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Realitopia (September 2010)
Wordsmithing an Eternal Conflict
Thursday 2 September 2010
by Michael Ryan Wiseman
"... It speaks to the very heart of the dilemma amongst us utopians— how do you move a pile of excrement without getting any on you? At the very least, you are bound to smell of it..." continue
Ecosocialism as Holistic Earth Care (September 2010)
Redefining our role as Environmental Agents
Thursday 2 September 2010
by Cy Gonick
Legendary lefty Cy Gonick speaks to ecosocialism founder Joel Kovel about creating global resistance movements; ecosocialist activism that moves beyond pressing for direct caps on polluters; and his take on the Dark Mountain Project, the UN biodiversity report and the implications of Deepwater (...) continue
The Sunrise of the Damned (September 2010)
The road to liberation remains long…
Thursday 2 September 2010
by Mireille Fanon-Mendès France
Franz Fanon only got to see the first fires that were the false dawn of African independence. Sickness took him before the hope forged through liberation struggles dissolved into the neocolonial night, itself only marginally less intolerable than the darkness of imperial (...) continue
Kashmir Burning (September 2010)
New Delhi watches silently as the Valley slowly but steadily slips into anarchy
Thursday 2 September 2010
by Tapan Bose
From the ramparts of the Red Fort, celebrating the 64th anniversary of India’s Independence, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, offered to hold dialogue with the agitating youth of Kashmir if they “abjured violence”. Since June 11, the youth of Kashmir have been agitating for Azaadi (freedom, (...) continue
In the Shadow of Sandino (September 2010)
Always seeking the light
Thursday 2 September 2010
by Michael Bramadat-Willcock
“The election looms in the coming days; it is an amazing scene of lies and manipulations. If Ortega wins there may be a civil war here. It is quite tense,” my father warned me before my last visit to Nicaragua in 2006. continue
Mosque Hysteria (September 2010)
Ginned Up to Bolster Support for the Disastrous Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq?
Thursday 2 September 2010
by Phyllis Bennis
At its core, the controversy surrounding the proposed Islamic community center in downtown Manhattan is not about religion. It’s about war. continue
Alternatives Days (September 2010)
Activism goes camping
Thursday 2 September 2010
by Marine Begault
Sitting on one of the packed yellow school buses on the way to the Journées Des Alternatives, my expectations were dim. After all, I was spending my first weekend in Canada at a no-frills summer camp… with strangers. However the experience proved to be not only fun, but also a great introduction (...) continue
ART THREAT !!! (September 2010)
Thursday 2 September 2010
by Ezra Winton
A Conversation with Return to El Salvador director Jamie Moffett; Video installation infiltrates 6000 NYC taxis; Artist Profile: Nicholas Hlobo continue
The Essence of Islam (September 2010)
Thursday 2 September 2010
by Yasser Shoukry
Islam, like other religions, is a religion that began as a message to ensure better material and spiritual conditions for human beings. Movements of political Islam however, refer to the interpretation of Islam by a particular group of Muslims. The same applies to the political Christian and (...) continue
Towards a free Palestine! (September 2010)
Fight the power, turn the tide! End Israeli apartheid!
Thursday 2 September 2010
by Claire Hurtig
Join us at the historic Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Conference in Montreal this October! continue
