Nothing to do, nowhere to go, nothing to say: How the broad climate movement has failed usBy James Jordan, published in Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal, Jan 13, 2016 (and related, recommended reading further below) James Jordan is National Co-Coordinator of the Alliance for Global Justice in the United States. It …
Justin Trudeau’s bombing carries on Canada’s 25-year war against IraqBy Matthew Behrens, published in Rabble.ca, Jan 20, 2016 (and related, recommended readings further below) For the past quarter century, the Iraqi people have served as a convenient geopolitical punching bag, used to justify unfounded …
World’s climate threatened by greed and militarism, official Canada remains part of the problem, not solutionBy Roger Annis, Jan 18, 2016 The world climate change summit meeting in Paris in December 2015 was an historic recognition that the world is facing a ecological emergency. But corporate Canada still has its …
Toronto Star columnist: Why Canadians need not fret over the low loonieBy Thomas Walkom, columnist, Toronto Star, Jan 17, 2016 The oil price collapse gives Canada an opportunity to rethink its dependence on raw materials The country is in a tizzy about the falling Canadian dollar. …
Canada’s largest newspaper opens 2016 with an uninformed and biased salvo against RussiaBy Roger Annis, January 15, 2016 After a hiatus from the Ukraine and Russia file for much of 2015, the editor of Canada’s largest daily newspaper has opened the year 2016 with sharp words for …
Canada’s record of accepting refugees, from Chile and Vietnam in the past to Syria todayBy Roger Annis, January 6, 2016 The story of Vietnamese ‘boat people’ fleeing Vietnam following the end of the disastrous U.S. war in that country in 1975 is an enduring one in Canada’s political discourse. …
The blood on Canada’s hands in Saudi ArabiaThe following is a news compilation by New Cold War.org on Jan 3, 2016. The New Cold War.org website is carrying extensive news and analysis of world reaction to the executions of 47 people conducted …
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) …
