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31 Dec 2014 17 minute read

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What makes nonviolent movements explode?

Mark Engler and Paul Engler consider the strange alchemy of disruption and sacrifice.

22 Dec 2014 4 minute read

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Cosmopolis Toronto

Colin Boyd Shafer has been photographing Toronto’s multicultural life in a series dedicated to its worldwide...

18 Dec 2014 3 minute read

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Thaw at last – Cuba and the US get talking

This week’s announcement by Obama and Castro is momentous. But getting rid of the embargo is unlikely to be swift or easy,...

1 Dec 2014 2 minute read

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Mine shafted

Jess Worth on indigenous Canadians' fight against a mine.

21 Nov 2014 5 minute read

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The JFK assassination, Cuba policy and Operation Mongoose

As the anniversary of the president’s death comes round again, why has the crime of the century remained unsolved? asks...

19 Nov 2014 2 minute read

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The ‘Smelly Poo Index’ on banking fraud

Fed up with all the scandal, Ian Taplin has devised a unique way of rating the banking baddies.

10 Nov 2014 4 minute read

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The curious tale of the Frack Master and the activist

Jamie Kelsey-Fry catches a rare balanced debate on shale gas that marks the undoing of one of its greatest US...

30 Oct 2014 7 minute read

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Eight Facts About American Inequality

Pierce Nahigyan points out some hard facts on the country’s economy.

1 Oct 2014 3 minute read

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How to militarize your local police

Mark Engler voices alarm over the US police force's 'warrior mentality'.

16 Sep 2014 3 minute read

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Are we walking into a trap set by Islamic State?

Amnesia rules as the war to ‘ultimately destroy’ Islamic State begins. Vanessa Baird seeks alternatives.

1 Sep 2014 3 minute read

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Why is college so damned expensive?

As college tuition fees keep soaring, Mark Engler wonders what the future has in stake for him.

21 Aug 2014 4 minute read

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Michael Brown is not just another statistic

Ferguson protests are fuelled by anger at social and racial inequality, says Cristiana Moisescu.

18 Aug 2014 6 minute read

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The price of gold

Critic of the Canadian mining industry, Alain Deneault, talks to Richard Swift about the destructive nature...

1 Jul 2014 3 minute read

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Social change is written in the streets

Fifty years ago the Civil Rights Act was passed into law in the US. Movements not governments propel change, believes ...

30 Jun 2014 4 minute read

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Bring down the duke and bring up the collective

A dynamic group of cash-strapped US students have come up with a novel way to make ends meet, says George Lavender...

5 Jun 2014 5 minute read

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Spinning gold: the ‘happy’ story of Canadian mining

What world are Goldcorp’s shareholders living in, wonders Emilie Teresa Smith as she sits in on their AGM.

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