Revolution -- Ninety Years After

A look back by David Mandel, Quebecois socialist and historian of the Russian Revolution. more...

CANADA: Palestinian-Canadian Statement

The declaration produced by the Oct. 27-28 meeting held as a step towards launching an organization representing the Palestinian community in Canada. more...

USA: Collision of Capitalism and Nature

Mike Davis talks about the underlying social, political and environmental issues ignored in the media coverage of the California wildfires.more...

Ecosocialists Organizing

A meeting in Paris on Oct. 7-8 launched the Ecosocialist International Network. more...

COLOMBIA: Foreign Firms Cash in on Generous Mining Code

Chris Arsenault examines Colombia's neoliberal mining code, and the role of the Canadian government and mining companies in Colombia.more...

CANADA/AFGHANISTAN: Why the Troops Should Leave

Two articles on the case for Canadian withdrawal from Afghanistan. more...

USA: White Noise, NFL Color Lines

Dave Zirin on racism and the NFL.more...

PAKISTAN: Suicidal Attacks will Solve Nothing

Farooq Tariq, General Secretary of the Labour Party in Pakistan, urges Benazir to change her strategy of cooperation with the military regime.more...

CANADA: CAW Deal with Magna

Former and current CAW officials criticize the deal in an Oct. 20 article. Socialist analysis of the deal and the evolution of the CAW. more...

BOLIVIA: Anniversary of the October 2003 Gas War

The Federation of Factory Workers of Cochabamba released this statement in memory of those killed during the 2003 Gas War. They pledge to continue to struggle for the authentic nationalization of the hydrocarbons industry.more...

UKRAINE: The Voice of the New Left

A statement from the New Left movement, a coalition united by anti-capitalism, anti-fascism, and anti-Stalinism, on the recent elections in Ukraine.more...

VENEZUELA: Debating Chavez and Socialism

An exchange about important developments in the world today and about socialist strategy. more...

PALESTINE: Israel's Colonial Siege

Bashir Abu-Manneh argues that "Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza has developed into a colonial siege," examines the role of "the Palestinian national secular elite" and looks at Palestinian resistance in the absence of "a comprehensive liberation strategy." more...

CANADA: US Peace Activists Denied Entry

Border authorities have denied two US anti-war figures entry into Canada.more...

LATIN AMERICA: Women and the "Pink Tide"

"Women are in the public spotlight and active as never before with the ascent of moderate to leftist leaders across the region," writes Sujatha Fernandes. more...

Multimedia Audio/Video

US: Veterans Speak Out

US veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan testify about the occupations as part of the Winter Soldier project. more...

VIDEO: Lou Dobbs Confronted

Immigrant workers and allies confront racist right-wing populist Lou Dobbs of CNN. more...

VIDEO: Not In Our Name (The Pledge of Resistance)

Spoken word poet Saul Williams. more...

DOCUMENTARY: Che Guevera

BBC's Mark Steel shares a comical lecture on the history behind the legend of rebel leader Che Guevara. more...

MUSIC VIDEO: Out of Control

Chemical Brothers video that comments on corporate attempts to commodify struggle and the use of rebellion to market products. more...

VIDEO: Who Really Owns You?

George Carlin spoken word on who owns you. more...

DOCUMENTARY: Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land

A striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East, zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. more...

VIDEO: Blackwater Shadow Army

The Nation's Jeremy Scahill describes the rise of Blackwater USA, the world's most powerful mercenary army. more...

Isaac Deutscher: Audio of Mike Davis on Deutscher's Significance

Mike Davis discusses the legacy of Isaac Deutscher.more...

VIDEO: Police Provocateurs Exposed

Video footage of police provocateurs being exposed in Montebello. more...

VIDEO: Resist the Security and Prosperity Partnership Agreement.

Resist the Security and Prosperity Partnership Agreement. Continental Day of Action August 20th. more...

MUSIC VIDEO: War Pigs Iraq

Black Sabbath's anti-war song "War Pigs" set to Iraq war footage. more...

MUSIC VIDEOS: The Coup

Streaming music videos from political hip-hop artists the Coup.more...

DOCUMENTARY: Dispatches: Iraq the Women's Story

A compelling account of a life inside Iraq that is rarely seen on news bulletins: stories of ordinary women whose struggle to survive has only worsened since the war.more...

VIDEO: Police Attack May Day Immigration Reform Demo in LA

Police attack May Day immigrant rights demo in California. more...

VIDEO: Middle East - War, Imperialism and Ecology

Gilbert Achcar: Imperialism and resistance in the Middle East / the left and the Middle East, Phil Hearse: US imperialism today, Les Levidow: Why do the imperialists support the Israeli state?, Chadi Khalil: Lebanese Communist Party, and Eva Jasiewicz: the struggle for Iraq's oil. more...

DOCUMENTARY: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

A documentary about the April 2002 failed coup attempt which briefly deposed Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. Two independent filmmakers were present when he was forcibly removed from office and 48 later when he returned to power. more...

VIDEO: Planet of the Arabs

A trailer-esque montage of Hollywood's vilification and dehumanization of Arabs and Muslims.more...

VIDEO and MP3: A Really Inconvenient Truth, The Left After Kyoto

Joel Kovel on Eco-Socialism. MP3 file and streaming video.more...

MUSIC VIDEO: Born Here

Palestinian hip-hop video in Arabic/Hebrew with english subtitles. more...

MP3: Overcoming Zionism

MP3 of booklaunch of Joel Kovel's "Overcoming Zionism". Kovel makes the argument for a single secular democratic state in Israel/Palestine. more...

MUSIC VIDEO: Faithless - Bombs

This music video, Bombs by the band Faithless, was banned from MTV due to its anti-war theme. more...

ANIMATION: Global Politics in 30 Seconds

A short and humorous look at US imperialism. more...

DOCUMENTARY: Breaking the Silence

John Pilger 2003 documentary on the "Truth and Lies of the War on Terror". more...

ANIMATION: Manifestoon

The Communist Manifesto illustrated by classic cartoons. more...