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October 23, 2019 
Lebanon Rising
It is estimated that over the weekend about a million people took to the streets in Lebanon in an anti-government, anti-austerity uprising . In a…
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October 22, 2019
Post election briefing: Liberal minority means opening for movements
“Blessed are those who expect nothing, for they shall never be disappointed”. When it comes to the NDP and elections, Alexander Pope’s ninth beatitude really…
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October 17, 2019
Kanehsatake: Hunger Strike to Stop Colonial Land Fraud
On 11 October 2019, as many Canadians made plans for thanksgiving feasts, a Kanien’kéha:ka (Mohawk) member of the Kanehsatà:ke community in what is today known…
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October 14, 2019
Election briefing #4: NDP surge, Tory cuts and foreign policy MIA
As the federal election heads into its last week the poll numbers which had been static all campaign have finally started to move. The NDP…
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October 11, 2019
Economic warnings
“The economy is the BEST IT HAS EVER BEEN! Even much of the Fake News is giving me credit for that!” With this tweet, Donald…
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October 7, 2019
Election briefing #3: Reconciliation and reality
For the last four years, Justin Trudeau has presented himself as someone who stands for reconciliation and respect for Indigenous communities. But the record of…
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October 3, 2019
The legacy of Oka in an era of supposed reconciliation
Tensions are rising between the Kanien’kéha:ka (Mohawk) of Kanehsatà:ke and the Québec municipality of Oka. During the last Oka conflict in summer of 1990, the federal government…
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September 30, 2019
Election briefing #2: Climate Justice
The global climate strike was historic. Taking place one week after the September 20 climate strike, the turnout across Canada and Quebec far-exceeded expectations: Halifax…
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September 10, 2019
Greens are not the answer
The Green Party has long tried to position itself as an alternative to the NDP to those who want to prioritize environmental issues, but for…
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September 10, 2019
Federal election primer
After many months of an unofficial federal election campaign the writ has finally dropped. As we enter the official election period what can we expect…
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August 30, 2019
The socialist case against the carbon tax
Carbon taxes gloss over the systemic issues at the heart of the climate crisis, while also providing a major opening for the rightwing to seize on legitimate working class grievances and turn them towards hate.
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August 14, 2019
The Arab Spring Lives on in Algeria: an interview with Hamza Hamouchene
Algeria is in the throes of a revolutionary moment. But having overthrown dictator Abdelaziz Bouteflika last spring, the movement must now find a way to…