Photo by Jonathan Hayward For nearly two weeks, beginning August 1, the skies over Vancouver were filled with the smoke of forest fires burning in central and northern British Columbia. The smoke from those fires and others farther afield has waxed and waned over much of North America since July.
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Canadian Dimension: Wars and displaced persons camps, in Ukraine and in Haiti
Separatist commander Arseny Pavlov • Photo by Andrew Butko While in Moscow three weeks ago, following a media tour to Donetsk, eastern Ukraine in which I participated, I had the pleasure of meeting Jon Hellevig, a regular writer at Russia Insider. Jon was in Donetsk a few weeks before our
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Toronto Symphony cancels performances by Ukrainian-born pianist for anti-war views
Photo by elPadawan The following statement was released on Facebook on April 6 by the renowned Ukrainian-born classical pianist Valentina Lisitsa. It is in response to the decision of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra to cancel two performances by her with the symphony planned for April 8 and 9 of Rachmaninoff’s
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: A comment on Ukraine
Photo by Yevgen Nasadyuk James Petras distinguishes himself by rejecting the wrong-headed theories on the political left that the driving force of events in Ukraine is a ‘Russian aggression’ or a struggle by ‘two imperialisms’ for control of the country. He calls it as it is–we’re seeing a continuation of
Continue readingCanadian Dimension | Articles: Defeat of Ukraine Army Brings Cease-Fire, but Underlying Political Conflicts Unresolved
A ceasefire in the war in eastern Ukraine was announced in Minsk, Belarus on Sept. 5. Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko made a simultaneous announcement in Wales where he was a special guest at the summit meeting of the NATO military alliance. A 12-point agreement was signed in Minsk by representatives
Continue readingCanadian Dimension | Articles: Russia and the war in eastern Ukraine
This piece was originally published on A Socialist in Canada. The following article was written in the days before I departed Moscow on July 17, 2014 following a two week visit to Crimea and Moscow. Moscow, Russia, July 17, 2014–Bombardments of cities and towns in eastern Ukraine by the Ukraine
Continue readingCanadian Dimension | Articles: Popular rebellion deepens in eastern and southern Ukraine as NATO and the Kiev step up attacks
This piece was originally published in Truthout. A political crisis over the future of Ukraine has exploded in the past two months. It’s being driven by the longstanding efforts of the big imperialist countries to assert economic and military domination over the republics of the former Soviet Union and to
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