January 17 is a key date to oppose Rob Ford's Austerity
The level of anger and continuing protests by groups affected by the cuts speaks to the possibility of pushing back against Ford's Austerity agenda, but it will require a broad-based effort.more
The US strategy in Somalia is to escalate the 20-year old conflict to consolidate AFRICOM's military objectives of securing vital resources, countering China's strategy and confronting the revolutionary wave sweeping across the continent.more
NATO powers are using repression in Syria as a pretext for long sought intervention, which would hijack another part of the Arab Spring and undermine its potential, which has already produced defections in the army and organized a general strike.more
Canada and other Western powers are trying to stifle the Arab spring - escalating the threat of military intervention against Syria and Iran, while quietly supporting repression in Palestine, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.more
Despite an intense crackdown on Bahrain's uprising since it began in February, demonstrators continue to fight for justice, and the small country of 1.2 million people is getting the world's attention.more