Sep 30, 2014
From Canada to Hong Kong, solidarity with the 'umbrella revolution'
Ellie Ng
As pro-democracy demonstrations continue, so does police violence. Canadian activists are protesting in solidarity. Ellie Ng reports from Hong Kong.
China
Sep 30, 2014
Hong Kong's biggest protests in decades challenge China on political freedom
Hong Kong is facing its biggest political unrest in decades as tens of thousands of protesters defy a police crackdown to demand greater freedom from China. This is the report from democracynow.org
May 31, 2014
40,000 shoe workers strike in China
Asia Pacific Currents
Labour news from the Asia Pacific region, and an interview about the strike of 40,000 workers at the Yue Yuen shoe factory in Dongguan, China.
25 years after Tiananmen Ask President Xi Jinping to implement China’s constitution
3 Minute Action
Speak out on the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
Apr 22, 2014
Calling on Canada to protect fair elections in Hong Kong
Ellie Ng
Pro-democracy leaders from Hong Kong ask Canadian politicians to help safeguard elections and democratic freedom in Hong Kong.
Jan 29, 2014
Leading scholars, artists oppose new military base in Okinawa
Redeye
Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Oliver Stone and over a hundred others have signed a statement of support for local residents in their decision to refuse a new military base in Okinawa.
Nov 27, 2013
Leaks confirm fears about Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement
Redeye
In mid-November, Wikileaks released the secret draft text for the Intellectual Property Rights Chapter of the TPP. Stuart Trew talks about what this leak tells us about the agreement as a whole.
Nov 22, 2013
The Staple Theory at 50: Staples, China and the global revitalization of industrial policy
Daniel Poon
Can China be more than a market for Canadian staple resources -- and more than a source of upward pressure behind the global prices of those staples?
Nov 14, 2013
Repeat after me: Justin Trudeau is making rookie mistakes … have you got that?
David J. Climenhaga
Thanks to being habitually underestimated, Justin Trudeau, pixie dust and all, could very well end up being our prime minister.
Oct 19, 2013
Chinese strike leader detained more than 100 days
Asia Pacific Currents
Labour news from the Asia Pacific region and interview about the detention of labour activist Wu Guijun in China.
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