by Anthony J. Hall, Professor of Globalization Studies University of Lethbridge From Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 to the witches brew of melting, spewing and exploding nuclear matter at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Number One, the history of humanity’s first…
Federal parties must respond to death threat against Canadian citizens by Israel’s Prime Minister
By Canadian Boat to Gaza As the Canadian federal election campaign enters week two, the government of Israel has launched a campaign to slander, disrupt, and possibly attack the upcoming Freedom Flotilla to Gaza, which will have many Canadians aboard…
The Euro-US war on Libya: Official lies and misconceptions of critics
By James Petras and Robin B. Abaya, Global Research, Mar. 30, 2011 Introduction Many critics of the ongoing Euro-US wars in the Middle East and, now, North Africa, have based their arguments on clichés and generalizations devoid of fact. The…
7th Generation Walk for Mother Earth
When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us. ( Arapaho proverb) 11 am – 1:30 pm CENTRAL PARK: Maude Barlow of the Council of Canadians and speakers, The Flaming Trolleys marching band, spoken…
Escalating F-35 fighter jet price tag + future defence plan costs = election issue
By Kimbal Cariou, rabble.ca, April 1, 2011 Last June, I wrote an article for the Georgia Straight in B.C. about the skyrocketing costs of purchasing new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets from U.S. munitions giant Lockheed Martin. At the time,…
Communities organizing from Calgary to Madison to Cairo: No shortcuts to changing the world!
Social service agencies, community development organizations, activists, some politicians and advocates for social justice are creating new ways to mobilize their communities. Walter Davis, Executive Director of the National Organizers Alliance in the US, is a long time social activist,…