11. Will public grocery stores work?

Faced with rising grocery costs, the idea of public grocery stores is gaining traction. First raised by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the idea also became a centerpiece of newly elected NDP leader Avi Lewis’ program - and the Toronto City Council has also voted in favour of a plan to create public grocery stores. But will this work?This week on the Class Line, Joel is joined by Marco La Grotta to discuss what Communists think of publicly run grocery stores. Related articles:Public grocery stores: Will they work?Avi Lewis vs. telecom giants: The spectre of nationalizationThe Venezuelan Revolution: A Marxist PerspectiveJoin the Revolutionary Communist PartySubscribe to Communist Revolution, the newspaper of the Revolutionary Communist Party