Am Johal

Am Johal is an independent Vancouver writer whose work has appeared in Seven Oaks Magazine, ZNet, Georgia Straight, Electronic Intifada, Arena Magazine, Inter Press Service, Worldpress.org, rabble.ca and many others. He has an MA in International Economic Relations from the Institute for Social and European Studies.

Book Review

Apr 1, 2021

Astra Taylor's book gives field notes for an emerging progressive politics

Am Johal

"Remake the World" reads like a greatest hits package exposing the baked-in structural injustices that perpetuate political harm and give it its particularly hard-edged American form.

Blog

Aug 17, 2016

The political strongman is back in fashion

Am Johal

With the rise of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin's popularity, Authoritarian Surveillance Democracy, where rights can be suspended at any time for any reason, is on the rise too.

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May 13, 2014

On Bud Osborn: A poet never dies

Am Johal

Am Johal remembers poet and activist Bud Osborn whose contributions to Vancouver's DTES community and Canadian poetry landscape remain forever important.

Blog

Dec 26, 2012

Justice at stake: Chief Theresa Spence passes Day 15 of hunger strike

Am Johal

Chief Theresa Spence's hunger strike has inspired a new generation of activists. This movement isn't going away. The Harper government's downfall will be remembered as one of its own making.

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Jul 18, 2012

A Healthy Society: An interview with Ryan Meili

Am Johal

Ryan Meili is a family doctor in the West Side Community Clinic in Saskatoon. He recently published his first book 'A Healthy Society: how a focus on health can revive Canadian democracy.'

Blog

Jul 7, 2012

Q and A with Miloon Kothari, former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing

Am Johal

Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, Miloon Kothari, is back in Vancouver and will be reflecting on how governments have failed to act on his recommendations.

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May 3, 2012