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Oil spill in Burrard inlet shows folly of continued reliance on fossil fuels

A ship on its way to pick up grain spilled 2,700 litres of fuel into Burrard Inlet. This is the...more

April 15 was a global day of action, with strikes and protests to raise the minimum wage

In three separate actions today workers in Toronto rallied for $15 and fairness, which launched the campaign across Ontario as...more

Ethan Hawke's drone pilot character shifts from cynicism to opposition

While American Sniper glorifies the Iraq War, Good Kill exposes the brutality of drone warfare from Afghanistan to Yemen. Writer/Director...more

In the 1940s Canada scapegoated the Japanese community, now it is the Muslim community

Following Japan’s December 7, 1941 attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, racism and paranoia toward the...more

Like the People's Climate March last September, Act on Climate mobilized the 99% for climate justice

Today tens of thousands joined the Act on Climate march in Quebec city, territory of the Huron-Wendat, demanding climate justice...more

'didn't see nobody getting born,just a lot of people dying'

Interview I did years ago with 'Rosie' Rowbottham who fought and was wounded at Vimy Ridge. "Birth of Nation?" said...more

With a more explosive beginnning, broader goals but also more fragmentation, there's widespread debate about the strike

We are now witnessing the third strike by Quebec university and college students within 10 years. This is not a...more

The US/Ethiopian war on Somalia provided a recruitment tool for Al Shabaab

The killing of 148 students at Kenya’s Garissa University College by Somali Islamist insurgents Al Shabaab marks the latest episode...more

Anti-racists are challenging Islamophobia and the far right movements it breeds

The racist, anti-Islam “Reclaim Australia” rallies managed to attract a few hundred people each on Easter Saturday—but they are a...more

Through blockades and solidarity the Heiltsuk defended their territory

On April 2, the Heiltsuk First Nation, located on BC’s central west coast, scored a huge victory over the federal...more