Oct 17, 2018
Valve-turners challenge climate crimes with non-violent direct action
Climate activists in the U.S. and Canada are manually closing the emergency shut-off valves on oil pipelines in acts of non-violent civil disobedience.
Political Action
Oct 15, 2018
The internet helped defeat the MAI 20 years ago, does it still have that power?
Brent Patterson
An "electronic tidal wave" contributed to the defeat of the Multilateral Agreement on Investment in 1998, what lessons does that hold for us today?
Oct 11, 2018
Hurricane Michael is a sign of things to come if climate change denial continues
U.S. President Trump says the government is doing all it can for the victims of Hurricane Michael. By denying climate change, he is assuring many more storms and countless victims to come.
Oct 4, 2018
Digital activists are fighting to reclaim the web
Penney Kome
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee is set to unveil a new commercial-free platform. He's part of a growing movement to decentralize the web and break down online inequality.
Oct 4, 2018
U.S. Senator Jeff Flake's elevator confrontation shows the power of women
As U.S. President Donald Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court seemed to be reaching a controversial conclusion last week, a remarkable encounter took place on live TV.
Oct 4, 2018
Is cap and trade in Ontario worth fighting for?
Brent Patterson
The climate justice movement needs to fight for real solutions, not market-based schemes or modest taxes implemented by a federal government committed to spending billions on a pipeline.
Sep 19, 2018
Hey, Ford! Wellington county's water is not a commodity, it's a human right
Doreen Nicoll
Why is Ford meeting secretly with Xinyi Glass, a corporation seeking to extract over a million litres of water daily from Wellington county's already precarious aquifer despite opposition from locals?
Sep 19, 2018
Squatting trees to stop a coal mine
The occupation of numerous old growth trees in the Hambach Forest provides an inspiring example of grassroots resistance to the coal industry that we can apply to struggles in this country.
Sep 14, 2018
Is Dual Member Proportional an electoral system that could make every vote count?
Linda Leon
This as-yet untested system is one of three options British Columbians will be asked to consider in this fall’s referendum on electoral reform. Could it work in the Yukon?
Sep 13, 2018
A literary evening with Monia Mazigh and Barâa Arar
Needs No Introduction
The author of "Hope and Despair: My Struggle to Free My Husband, Maher Arar" shares the podium with her daughter, poet Barâa Arar.
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