Category: War/Peace
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No to War. For a Transnational Politics of Peace
In these weeks we saw the escalation of tensions between world powers under the astonished eyes of those who are struggling to recover their lives from two years of pandemic. … Keep reading »
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LeftEast: Against Putin’s Imperial War Against Ukraine
The members of LeftEast collective are aghast at the violent military aggression that has escalated into war in Ukraine. It threatens to cast our region into bloodshed of a scale … Keep reading »
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Order Prevails in Berlin
Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919) was murdered in Berlin on January 15, 1919, along with her comrade Karl Liebknecht (1871–1919), by the emerging German fascist militia known as the Freikorps. This article … Keep reading »
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Conversion of the Arms Industry: Time to Cut the Pentagon Budget
Limitless military spending doesn’t help workers like me. Green, union jobs do. Keep reading »
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Canada and Militarism: The Case Against the Poppy
Progressives shouldn’t buy or wear red poppies. Remembrance Day promotes martial patriotism, and the militaristic, imperialistic Royal Canadian Legion owns the copyright to the red poppy. Red poppies commemorate Canadians … Keep reading »
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Afghanistan: Our Struggle for Freedom Continues
The only way to save Afghanistan is solidarity of the progressive, democratic and secular forces. Keep reading »
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What Does India Get Out of Being Part of ‘The Quad’?
Australia has joined the US and UK games to contain China, leaving India unclear in the Quad and isolated in Asia. India is gradually losing strategic autonomy. Keep reading »
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The Dangerous Turn in the Arms Race in the Pacific
On 16 September 2021, the Prime Minister of Australia, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the President of the United States of America, announced an enhanced trilateral security … Keep reading »
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In the Wake of the Pandemic: The Rebirth of Climate Mobilizations
One-hundred-thousand students strike. Fifteen-to-twenty thousand demonstrate in Quebec. More than 110,000 students in Quebec went on strike September 24, according to the Coalition étudiante pour un virage environnemental et social (CEVES … Keep reading »
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Twenty Years of the Afghanistan Occupation Ends: A New Phase of Struggle Begins
In 2007, I travelled throughout Afghanistan with an Afghan-Canadian research partner, and we asked more than one hundred Afghans: What do you think about the international intervention in Afghanistan? It … Keep reading »
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Nuclear Arms Race in the Asia-Pacific Region: Denuclearize as Solidarity with the People of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
I am honored to bring heartfelt greetings of solidarity to the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and to the participants of this World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, from … Keep reading »
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The 2021 World Conference Against Atomic & Hydrogen Bombs
The 2021 World Conference against Atomic & Hydrogen Bombs, taking place (August 2) shortly after the historic achievement of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of … Keep reading »