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Capitalist agricuture is threatening the bees that polinate crops

Over the winter of 2012 – 2013, forty to fifty percent of American beekeepers' hives were destroyed by colony collapse...more

A tiny invasive species is devestating Nova Scotia mussel farms

The Maritime mussel aquaculture industry is in crisis. Some mussel farmers have seen production cut by up to 90 percent...more

Rising global temperatures have already "locked-in" sea level changes that will flood hundreds of coastal cities.

Most of the world’s great cities are coastal, located to take advantage of transportation, trade and the oceans’ resources. Global...more

Saudi Arabia has offered oil and arms to Russia in exchange for control over Syria

Violence is escalating in Syria with recent allegations of chemical weapons attack on civilians in towns outside Damascus. The entire...more

Red Power set off a wave of action and a level of consciousness in both the indigenous and non-indigenous communities

A former member of the American Indian Movement looked back at the days of Red Power and said, “I didn’t...more

In the unending rush for profits, the train disaster in Lac-Mégantic will be the first of many.

This has been a summer of capitalist disasters. The most horrific was the tragedy in Lac-Mégantic that killed 47 people...more

Support Ron Plain, Idle No More, and the right to resist

Idle No More activist Ron Plain, from the Aamjiwnaang First Nation near Sarnia Ontario, is being personally victimized because members...more

The Pari Quebecois is scapegoating Muslims for austerity

With the announcement that they will table legislation this fall to ban public servants from wearing "ostentatious religious symbols", the...more

Inspired by Egypt, protests in Bahrain continue to challenge the Western-backed regime

August 14, 1971 marks the day when Bahrain gained independence from Britain. August 14, 2013 marks the day when new...more

Steven Bush's new book restores Luscombe to his place in theatre history

“I don’t train actors, I train citizens.” Such was George Luscombe’s reply to a query about his profession reported in...more