Paris climate agreement is a failure, but political action can save the planetIntroduction by Roger Annis, Dec 15, 2015 On December 12, the foreign minister of France announced that an agreement had been reached in Paris at the 21st annual United Nations COP (‘Conference of the Parties’) …
Blockade of Crimea by Ukrainian extremists receives support from by ‘socialist’ grouping in U.S.By Roger Annis, Dec 13, 2015 A small socialist grouping in the United States, the ‘Socialist Workers Party’, has published an article in its weekly newspaper, The Militant, supporting the commercial-transport and electricity blockade of …
The NATO threat to Russia and Ukraine is undiminishedBy Roger Annis, Dec 11, 2015 The December 10 edition of The Current, CBC Radio One’s newsmagazine program in Canada, features a panel discussion of respected, liberal journalists discussing how mainstream media should report Donald Trump …
Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela suffers electoral setbackA Socialist In Canada, Dec 7, 2015 A national legislative election took place in Venezuela on December 6. The results were a defeat of the governing coalition led by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela …
New York Times propaganda article on Ukraine’s blockade of Crimea (updated)By Roger Annis, New Cold War.org, Dec 2, 2015 Western media has published yet another doom and gloom article on Crimea, repeating a worn theme that surely, by now, the people of Crimea must be …
Does Donald Trump candidacy signal a rise of fascism in the United States?By Roger Annis, New Cold War.org, Dec 3, 2015 Mainstream media in the United States and now in Canada are hosting discussion of whether the candidacy of Donald Trump for leadership of the U.S. Republican …
British Parliament debates joining U.S.-led bombing in Syria as protesters occupy the streetsUpdate: The British Parliament has voted by 397 to 223 to join the United States in bombing Syria. The vote came after 10 pm local time on Dec 2, 2015. Among Labour Party MPs, 153 …
Global warming, Canada’s unions and the new, climate change-denial government in OttawaBy Roger Annis, A Socialist In Canada, Nov 29, 2015 On November 10, newly-elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met in Ottawa with the leadership council of the Canadian Labour Congress, the federation of trade unions …
Ukraine threatens permanent economic blockade against CrimeaBy Roger Annis, New Cold War.org, Nov 27, 2015 (with update) Western news media and governments are keeping largely hush about an economic blockade by Ukraine against Crimea that is starting to appear permanent. TASS …
State of emergency in Crimea after right-wing extremists in Ukraine blow up electricity lines to the peninsulaBy Roger Annis, November 25, 2015 Late on November, 21, right-wing extremists in Ukraine severed the four electricity lines which transmit electricity from Ukraine to Crimea. The terrorist attacks, using explosives, cut domestic electricity service …
First Nations struggles in Canada as Liberal government assumes office in OttawaEssay by Pam Palmateer, published on her blog Indian Nationhood, Nov 19, 2015 Introduction by Roger Annis, Nov 24, 2015 Pam Palmateer is a leading First Nation writer, advocate and activist in Canada. She is …
Canada votes ‘no’ on UN resolution condemning racism and neo-Nazism. Again.By Roger Annis, A Socialist In Canada, Nov 21, 2015 On November 19, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly approved a resolution on measures against the glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices …
