Category: War/Peace
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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 »
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Twenty Years of US Occupation Was Brutal in Afghanistan: And So Will Be the Exit
Alongside the relief of ending the longest war in modern American history, we need to acknowledge the horrors of what we are leaving behind in Afghanistan. Keep reading »
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Afghanistan’s Tragedy
Afghanistan has been in a state of chaos since at least the Taliban resurgence in 2006 and the entry of the Islamic State group (Daesh) more recently. Assaults have been … Keep reading »
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Pretending Not to See Brazen Lies: The Rule of Law and Nuclear Madness
The latest brazen lie is the “rule of law” upheld by US President Joe Biden at the G7 and NATO summits, especially lies about lawlessness surrounding nuclear weapons. During the … Keep reading »