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in his own words

Afghanistan: The crucible for reorienting Canadian foreign policy

Operation Apollo, Operation Athena, Operation Archer, Operation Accius, Operation Altair... since Canada first entered the war on Afghanistan in 2001 the list of extensions, renewals and "spin-offs" has gone on and on and on. Originally scheduled to end in 2003, Canada's involvement in this imperialist aggression threatens to continue until 2014 if Prime Minister Stephen Harper gets his way.

Afghanistan has been the central preoccupation of Canadian foreign policy over the past decade. It has also been a main focus of peace movement activity. Mobilizations against the war in Afghanistan have not been nearly as spectacular as those against the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The build up was slower, and it took more time to locate a basis of unity upon which to build mobilizations.

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in her own words

Altruism at the Oscars: Legitimizing racism, inequality and imperial design

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The unusually lengthy list of nominees for this year's Best Picture Oscar features a slew of do-gooder films about the suffering of others. Most are about people who are at a considerable cultural distance from the white, middle-class Americans that are the primary consumers of these films.

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Migrant Matters

Mapuche communities deserve liberation of their land and people

December 12, 2011
| I sat down with Jaroslava, who is with the Women's Coordinating Committee For a Free Wallmapu, to talk about the struggles against the termination of the Mapuche culture and people at home and abroad.

34:42 minutes (47.66 MB)
Progressive Voices

Michael Parenti: The Face of Imperialism

November 10, 2011
| On this week's episode of Progressive Voices, we speak with world-renowned author, political scientist and activist Dr. Michael Parenti.

26:01 minutes (23.83 MB)

Michael Parenti -- Imperialism Today and the 99% Solution

Nov 1 2011 - 9:00am
Nov 1 2011 - 9:00pm

Location

McLeod Auditorium, U of T
1 King's College Circle
Toronto, ON
Canada
Phone: 416-469-2481
43° 39' 40.7124" N, 79° 23' 38.922" W

Michael Parenti is coming to Toronto as part of a three-city tour of southern Ontario in early November.

Contact name: 
Miguel Figueroa
Contact email: 
Migrant Matters

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)
Columnists

Occupy Wall Street: The game of colonialism and the left

The "Occupy Wall Street" slogan has gone viral and international now. From the protests on the streets of Wall Street in the name of "ending capitalism" -- organizers, protesters, and activists have been encouraged to "occupy" different places that symbolize greed and power. There's just one problem: The United States is already being occupied. This is Indigenous land. And it's been occupied for quite some time now. I also need to mention that New York City is Haudenosaunee territory and home to many other First Nations. Waiting to see if that's been mentioned anywhere.

Nick Day

Harper goes to the UN: Canadian imperialism and Palestine

| September 23, 2011
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