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17/09/24
Author: 
Natasha Bulowski
NDP MP Charlie Angus pictured before a meeting of the federal Standing Committee on Natural Resources in October 2023. File photo by Natasha Bulowski / Canada's National Observer

Sept. 17, 2024

Canadian MPs are back in the capital and kicked off day one by digging into the climate and financial impacts of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX).

Over five committee meetings in coming weeks, federal ministers, experts and interest groups will testify about TMX’s impact on Canada’s climate targets, how the cost to taxpayers soared, and government plans to sell TMX.

15/09/24
Author: 
By Niccolò W. Bonifai, Nita Rudra, Rodney Ludema, and J. Bradford Jensen
A cargo ship sits off the coast of Huntington Beach waiting for access to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Huntington Beach, California, U.S., January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake Purchase Licensing Rights

Sept. 12, 2024

America Is Fighting the Wrong Trade War

The China Shock Is Over—and More Tariffs Will Not Help Workers

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have profoundly different visions for the future of the United States. They wildly diverge when it comes to social issues, such as abortion. They do not agree on whether to raise or cut taxes. And they could take U.S. foreign policy in opposing directions, especially when it comes to the country’s alliance with Europe.

14/09/24
Author: 
Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report
Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris shake hands before a presidential debate in Philadelphia, on September 10, 2024. Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images.

Sept. 12, 2024

The debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump featured a rehash of neo-liberal and imperialist talking points.

Both are committed to disastrous policies domestically and internationally.

13/09/24
Author: 
Climate and Capitalism
Methane emissions

Sept. 10, 2024

Atmospheric concentrations of methane are now the highest they’ve been for at least 800,000 years

The Global Methane Budget 2024 shows a 20 per cent increase in methane emissions from human activities in the past two decades.

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