Clement Nocos

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I am proud to announce that the People's Republic of Plakata have gone back-to-back for the championship.

Cover page of a report titled 'NEXT LEFT Country Case Studies – Canada' by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS). The background is red, with a large white silhouette map of Canada in the center. The FEPS logo and full name appear at the bottom right.

NEW PUBLICATION: One Hundred Years of Progressive Influence: Social Democracy in Canada

@clementnocos.bsky.social and David McGrane examine Canada's last century of social democratic movements and parties.

Full report from @feps-europe.eu : broadbentinstitute.ca/research/next-left-canada/

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My Chemical Romance Toronto show merch today is very NDP circa 2004-2012 coded.

Just wanted to share the names of my latest MLB fantasy waiver wire pickup and dropoff.

Went to Mexico and felt kinda embarrassed that Canada couldn't go on stage and name one progressive thing we've done lately that isn't facing retrenchment or backsliding.

New op-ed: What Canadians Can Learn from Progressives Across the Americas by @clementnocos.bsky.social

"Their struggles are ongoing and incomplete, but their transformative visions and substantial wins can leave Canadians thinking: why not us too?"

🔗 ➡️ perspectivesjournal.ca/2025congress-cdmx/

I'm so excited to announce that as of last week, I've joined the power-packed team at @pressprogress.ca as their health reporter.

It's a topic that touches everyone's lives, and a healthy healthcare system is often a litmus test for a healthy community.

In this new role, I'd like to... (1/n)

Mark Carney won on a promise of strong but fair Canada. This is how he is betraying that vision The Carney government is repeating the mistakes of Paul Martin and Stephen Harper.

I have a new piece out for the Toronto Star today on how the Carney Liberals ran on public investment and nation-building and have swung immediately to the right. Among other things, Canada may soon experience the most sweeping austerity program it's seen in decades. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Thank you to 2025 Panamerican Congress hosts 🇲🇽 Partido Morena & @claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social for a wonderful closing to this event. The 🇨🇦 Canadian delegation is thrilled to have connected with progressive legislators from across the Americas on issues of sovereignty, democracy & equality.

When he reached the Israeli prison, U.S. human rights defender Chris Smalls was physically assaulted by seven uniformed individuals. They choked him and kicked him in the legs, leaving visible signs of violence on his neck and back.

When his lawyer met with him, Chris was surrounded by six members of Israel’s special police unit. This level of force was not used against other abducted activists.

The Freedom Flotilla Coalitions condemn this violence against Chris and demand accountability for the assault and discriminatory treatment he faced.

At the Israeli prison, US human rights defender Chris Smalls was physically assaulted by seven uniformed individuals. They choked him and kicked him in the legs.
We condemn this violence against Chris and demand accountability for the assault and discriminatory treatment he faced. #BreakTheSiege

Update on treatment of Handala detainees:

“Christian Smalls reported severe physical violence by Israeli forces. Several female activists described similar abuse and deplorable detention conditions.”

Carney's Cuts with Angella MacEwen | Perspectives Journal Angella MacEwen explains what is at stake with Carney’s chosen course of “cuts, cuts, and more cuts.”

While Mark Carney says it’s time to cut back the public service, @cupescfp.bsky.social senior economist @angella.bsky.social explains how workers will pay the price in a new era of austerity.

Listen here: perspectivesjournal.ca/carneys-cuts/

A New Kind of Corner Store | Perspectives Journal A grocery model that puts affordability and access ahead of margins could nourish something we’re starved for: a little more stability, and a little more imagination.

What if Canada could make groceries more affordable for underserved communities and support Canadian farmers / food workers all while taking power back from Galen Weston and the price-fixing grocery barons?

@vassb.bsky.social says public grocery stores could be a good idea in Canada too:

"Left politics emerged out of people's struggles for a better life." – @graceblakeley.substack.com

Watch the full lecture at youtube.com/broadbentinstitute

Canadian export agency hit by £350mn loss on loans to Thames Water Agency said the losses, more than half of what it lent, were ‘part of the reality of doing business’

not really news today, but still crazy that Canada's idea of export promotion is to lend to Canadian public pension fund to 'invest' in - read privatise - a British public good that's now so badly run it discharged 300,000 hours of raw sewage into our rivers last year

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NEW PAPER

Oil, shipping, tariffs: We are back in a world of cost shocks.

Our AI/LLM analysis of 138,962 corporate earnings calls shows how economy-wide cost shocks let large firms raise prices & increase profits—triggering sellers' inflation. 🧵

Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

YouTube video by Broadbent Institute Neoliberalism’s Failure and What the Left Must Do

WATCH: 2025 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecturer @graceblakeley.substack.com talks with Luke Savage to explain neoliberalism's failures and show how the left can win back the working class.

Full interview ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pjj...

New in Perspectives Journal: @nikoblock.bsky.social explains why Canada’s corporate tax system is too weak, too complex, and too generous — costing public revenue and deepening inequality.

It's time for a real debate on tax fairness.

Read more ⤵️
perspectivesjournal.ca/corporate-ta...

📊 NEW IMMIGRATION POLICY RESEARCH:

Many Canadians—especially unionized workers & younger people—support immigration, but they want policies based on fairness, rights & long-term planning.

More from @clementnocos.bsky.social at @p2pconnects.bsky.social ⤵️
broadbentinstitute.ca/shifting-bor...

Neoliberalism's Failure and What the Left Must Do | Perspectives Journal 2025 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecturer Grace Blakeley sits down with Luke Savage in for a conversation on the failures of neoliberal capitalism and what the left must do if it is to win the working-class.

New on Perspectives: Neoliberalism's Failure and What the Left Must Do

Luke Savage sat down with @graceblakeley.substack.com in a frank conversation on the failures of neoliberal capitalism and what the left must do to win back the working-class.

Listen here: perspectivesjournal.ca/neoliberalis...

Canada Post is broke, negotiations with the union have stalled, and now postal workers are refusing overtime work in an effort to push back against company proposals that would see the part-time workforce triple.

my latest for @pressprogress.ca 📬

Filipino Canadians do not want to be ‘resilient’ in the face of tragedy. We want justice and a path forward What is needed now isn't praise but meaningful change.

In today's @thestar.com, Director of Policy & Engagement @clementnocos.bsky.social calls for action after the tragedy at Vancouver’s Lapu-Lapu Day.

It’s time to invest in safety, support & justice for Canada's multicultural communities.

🔗 www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

🔴 Don’t miss @graceblakeley.substack.com LIVE this Tuesday, May 20 at 6 p.m. ET in Toronto!

Blakeley carries forward Ellen Meiksins Wood’s legacy of challenging corporate power + fighting for democracy from below.

Set a reminder and join the LIVESTREAM at youtube.com/broadbentinstitute

Filipino Canadians do not want to be ‘resilient’ in the face of tragedy. We want justice and a path forward After tragedy struck the Lapu-Lapu Day festival in Vancouver on April 26, the word “resilience” has come up again and again to describe the affected Filipino Canadian community across the

New from me in the Toronto Star:

"If governments across Canada are to win back the trust of one million Filipino Canadians, we want to see more than replications of the resilience story — we want to see tangible, meaningful actions and structural change."
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

The 2025 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture ft. @graceblakeley.substack.com is nearly sold out!

Just added: a Q&A with Luke Savage on economic democracy + working-class power.

🎟️ Grab your spot: broadbentinstitute.ca/events/2025-...

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