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Nov 13, 2019

Balancing remembrance and memory in an age of anxiety

Abdul Nakua

All wars are fought twice, "the first time on the battlefield, and the second time in memory." What is often forgotten is the memory of those who were oppressed, exploited and unrecognized.

Blog

Nov 11, 2019

On Remembrance Day, honour the fallen by working for peace

Robert Hackett

When we commemorate the sacrifices of Canadians who have gone to battle over the years, let's honour not only the soldiers, but those who take risks to prevent war or to repair its damage.

Columnists

Oct 17, 2019

The biggest winner in Canada's election is the military

Matthew Behrens

No matter who takes the reins of Parliament next week, perhaps the biggest winner in Canada's 2019 federal election will be a conglomerate of military industries and the war department.

Blog

Aug 1, 2019

Can the climate justice movement ground the fighter jets celebrated at air shows?

Brent Patterson

A rebellion against our extinction and the winning of a Green New Deal means challenging the spectacle of burning jet fuel for entertainment.

Blog

Jul 4, 2019

Military parades! Bands! Tanks! Some thoughts on Independence Day and Trump

David J. Climenhaga

If today's military parade in Washington is a flop, presumably U.S. President Trump can just lie about the quality of the marching and the size of the crowd.

Columnists

Feb 22, 2019

It's taboo to talk about Canada's real corporate scandal

Matthew Behrens

While the SNC-Lavalin affair has made headlines, there's another corporate scandal that makes the financial figures in that case seem like pocket change. But no major political party will touch it.

Columnists

Dec 6, 2018

As world eulogizes George H.W. Bush, activists like Mother Jones would have us remember his victims

Amy Goodman

Denis Moynihan

As this week's national day of mourning concludes in the U.S. with the funeral of George H.W. Bush, the country's 41st president, labour activist Mother Jones' words are worth remembering.

Columnists

Nov 29, 2018

Canada's Saudi weapons sales a moral race to the bottom

Matthew Behrens

With each new reported Saudi atrocity, Canadian leaders dig in their heels and issue earnest statements about "troubling" revelations, and respect for human rights and the rule of law.

Columnists

Oct 18, 2018

Archbishop who resisted repression in El Salvador is canonized

Amy Goodman

Denis Moynihan

Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero spoke out against the U.S.-backed military violence that ravaged Central America in the 1980s. His assassination helped galvanize a global solidarity movement.

Podcast

Oct 11, 2018

Making the link between militarism and the global refugee crisis

rabble radio

Cesar Jaramillo, executive director of Project Ploughshares talks to David Kattenburg of the Green Planet Monitor about a harsh truth the warrior nations don't ever address.

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