Over the past few weeks communities in N. Ireland have been hit by rioting instigated by a minority of hardline loyalists who have been protesting restrictions on the flying of…
Top: Demonstrators heading up Wellington Street, Ottawa – January 11 2013 Center: Grand Council Chief Madahbee and others / Bottom: Manitoulin group The January 11th meeting in Ottawa between Harper…
Top: Bill McKibben and Naomi Klein during nationwide ‘Do the Math’ tour Welcome to 2013 – “year zero” in the battle over climate change. After the environmental disasters that marked…
Stephen Harper stayed on the sidelines as Idle No More swept Canada from coast-to-coast-to-coast. He has now agreed to meet with a delegation of First Nation chiefs, including Theresa Spence,…
The Idle No More movement is growing worldwide. The turn-out at rallies, protests and flash mob events south of the border has been impressive. A recent Idle No More event…
At its 53rd National Conference, South Africa’s ruling ANC affirmed support for the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel. It is now part of official ANC…
Idle No More is first and foremost a grassroots movement – a movement that has risen up to confront the unjust dealings of the Harper government with indigenous peoples. The…
Top: Alberta horseback protest / Center: Attiwapiskat Chief Theresa Spence First Nations has taken a stand against the Harper government’s omnibus budget bill C-45 in protests from coast-to-coast – part…
On Thursday WikiLeaks founder and editor-in-chief Julian Assange delivered a Christmas address from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy. He said “… despite the extra-judicial banking blockade, which circles WikiLeaks…
The US has an estimated 310 million guns (2009 figure) in circulation and second amendment rights that codify the right to bear arms. Gun ownership is part of the American…
Recently The Guardian’s Seumus Milne did an interview with Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of France’s Left Front. At the beginning of the interview Mélenchon made a point of saying that the…
The takeover of Canadian energy firms by foreign state-owned companies got the Ottawa green light even though polling indicates a large majority of Canadians oppose the move. China’s CNOOC has…
At COP 18 Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman speaks with Victor Menotti, executive director of IFG Activists at the Doha COP 18 climate conference point to the US as the biggest…
According to recent reports from the UN Climate Conference in Doha the activities of youth delegates, the press and civil society representatives have been significantly curtailed. A Common Dreams article…
Bottom: Palestinians in Ramallah protest Harper's remarks about the Palestinian UN bid This week the UN resolution A/67/L28 granting Palestine non-member observer state status passed in resounding style - 138…
Julian Assange' new book Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet is now available in paperback and e-book. The term "cypherpunks" refers to activists who make use of coded…
