February 7, 2010
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Relief, Occupations and the Haiti Crisis by Justin Podur
Justin Podur visited Haiti in 2005 to study the UN occupation and the government after the 2004 coup. This is a recording of a public event that took place in Toronto on February 2, 2010 at the Centre for Social Justice. Continue reading
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Capitalism cut adrift By William Bowles
There has been much talk expended over the years on the degree to which the media—and hence culture—is central to maintaining the capitalist system. Leading the charge have been Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman, so much so that they now more resemble sainted objects than social/political analysts, but then this is nothing new for the… Continue reading
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Howard Zinn: You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train (2004)
Documentary in which professor Howard Zinn recounts his life as a writer, educator, and leader in nonviolent social protest. His story is one of being in “the right place at the right time,” from poor beginnings, working in shipyard unions, fighting in WWII as a bomber pilot, and then launching his academic career as one… Continue reading
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Haiti Newslinks 7 February, 2010
A compilation of links, with descriptions to news and analysis on the crisis in Haiti. Continue reading
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Letter to Haiti by M. Nourbese Philip
Haiti, I weep for you. I hide my tears because I’m on a flight from Kelowna, British Columbia, to Toronto, and who knows, with all the heightened security I fear they may think something’s amiss. That I’m weeping as a prelude to joining my ancestors. So paranoid have we become. But I weep for you,… Continue reading
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Anti-Empire Report No.78 By William Blum – Zinn, Haiti, Aristide, and ideology
Progressive activists and writers continually bemoan the fact that the news they generate and the opinions they express are consistently ignored by the mainstream media, and thus kept from the masses of the American people. This disregard of progressive thought is tantamount to a definition of the mainstream media. It doesn’t have to be a… Continue reading
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Viva Palestina News Update
Events have been moving fast since the convoy’s return from Gaza. In addition to the good news that the two convoy members who stayed behind in Gaza are now safely back following intensive efforts to secure their return, here are a couple of further updates. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 