Month: January 2010
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Canadian Mining and Popular Resistance in Honduras
Carlos Danilo Amador interviewed by Todd Gordon and Jeffery R. Webber JRW/TG: We’re here in Tegucigalpa, Honduras (January 26). Can you give us your name and position in your organization? CDA: … Keep reading »
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The London Conference on Afghanistan: Rebranding an Unpopular War
Lawrence Cannon, Canada’s foreign minister, is on his way to London for a major international conference on the future of Afghanistan, January 28. Hilary Clinton and other high level representatives … Keep reading »
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Turkey: The Working Class (Literally) Takes the Stage
After at least a decade and a half of stagnation, the working-class movement of Turkey is making a great stride forward, thanks to the militant action of the workers of … Keep reading »
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Lessons Learned: Assessing the 2009 City of Toronto Strike
When word came that the 39-day strike by CUPE Locals 79 and 416 had come to an end, the immediate question on most members’ minds was “Did we win?” The … Keep reading »
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Relief Efforts in the Shadow of Past ‘Help’
Moving from crimes-as-charity to actual support for Haiti Over the course of the past decade, Canada’s leading officials and most prestigious commentators have learned how to approach Haiti in the spirit … Keep reading »
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Our Role in Haiti’s Plight
Any large city in the world would have suffered extensive damage from an earthquake on the scale of the one that ravaged Haiti’s capital city on Tuesday afternoon, but it’s … Keep reading »
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Vancouver Winter Olympics: A Festival of Corporate Greed
On February 12, the corporate sporting behemoth known as the 21st Winter Olympic Games will open to great fanfare in Vancouver. In a time of economic hardship and government cuts … Keep reading »
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The Dexter NDP: Old Wine, New Bottle?
“I’ve waited all my life to see a socialist government in Nova Scotia. I’m still waiting.” — Voter email read on CBC Newsworld on election night.[1] On June 9, 2009 … Keep reading »