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Aug 24, 2018  204 years after the White House burned down, D.C. is in flames yet againDavid J. Climenhaga On August 24, 1814, British soldiers set flame to Washington, an anniversary that went unnoticed in the U.S. capital yesterday as more recent events loomed large. |
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Aug 22, 2018  Conservatives defend racist heckler who tried to sandbag the PM … so how's that working out?David J. Climenhaga Most Canadians, whether they speak English or French at home, aren't going to get their pantaloons in a twist if the PM is a little sharp in either official language with a racist heckler. |
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Aug 20, 2018  Right-wing politicians march in lockstep, dismissing facts as conspiracyDavid J. Climenhaga The tendency on the right to try to criminalize dissent and dismiss fact as conspiracy, like forest fires in B.C. and California, is growing in intensity. |
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Aug 2, 2018  Rethinking the possible -- Going home to the U.S.Victoria Fenner To stay in Canada or go back home to the US is a question that Americans living in Canada sometimes ask themselves these politically volatile days. Here are one woman's reasons why she went back home. |
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Jun 29, 2018  A UCP candidate's abortion-restricting strategy for Canada is revealedDavid J. Climenhaga A foot in the door. This is how the fight to destroy women's reproductive rights began in the United States, and this is how the social conservative right intends to see it start in Canada too. |
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Jun 23, 2018  Canadian Taxpayers Federation a 'partner' of right-wing U.S.-based Atlas NetworkDavid J. Climenhaga The Atlas Network is said to have distributed about US$5 million to groups it supports worldwide in 2016. Among the group's partners are 12 Canadian entities. |
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Jun 12, 2018  The day we burned ole D.C. down -- or why I blame Stephen Harper for Canada's latest trade troubles!David J. Climenhaga You could probably credit Canada with putting White House the fire out. The destruction of Washington was a dud because of heavy rain, and our American cousins always blame bad weather on Canada. |
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Jun 7, 2018  Philadelphia Eagles have an important civics lesson for Donald TrumpPresident Donald Trump abruptly disinvited this year's Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles from the White House this week, irked that most of the players were declining to attend. |
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Jun 5, 2018  FBI continues to harass activists of colour, internal documents showRacism is unacceptable, anywhere, anytime. We must be especially intolerant of racism when it appears as official government policy, enshrined in secret documents in black and white. |
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May 17, 2018  Fifty years ago the Catonsville Nine ignited the anti-war movementThe Catonsville Nine action on May 17, 1968 prompted a wave of similar acts of anti-war, nonviolent civil disobedience. |
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May 5, 2018  Marking the third anniversary of Rachel Notley's unexpected NDP victoryDavid J. Climenhaga There's a big difference between sensing change is coming and seeing it take place before your eyes. So the events of the evening of May 5, 2015, shocked almost everyone. |
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May 3, 2018  Kanye West should visit the Montgomery Slavery Memorial -- and take Donald Trump with himKanye West, the legendary rap artist, provoked controversy this week when he said in an interview: "When you hear about slavery for 400 years. … That sounds like a choice." |
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Apr 30, 2018  Waiting for war to officially end on the Korean Peninsula? Don't hold your breathDavid J. Climenhaga An official conclusion to the Korean War would be another step toward a multipolar world, which the U.S. political and military establishments are both committed to avoiding. |
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Apr 2, 2018  Reflections on Easter Sunday, 2018: There really is a war against Christianity, being waged by ChristiansDavid J. Climenhaga If the Christian faith is all but done for, militant, fundamentalist Christians have no one to blame but themselves. |
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Mar 18, 2018  Has the U.S. remembered that politics is more than going to the polls?The U.S. has seen a return to marches, protest, chants and strikes -- necessary acts that are also fun, writes Rick Salutin. |
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Mar 14, 2018  New U.S. secretary of state Pompeo is bad for peace -- and CanadaKarl Nerenberg Rex Tillerson was Trumpian in his disdain for the foreign service and support of America First. But he was willing to listen to allies and diplomats. By contrast, his successor looks like a fanatic. |
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Mar 13, 2018  West Virginia labour actions inspire educators nationwideIn West Virginia, striking public school teachers and staff celebrated a victory last week, inspiring educators outside their state to take action for better pay and working conditions. |
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Mar 6, 2018  Survivors of Parkland shooting are leading the movement for gun controlStudents in Parkland, Florida are channelling their rage and sorrow over the killing of 17 of their classmates and teachers against the gun lobby and the politicians in their pocket. |
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Feb 2, 2018  Dreamers: stateless of the unionFor millions of immigrants and their family members around the U.S., the State of the Union was not just a political speech; their lives hang in the balance. |
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Jan 4, 2018  Remembering activist Erica Garner, who worked tirelessly against police brutalityErica Garner has died at the age of 27. The loss of this remarkable young African-American woman is incalculable. She was a tireless activist and a mother of two. |
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Dec 16, 2017  Alabama was a good reminder of what democratic politics looks likeIn the U.S., almost everything ends up in litigation because too many Americans lack faith in social or political forces, such as elections, government, unions, parties, social movements. |
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Dec 7, 2017  U.S. Senate committee considers limiting presidential authorization of nuclear attacksTrump, who seems to relish saber rattling and antagonizing opponents like the supreme leader of nuclear-armed North Korea, Kim Jong Un, may be pushing us to the brink of nuclear war. |
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Nov 14, 2017  Do newspaper endorsements matter in elections anymore?Scott Stager Piatkowski In an era in which circulation figures for most newspapers are falling faster than water over Niagara Falls, the answer isn't simple |
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Nov 10, 2017  Alberta NDP and UCP adopt opposite strategies on gay-straight alliancesDavid J. Climenhaga The results of Tuesday's elections in the not-entirely-dissimilar republic next door are suggestive of possibilities, if not certainties, here in Alberta. |
