Derrick O'Keefe

Derrick O'Keefe is a writer and social justice activist in Vancouver, B.C. He served as rabble.ca's editor from 2012 to 2013 and from 2007 to 2009. Derrick is the author of the new Verso book, Michael Ignatieff: The Lesser Evil? and the co-writer of Afghan MP Malalai Joya's political memoir, A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice. Topics covered on this blog will include the war in Afghanistan and foreign policy, Canadian politics, media analysis, climate justice and ecology. You can follow him at http://twitter.com/derrickokeefe

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Mar 25, 2013

Forget 'panda diplomacy'; it's the Journey of Nishiyuu that deserves our full attention

Derrick O'Keefe

The Journey of Nishiyuu arrives in Ottawa today -- the completion of an epic journey of Indigenous youth that started in the community of Whapmagoostui on Hudson Bay in northern Quebec.

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Mar 19, 2013

10 years later: Harper was wrong on Iraq, so why are war resisters still being punished?

Derrick O'Keefe

On this sombre anniversary, it's worth remembering that, at the time, Stephen Harper lamented the fact that Canada wasn't a full participant in the U.S.-led war.

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Mar 17, 2013

The Toews and Harper Show: Virtual reality TV and right-wing fearmongering

Derrick O'Keefe

Even before this weekend's revelations about Toews' involvement, outrage and concern was widespread and mounting.

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Mar 12, 2013

B.C. Liberal government about to be toppled like a House of Cards

Derrick O'Keefe

For Christy Clark and the B.C. Liberals, it's all coming down like a house of cards. After 12 years in power, the governing party is about to fall.

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Mar 5, 2013

Hugo Chavez, undefeated

Derrick O'Keefe

The poor of Venezuela and of all Latin America are better off today in real and tangible ways because the people kept Hugo Chavez in power.

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Mar 4, 2013

Tom Flanagan can try to blame Idle No More, but he was hoisted on his own petard

Derrick O'Keefe

Flanagan has made a career of blaming Indigenous people for their predicament. Now he's found a way to blame them for his, as well.

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Feb 26, 2013

Only dictatorships jail poets: On Qatar, Al Jazeera and free speech

Derrick O'Keefe

Locking up a poet may end up freeing up a lot of truth. Here's hoping that the global effort to free al-Ajami brings much needed attention to the plight of others denied their rights in Qatar.

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Feb 15, 2013

F15: Assessing the legacy of the largest protest in world history

Derrick O'Keefe

Last weekend, I attended and spoke at an international conference in London assessing the legacy of the largest protest in human history -- February 15, 2003.

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Feb 6, 2013

Why those multi-million dollar B.C. government ads will fail to help Christy Clark stay in office

Derrick O'Keefe

With less than 100 days to go until the B.C. election, the governing Liberals are throwing millions of public dollars into a TV advertising blitz.

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Feb 1, 2013

Robert Fisk on Stephen Harper's foreign policy, the Arab Spring, and the wars in Syria, Mali and Afghanistan

Needs No Introduction

Derrick O'Keefe and Jahanzeb Hussain speak with journalist Robert Fisk about Canadian foreign policy under Stephen Harper, the Arab Spring, and the wars in Syria, Mali and Afghanistan.

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