Liberal government in Canada breaks promise of pension improvementsBy Roger Annis, January 2, 2016 One week ago, Toronto Star columnist Thomas Walkom wrote a hard-hitting column about the new Liberal government in Ottawa shelving its promise to improve the Canada Pension Plan. His …
Robert Fisk: You won’t hear it, but news from Afghanistan is badBy Robert Fisk, The Independent, Dec 28, 2015 Introductory note by Roger Annis: Canada is making plans to increase its participation in the U.S.-led military intervention in northern Iraq and Syria. This is the opposite …
Disastrous flooding in England and Scotland as December is warmest and wettest month on recordBy Roger Annis, A Socialist In Canada, Dec 30, 2015 (updated) Britain has been hit with record rainfall and flooding during the month of December, particularly in northern England and southern Scotland. This is not …
Interview with Claudio Katz on the new political situation in Latin America‘Venezuela defines the future of the progressive cycle’ An interview with Claudio Katz Translated to English by Richard Fidler and published on his blog, Life On The Left, Dec 26, 2015 under the title: A …
Right-wing impeachment drive against Brazil’s president beaten back, for nowA new path opens for Brazil’s government after Supreme Court cancels impeachment process By Pedro Marin, published in Global Independent Analytics, Monday, Dec 21, 2015 (and more readings on the situation in Brazil further below) …
Pro-Kurdish party delegation from Turkey begins official visit to MoscowBy Roger Annis, A Socialist In Canada, Tuesday, Dec 22, 2015 (updated) A delegation of the left-wing and pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) of Turkey has arrived in Moscow for a five-day visit. The purpose …
Difficult road one year after after U.S. and Cuba established diplomatic relations‘This year we have not made progress on those issues essential for Cuba to have normal relations with the U.S.’ Statement by the President of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, Army General …
Left wing gains in Dec 20 legislative election in SpainPublished on New Cold War.org, Dec 21, 2015 The right-wing governing party in the Spanish legislature suffered steep losses in the national election on December 20, losing its legislative majority. Partido Popular (PP) took the …
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 …
