This article focuses on the U.S., but the ideas could be applied in Canada. A broad, democratic mobilization for a Red-Green New Deal would dovetail with this concept nicely.
People in Los Angeles are launching a “municipalist movement” on May 1 with the aim of democratizing U.S. cities.
Apr. 30, 2022
s we continue to watch federal and state governments fail us on issue after issue — from climate change to voting rights to even the most basic of human rights, such as the right to an abortion — a growing movement of change-makers are beginning to look closer to home for ways to exercise political agency and to reshape their world.
This privatization by stealth is a consequence of the government’s failure to address major shortages in health care personnel and in-care services.
Federal Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest is promising a “sea change” for health care by directing more public funds to privately delivered care.
In Ontario under Doug Ford this is already happening as his government quietly expands the for-profit share of publicly funded care.
Power stations face coal shortages while burning landfill chokes residents in New Delhi
Millions sweltered in a dangerous early summer heatwave across India and Pakistan that has led to power and water shortages as annual furnace-like temperatures hit South Asia.
In New Delhi, a burning rubbish dump choked residents for a third day on Thursday as temperatures crossed 45C (113F) in parts of the region. Forecasters warn it will get even hotter this weekend.