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Podcast

Oct 11, 2016

Fred Peabody on speaking truth to power, unplugging and pressure from below

face2face

Peabody and I talk about his new film "All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception and the Spirit of I.F. Stone," speaking truth to power, unplugging from the mainstream and good journalism.

Podcast

Jan 16, 2016

Site C: Flooding farmland to benefit the fossil fuel industry

Redeye

The B.C. government says it needs to build a massive dam on the Peace River to generate hydro power for the province's future. Ben Parfitt says Site C is all about the plan to liquify natural gas.

Columnists

Jul 15, 2015

Robots at the summer movies

Wayne MacPhail

This summer at the movies, it's those in charge against those who need to be charged.

Podcast

Oct 22, 2014

Provincial and federal governments approve Site C dam project

Redeye

The Site C dam would flood 83 kilometres of the Peace River, putting wildlife habitat, agricultural land and First Nations heritage site under hundreds of metres of water.

Columnists

May 29, 2013

The decline of the West?

Thomas Ponniah

In today's article, I outline the constraints that Regis Debray believes undermine the long-run prospects for Western hegemony.

Columnists

May 22, 2013

The resilience of the West?

Thomas Ponniah

We have perpetually heard various proclamations about the inevitable collapse of Western domination since the end of World War I. Will they continue to be disproven? If so, why?

Columnists

Apr 10, 2013

Modern self-mastery

Thomas Ponniah

What does it mean to be modern? In terms of the individual, the adjective "modern" denotes a psyche that takes its orientation from an ethic of self-control.

Blog

Jun 25, 2012

Responding to Minister Coleman about BC Hydro

Marc Lee

Well, my paper with John Calvert on BC Hydro certainly touched a nerve with the B.C. government. In a long piece for the Vancouver Sun, Energy and Mines Minister Rich Coleman lashes back.

Podcast

Jan 28, 2012

Needs No Introduction: Prof. Saskia Sassen on globalization

Needs No Introduction

Columbia University professor Saskia Sassen talks about new barriers between citizen government and private entities.

Columnists

Sep 9, 2011

Richard III, 9/11 and the relentless drive for political power

Rick Salutin

Last Sunday in Stratford I saw Seana McKenna play Shakespeare's Richard III in a stunning version of that amazing play. It was also deeply relevant to us politically.

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