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Assange rally in Catalonia, February 2020. Image: Assemblea Nacional Catalana/Flickr
Julian Assange case puts press freedom on trial in London
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | No U.S. president, of any party, should be allowed to threaten the free press. It is essential to the functioning of a democratic society.
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Conservative premiers Jason Kenney of Alberta and Scott Moe of Saskatchewan. Image: Wilson Centre
Jason Kenney names Gerald Butts and Barack Obama in latest conspiracy theory
David J. Climenhaga | Does anyone actually believe Jason Kenney's claim that Gerald Butts, then Justin Trudeau's principal secretary, secretly conspired with the White House in 2015?
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A U.S. Army soldier attached to 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment hands out informational flyers in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 4, 2008. Photo: U.S. Army/Spc. Kieran Cuddihy
Crimes of compassion, Iraq's long war and Canada's bloody hands
Matthew Behrens | It has been 38 years of almost non-stop warfare and repression, with thousands killed, billions wasted, and Dr. Rafil Dhafir still in jail for violating sanctions
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Protest after announced repeal of DACA. Image: Flickr/Harrie van Veen​
Trump's repeal of DACA triggers fear among communities affected by Harvey
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | As if Hurricane Harvey didn’t terrorize Texas enough, President Donald Trump has just unleashed a flood of fear in immigrant communities there and everywhere.
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Young Bob Dylan. Image: Flickr/Paul Townsend
Bob Dylan and Barack Obama's contested Nobel Prizes drew different receptions
Rick Salutin | Although literature found its way into Bob Dylan's songs, and gave him "a way of looking at life, an understanding of human nature, and a standard to measure things by," it doesn't make him an author.
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Middle America's anger has a new focus: Healthcare as a basic human right
Penney Kome | Republicans are experiencing a backlash of constituent anger over the proposed replacement for the Affordable Care Act.
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Jason Kenney (David Climenhaga photo)
The Trump-like hallmark of Jason Kenney's campaign: Its singular lack of ideas
David J. Climenhaga | We sat through this movie once before. Now we're watching the horrifying big-budget sequel next door.
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Photo: Gage Skidmore/flickr
A Tale of Two Traitors: Or, does President Donald Trump even get this betrayal thing?
David J. Climenhaga | It sure sounds as if President Trump has confused his own government, perhaps his own wonderful self, with the United States itself -- "l'etat, c'est moi!"
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Obama's expulsion of Russian 'spies' from the U.S. is deeply ironic
David J. Climenhaga | There are a lot of people you can blame for Donald Trump -- including the Democrats for running a candidate like Hillary Clinton. But the Russians?
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Au revoir, Obamas. The world will miss you
Gerry Caplan | It is impossible even today to imagine the United States without a race "problem." And then came President Barack Hussein Obama.
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Just say no to term limits! They're fundamentally undemocratic and that's why the right likes them
David J. Climenhaga | Would the perennial Canadian advocates of political term limits please shut up!
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Neil Fassina
Athabasca University Students' Union eyes legal action to block retroactive changes to nursing program
David J. Climenhaga | Neil Fassina started work in his new role as president of Athabasca University this week. He’s already got a controversy to deal with.