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1 March 2013, by Sergio Yahni
Israeli Measures Following UN Recognition of Palestine
The objective of Israel is not to resolve the Middle East conflict but to keep the flames of the conflict at a manageable level. Israel has already declared and proven with acts that it is not (…) -
1 February 2013, by Houda Chergui
A New Vision for Agriculture?
With the Eurozone still plagued by its crisis and the US in the midst of its fiscal challenge, it was not surprising that the world’s economy was the primary item discussed on this year’s Davos (…) -
1 February 2013, by Brittany McGillivray
Rising Opposition to The Northern Gateway Pipeline in British Columbia
Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline is facing growing opposition as Canadians protest the project that seeks to pump roughly 525,000 barrels of petroleum from Alberta to British (…) -
1 February 2013, by Bradley Castelli
Idle No More: A Global Grassroots Movement
Last November, a group of Saskatchewan women comprised of Jessica Gordon, Sheelah McLean, Sylvia McAdams and Nina Wilsonfeld came together to discuss their concerns relative to the Harper (…) -
1 February 2013, by Emilie Katavic
To Arm or Not to Arm: A Commentary on Gun Control
After the tragic December 14 shooting in Connecticut at Sandy Hook Elementary school, many pro gun control supporters spoke out saying: "enough is enough". This had been the second deadliest (…) -
1 February 2013, by Harriet Sherwood
Israel Must Withdraw All Settlers Or Face ICC, Says UN Report
Israel must withdraw all settlers from the West Bank or potentially face a case at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for serious violations of international law, says a report by a United (…) -
1 February 2013, by Geneviève Beaudet ,
Pierre Beaudet
The High Stakes of Native Resistance
The blossoming of the Idle No More movement signals the return of native resistance to the political and social landscape of Canada and Quebec. With its origins in Saskatchewan in October 2012, (…) -
1 February 2013, by Michael Sabelli
Turkey’s Internal Issues Reflect Their Aggressive Posture with Syria: Capturing the Minds of Their People and the Respect of a Volatile Region
Turkey is one of the few complicated states in the word that is difficult to classify and force into a neat cultural and political grouping. Its land is the setting of Biblical stories, the (…) -
1 February 2013, by Michael Leon Guerrero
Peoples’ Social Forum
Background The process for a Peoples’ Social Forum was launched at a general assembly convened in Ottawa, Ontario on January 26 and 27, 2013. It was an inspired and dynamic gathering. (…) -
1 January 2013, by Feroz MEHDI
Reading Zinn in Times of Insanity
The Palestine Authority submitted a proposal to the United Nations General Assembly demanding a non-member observer status. There were 139 countries that voted in favour except Canada and a couple (…) -
1 January 2013, by Pablo Solon
Strike Four in Climate Change
World Social Forum 2013: A “Climate Space” to rethink analysis and strategies. In baseball, when you have 3 strikes, you are out. In the climate change negotiations we already have 4 strikes. (…) -
1 January 2013, by Joy Moore
World Social Forum Free Palestine
The first World Social Forum Free Palestine was held in Porto Alegre, Brazil from the 27th November – 1st December and brought together popular social movements from around the world to (…) -
1 January 2013, by Noam Chomsky
What The American Media Won’t Tell You About Israel
The savage punishment of Gaza traces back to decades ago. An old man in Gaza held a placard that read: "You take my water, burn my olive trees, destroy my house, take my job, steal my land, (…) -
1 January 2013, by Michael Moore
Celebrating The Prince Of Peace In The Land Of Guns
After watching the deranged, delusional National Rifle Association press conference on Friday, it was clear that the Mayan prophecy had come true. Except the only world that was ending was the (…) -
1 January 2013, by George Monbiot
“Bug Splats”
Some dead children are mourned; others are dehumanised. “Mere words cannot match the depths of your sorrow, nor can they heal your wounded hearts … These tragedies must end. And to end them, (…) -
1 January 2013, by Charlotte Silver
Israel Gets a Kick(back) Out of Conflict
Israel’s image as "an isolated, besieged country" is good for its weapons and homeland security exports. 2012 did not turn out to be Israel’s finest year, diplomatically: from being called out (…) -
1 January 2013, by Sankar Ray
When Ravi Shankar Was Comrade Robuda
When Pandit Ravi Shankar and his disciple, Beatles guitarist George Harrison, performed at the 1971 ‘Concert for Bangladesh’ at Madison Square Garden in New York, I asked the Communist theorist of (…)