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Data Center Resistance: Stopping the Corporate AI Offensive
Major tech companies – OpenAI (GPT), Google (Gemini), Anthropic (Claude), Meta (Llama), and xAI (Grok) – are spending heavily to boost the computing power of their respective large language artificial … Keep reading »
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Complex Challenges Require Radical Responses: Confronting Trump’s Tariffs
Robert Chernomas and Fred Wilson, in their SP Bullet of October 24th, “Beyond the ‘Elbows Up’ Response to the Tariff War,” call for a “national industrial policy” strategy to respond … Keep reading »
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Macron, Merz, and Starmer: The rearguard of liberal democracy
Large parts of the world are ruled by autocrats. Vladimir Putin is the worst of them all, Xi Jinping is not much better, and even America, the bastion of freedom, … Keep reading »
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Canadian Auto Isn’t in ‘Crisis’, It’s in Danger of Extinction
Canadian autoworkers have faced many crises over the years, but the present threat is distinct. Lana Payne, President of Unifor, has warned that “If we don’t push back hard against … Keep reading »
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Final Statement of the Gaza Tribunal Jury of Conscience
We, the undersigned members of the Jury of Conscience, hereby deliver this Statement of Findings and Moral Judgment at the final session of the Gaza Tribunal. The Jury, guided by … Keep reading »
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Trump’s ‘Peace’ in the Middle East, A Retrocolonialism Built on Sand
After two years, the guns are silent, at least for the most part. Long-suffering Palestinians are heading back to their hometowns and villages in Gaza, and the remaining Israeli hostages … Keep reading »
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Political Sovereignty and Elbows Up: How is it going so far?
How lucky were the Liberals when the last federal election season began? Very. Twin perceived threats came to their assistance. Like all parties in trouble, they dumped their leader, Justin … Keep reading »
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Catherine Connolly Wins: An historic victory for the Irish left
Catherine Connolly’s resounding victory in the Irish presidential election is a watershed moment. It is the first time that the left has won a majority of votes in a national … Keep reading »
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Harvesting Olives Under the Occupation: A Day in the West Bank
It is the olive harvest season. Palestinian communities are preparing for it, as they have for generations. This is not only economically vital, but also a practice rooted in their … Keep reading »
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The WSIB “Surplus”: A Political Slush Fund
The corporate lobby is misleading the public when it suggests that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) of Ontario is over-funded and that the money should be “returned” to … Keep reading »
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A World Transformed 2025: Britain’s Left-Wing and Experiments in Democracy
The biggest left-wing event in Great Britain – The World Transformed – was held regularly under the patronage of the Labour Party from 2016 onward. Since the party under the … Keep reading »
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The Sharm el-Sheikh Farce: Trump’s Gaza “Peace Plan”
Right after two years of massacre, genocide, and destruction of Gaza’s cities, villages, farmlands, industries, and infrastructure by Israel – in retaliation for Hamas’s strategically misguided and costly attack on … Keep reading »