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John le Carré: Calling out the traitors

John le Carré, the former British spy turned spy novelist, has some grave words for Tony Blair. More than seven years after the invasion of Iraq, the former British prime minister, now out of office and touring the world pushing his political memoir, is encountering serious protests at his book signings.

"I can't understand that Blair has an afterlife at all. It seems to me that any politician who takes his country to war under false pretenses has committed the ultimate sin," he told me when I sat down with le Carré recently in London. "We've caused irreparable damage in the Middle East. I think we shall pay for it for a long time."

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Torture in Iraq continues

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Combat operations in Iraq are over, if you believe President Barack Obama's rhetoric. But torture in Iraq's prisons, first exposed during the Abu Ghraib scandal, is thriving.

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The postwar war in Iraq

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Eric Ruder explains what we should -- and shouldn't -- expect from the "end of combat operations" in Iraq proclaimed by the Obama administration.

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Canada blocks action on poverty at G20 Summit

SUNDAY 27 JUNE - REACTION TO G20 COMMUNIQUE

MEDIA RELEASE

CANADA BLOCKS ACTION ON POVERTY AT G20 SUMMIT

HOPES FOR PROGRESS AT SEOUL SUMMIT

G20 MUST NOT USE VIOLENCE AS EXCUSE TO IGNORE WORLD'S POOR

Toronto 27 June 2010 -

By delaying key actions until the Seoul Summit in November, the G20 has shown an unfortunate lack of political will to fight poverty and inequality, demonstrating the need for the group to open its doors to greater global participation.

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"The G20 is once again showing a lack of political will on key issues," says GCAP co-chair and Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo.

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Needs No Introduction
Needs No Introduction

Needs No Introduction: Prof. Saskia Sassen on globalization

January 28, 2012
| Columbia University professor Saskia Sassen talks about new barriers between citizen government and private entities.

61:50 minutes (84.92 MB)
People's Health Radio
People's Health Radio

Charity vs. Justice: Can the charity industry save us from capitalism?

December 22, 2011
| A discussion of charity vs. justice looking at both international 'philanthrocapitalism' and the charity industry in Canada.

57:52 minutes (52.98 MB)

Fair trade coffee

hands holding coffee beans over a cloth bag that says fair trade

This fantastic workshop created by Oxfam Canada and the Vancouver Fair Trade Coffee Network outlines everything a facilitator needs to know to put on an amazing workshop. The guide includes agendas for either one or two hour workshops. Add in multimedia clips to make the session come alive! The workshop covers:

Facilitator tips

Detailed agendas with discussion questions

Multiple handouts

Evaluation sheets

 

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How the economic crisis began with free trade

Even now, as we speak, 153 august trade ministers from the nations of the World Trade Organization are gathered in Geneva to chant the ancient spells for warding off economic disaster. Beware of beggar thy neighbour (Woooo). Firmly resist protectionism in all its forms (Woooo). Canada's own Ed Fast will join a lively "anti-protectionism" news conference.

This is the time-honoured response to crises: hoary phrases meant to inject wisdom gained from earlier crises. It's the economic equivalent of fighting the last war to avoid thinking about the one now raging. No, wait: it's more like droning a few clichés about the last war to avoid thinking about it too.

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Canada and the new protectionism

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Maude Barlow on trade agreement between Canada and EU

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Harper's Christmas Special: The myth of how fortress North America will boost Canadian exports to the U.S.

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It has been a commonplace for right-wing continentalists to insist that without binding agreements between Canada and the United States, Canadian exports will be shut out of the American market.
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Michael Parenti's 'The Face of Imperialism'

October 23, 2011
| Speaking with progressive scholar Michael Parenti, mainly talking about two of his recent books: 'The Face of Imperialism' and 'The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome'.

24:54 minutes (57 MB)

Conference: Higher education, globalization and social justice

Nov 3 2011 - 9:00am
Nov 4 2011 - 4:00pm

Location

Morris J. Wosk Centre
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, BC
Canada
49° 17' 4.0524" N, 123° 6' 45.594" W
See map: Google Maps

Higher education has become more international, even globalized. Countries
such as Canada have developed mass systems for higher education; these
systems now serve the majority of the population through a highly
diversified system of institutions. While the globalization of higher
education presents exciting opportunities, there are concerns. Chief among
these concerns is that globalization can result in neglect of the
traditional social justice function of many public and private institutions,
particularly if the reason for "going global" is primarily financial.

Contact name: 
Dr. Michelle Pidgeon
Contact email: 
michelle_pidgeon@sfu.ca
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Is capitalism terminally ill?

By Bruce Livesey
| June 16, 2011

On June 15 the Toronto Star broke news that the NDP was planning to drop the term "socialism" from its party's platform. This was a mere formality of what had been in existence for decades: the party hasn't been "socialist" in any shape or form for a very long time.

On the very same day, new data emerged from the Certified General Accountants Association reporting record levels of household debt for Canadians -- a total of $1.5 trillion, which means if the debt was spread evenly among all Canadians, a family of two would owe an estimated $176,461, including mortgage costs.

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People's Health Radio
People's Health Radio

Globalization and Health

May 18, 2011
| An exploration of the impacts of 'globalization' on people's health and community based responses, the case of the Philippines is highlighted.

60:25 minutes (55.31 MB)
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