Category: Culture/Media
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Stella and Michel – A Revolutionary Love Story
My mother-in-law was a big reader and bought most of her books second-hand at the local Salvation Army for $.25 to $1.00 each. Over the decades she amassed a huge … Keep reading »
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The 2026 World Cup: Inclusivity, Peace, Unity, and Other FIFA Myths
According to the International Association Football Federation (FIFA), the 2026 World Cup is all about inclusivity, peace, and unity. Like many things associated with FIFA, however, those promises become considerably … Keep reading »
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Rethinking Free Speech
The following is an excerpt from Peter Ives’ book Rethinking Free Speech, Fernwood Publishing, 2024. Also check out this video interview with Peter Ives. The analogy that free speech acts … Keep reading »
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Free Speech and Its Enemies
“We are just so shocked,” a German friend residing in Switzerland wrote the other day. “These cases affect us very much, as they will have consequences for us all.” What … Keep reading »
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CBC Blurs Out Fascist Link
Graham Platner’s problem is that he lives just a tad too far south. If the Democratic Senate candidate from Maine wanted to make all the hubbub about his Nazi tattoo … Keep reading »
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No Fair Play Under Occupation: FIFA’s Neutrality Amidst Israel’s Genocide in Palestine
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup approaches, the world’s largest sporting event is set to unfold against the backdrop of Israel’s ongoing mass atrocities in Gaza and a growing global … Keep reading »
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Put the Social Back in Socialism /w Raquel Varela
Raquel Varela is a social and labour historian, researcher and Professor at New University of Lisbon. This is a short video-clip. The full length video is here.
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Rethinking Free Speech – North American Dilemmas /w Peter Ives: Practices and Struggles in the US and Canada
Peter Ives is professor of political science at the University of Winnipeg. He is the author of Rethinking Free Speech (Fernwood, 2024). We need to rethink free speech to better … Watch video »
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CBC and Its Normalization of Genocide
Dear Brodie Fenlon and CBC journalists, We have been told that Israel has killed more than 15,000 children in Gaza. But that figure does not square with reality. Jonathan Cook … Keep reading »
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Analyzing the Israel Effect in Canada
If truth and justice are the most potent weapons in the arsenal of the oppressed … — Norman Finkelstein What is the life of a Palestinian worth? Is it worth … Keep reading »
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In Step With Other Dignified Feet
“In Step With Other Dignified Feet” was composed in September, 2022. I wrote the music and first verse, which is performed in a singer-songwriter style. The rest of the song, … Watch video »
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What’s “hate speech” Got To Do With It? Moral Panic and the Media’s Politics of Distraction
I woke up on Monday morning, April 22, 2024, to a CBC storm. A blast of CBC rhetoric shot through the airwaves repeatedly over that day like ice pellets pummelling … Keep reading »