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1 March, by
Exhausting Means of Resolution in Syria
Many were relieved when Western powers relented in their haste to intervene militarily in Syria back in September 2013. It was a chemical attack just outside of Damascus that served as the (...) -
1 March, by
Ukraine: Out of the Frying Pan
The very fact that Ukrainian protesters can oust their leader and plunge their country into political uncertainty testifies to the diminished influence of the major international players trying (...) -
1 March, by
The New Constitution: The Text and the Old Biases
After a delay of fifteen months and intense controversies between Islamists on the one hand, and other liberal groups and civil society associations on the other, over several issues such as, the (...) -
1 March, by
How Science is Telling us All to Revolt
In December 2012, a pink-haired complex systems researcher named Brad Werner made his way through the throng of 24,000 earth and space scientists at the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical (...) -
1 March, by
Remembering Stéphane Hessel
Stephane Hessel, died a year ago today. I wrote this about him at the time, won’t change a word today. Mon cher Stéphane, Wherever you are, I know you are well and at peace. I am also sure of (...) -
1 March, by
Totalising History, Silencing Dissent
The agreement by Penguin Books India to destroy all existing copies of Wendy Doniger’s book represents the destruction of the very fabric of Indian culture The agreement by Penguin Books India, a (...) -
1 February, by
Three years after the Tunisian Revolution
14 January 2014 marked three years after ousting Ben Aly and his family and announcing the breakdown of the despotic regime under the pressure of an unprecedented insurrection that burst out in (...) -
1 February, by
A Time to Live, A Time to Die
I can’t remember my first Pete Seeger concert. But I do vividly recall that in my mid-20s I became a Pete Seeger groupie. I probably went to one of Pete’s concerts every month. He was (...) -
1 February, by
Why the Boycott Movement Scares Israel
If Secretary of State John Kerry’s attempts to revive talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority fail because of Israel’s continuing construction of illegal settlements, the Israeli (...) -
1 February, by
Scarlett Johansson is Right – The Face of Sodastream Doesn’t Fit With Oxfam
Thanks to the star’s involvement with the Israeli company, illegal settlement activity is under increased scrutiny Global charities seek global ambassadors to help them raise the profile of their (...) -
1 February, by
Why we need the Peoples’ Social Forum
Building toward the Peoples’ Social Forum There are many important ongoing political struggles that demand our attention and action in Canada. In some cases, the resistance is even dynamic and (...) -
1 February, by
Israeli Leaders Worried About BDS Successes
"We are pleased to announce that the planned June 2014 "International Oral History Conference" being organized by Hebrew University of Jerusalem has been rendered a double blow with the (...) -
1 February, by
India: The Anarchy of Simple Living
For the first time in decades political pundits in India’s capital New Delhi are being compelled to take note of local politics in the city state as opposed to pontificating on the state of (...) -
1 January, by
NELSON MANDELA – FROZEN ICON
Much has been written, and is still counting, about the iconic figure of Nelson Mandela. He has been portrayed as the quintessential symbol of a new non racist Africa, having endured the (...) -
1 January, by
People’s Social Forum in 2014 and the World Social Forum in 2016
While expressing support for the idea of eventually holding a World Social Forum (WSF) in Montreal, the board of Alternatives nonetheless spoke out against the project to hold one in 2015. This (...)
