October 2012

Articles

• 1 October 2012, by Editorial

  Politics of Extremes

  “In Any War Between the Civilized Man and the Savage, Support the Civilized Man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad," states one of the ten advertisements that recently appeared in the New York subway (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Raul Burbano, Roger Rashi

  Towards a Peoples’ Social Forum

  Building Social Movements as Instruments of Transformation Anger and discontent against the ruling Conservative government is on the rise all across Canada. Human rights groups, women’s (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Emilie Katavic

  Unsuccessful protest of the Indian people against the Kudankulam Atomic Power Project

  On September 15 2012, a cry was made from Tamil Nadu during an attention-grabbing protest in opposition to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant project (KNPP). An estimated 8,000 people crowded the (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Ronald Cameron

  The Student Movement Kicks Out The Liberal Government

  On September 4, 2012 the Parti Quebecoise (PQ) were elected to a minority government and Pauline Marois became the first woman to be Premier of Quebec. The election marks the first time since (...)
• 1 October 2012, by OPINION

  The Power of the Union: What the CTU Accomplished:

  The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) ended its standoff against the Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday, September 18 after a week-long strike that raised tensions in the city and nationwide. The (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Arij Riahi

  Crime and Punishment : Harper’s Punitive Approach

  Since the conservative party acquired the majority in the House of Commons, five different bills related to the criminal justice system were passed. By itself, the omnibus bill C-10 on « safe (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Wendy Papakostandini

  #gayguidelines

  A new campaign has emerged in Malaysia targeting predominately children displaying homosexual “symptoms.” The Teachers’ Foundation of Malaysia, along with the support of the nation’s Department of (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Stephen Zunes

  Embassy Protests and Middle East Unrest in Context

  It seems bizarre that right-wing pundits would be so desperate to use the recent anti-American protests in the Middle East, which usually number only a few hundred people, apart from peaceful (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Geneviève Lavoie-Mathieu

  Gastronomic Boom in Peru: Redefining Culture and Identity

  From September 9 to 16, the most important International Food Fair in Latin America was held in Lima, la Mistura. Over half a million people, nationals and tourists alike, attended the two-week (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Binayak Sen

  India: Sedition Law is Against Spirit of Democracy

  I was convicted of sedition (section 124 of the IPC) on December 24 (Christmas eve), 2009, and awarded life imprisonment by the additional sessions judge, Raipur. I had already spent two years in (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Michael Reford

  Islands of Conflict

  At first glance, there is a serene nature to the islands that make up the Okinawa prefecture. Picturesque surrounding ocean and rich flora and fauna make for a paradise-like setting. In reality, (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Arij Riahi

  Rebel Pages

  Rarely has a stop sign created so much of an effect. Dressed in her stern page uniform, Brigitte DePape walked to the middle of the floor of the Senate, stood there silently, and held a sign (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Ronald Cameron

  WSF 2013: A Meeting Between The Alter-Globalization Movement And The Arab Spring

  The meeting between the Prime Minister of Tunisia, a leader of the Islamist Party Ennahda, and a delegation from the International Council (IC) of the World Social Forum (WSF) has confirmed the (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Robert Fisk

  The Forgotten Massacre

  Thirty years after 1,700 Palestinians were killed at the Sabra and Chatila refugee camps, Robert Fisk revisits the killing fields The memories remain, of course. The man who lost his family in (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Anastasia Manannikova

  South Africa In Violence

  South Africa is a country where fifty-percent of the population lives below the poverty line, surviving on less than two dollars a day. It has been eighteen years since South Africa became a (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Michael D’Alimonte

  Iraq Has Become a Life-threatening Environment

  Iraq has become a life threatening environment for its gay population. A recent investigation conducted by the BBC has uncovered an initiative put forth by Iraqi militias and law enforcement (...)