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Who are the Last of the Kawahiva?

Details: Published on Monday, 12 October 2015 12:15; Written by editor

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Help Rick Mercer & VoteParty.ca get non-voters voting

Details: Published on Monday, 12 October 2015 12:00; Written by editor

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The Search for a Political Practice: Venezuela 2000-2015

Details: Published on Sunday, 11 October 2015 23:00; Written by editor

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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1171 .... October 12, 2015
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The Search for a Political Practice:
Venezuela 2000-2015

Chris Gilbert

It is common to understand the diverse "processes" in Latin America -- in the period marked initially by Zapatismo in the mid-1990s and later by the emergence of left or popular governments in Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador along with center-left governments in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina -- within the theoretical framework of a return or recuperation of the left following the fall of the East Bloc. This kind of formulation has a number of problems. On the one hand, it is too optimistic (since the left is still in retreat and the tide of the neoliberal counterrevolution has not been turned). On the other hand, it misses the specificity of the processes: the way in...

Linda McQuaig is Right: Keep the TarSands in the Ground!

Details: Published on Saturday, 10 October 2015 22:00; Written by editor

LeftStreamed — Recorded in Toronto, 29 September 2015

Linda McQuaig is Right:
Keep the TarSands in the Ground!

At the beginning of the federal election campaign, Toronto Centre NDP candidate and respected author Linda McQuaig stated a simple fact: “a lot of people recognize that a lot of the oil sands oil may need to stay in the ground if we're going to meet our climate change targets.” This sparked a corporate media backlash, accusing her of being ideologically-driven, anti-Alberta and anti-jobs.

The science is clear: if Canada continues to extract the tar sands, it will be game over for the climate. To avoid climate catastrophe we need to keep the vast majority of tar sands in the ground. In addition to their impact on the climate, the tar sands disproportionately affect Indigenous communities -...

A Law on Animal Cruelty

Details: Published on Saturday, 10 October 2015 11:45; Written by editor

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Our worst fears

Details: Published on Saturday, 10 October 2015 06:30; Written by editor

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[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - October 9, 2015

Details: Published on Friday, 09 October 2015 13:15; Written by editor

Council of Canadians ACTIVlist Update

This daily ACTIVlist e-mail is a compilation of blog posts, media releases and action alerts from the Council of Canadians. For more information about our campaigns, how to get involved, and how to become a member, go to www.canadians.org. Please forward this e-mail and encourage others to join our list! Thank you for your interest and support.

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Has your polling station moved?

Yesterday, the CBC reported that 436 voters in Calgary received voter information cards from Elections Canada directing them to the wrong polling station. And this isn’t an isolated incident.

Open letter to Opposition Party Leaders on Tar Sands Expansion Freeze