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Canadian banks, insurers pour nearly $2 billion into new fossil fuel projects in Africa

16/11/22

Author:

John Woodside

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In 2014, the Okavango Delta was added to the UNESCO World Heritage sites due to its ecological and cultural significance to the San people. Photo by Photo by Roger Brown / Pexels

Nov. 15, 2022

Canadian companies are helping drive a wave of fossil fuel expansion in Africa, new data from German climate and human rights group Urgewald shows, and climate advocates say the federal government must step in with strong regulations to turn the tide.

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Chicago Teachers: Notes from a Fighting Union

14/11/22

Author:

Jesse Sharkey

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Labor Notes

Ex-president Jesse Sharkey says sometimes the union's victories required taking real risks—where the outcome could have gone either way. . Photo: Joe Brusky, 2019 CTU strike.

Hi folks:

From Labor Notes comes an article from the ex-president of the Chicago Teachers Union. It’s not the full story of that amazing union, but it is a part. They – the union leaders – were not only the leaders of their union, but the leaders of the communities around their schools, of the anti-racist struggle, of getting food for the students, of ensuring safe transit, and so much more. And the article is pretty good too.

In solidarity,

Larry Tallman

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The Canadian ‘Newest’ Right: Is the Far Right Redrawing the Boundaries of Mainstream Politics?

14/11/22

Author:

Bryan Evans - Left Streamed

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Left Streamed

The Canadian ‘Newest’ Right: Is the Far Right Redrawing the Boundaries of Mainstream Politics?

informative 36-minute video (watch below)

Recorded in Toronto Oct. 19, 2022

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Canada

Labour - Unions

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Who Holds Up Half the Earth? - Book Review of 'Half-Earth Socialism'

14/11/22

Author:

Alex James and Neil Johnson

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Cosmonaut

Promotional graphic for ‘Half-Earth Socialism.’

Though the text being reviewed here is being negatively evaluated, I find it useful to see the list of categories being used by the reviewers. Not being much of a consumer of theoretical and scholastic writings, I had no such list before reading this. Perhaps others might find this useful. Gene McGuckin

Oct. 28, 2022

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Climate Crisis Speeds Up, Revolution Only Solution

14/11/22

Author:

Daniel Tanuro

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The Bullet

Nov. 11, 2022

November 11, 2022

Global warming, extreme severity of drought in Europe, heatwaves, snowball effect (or cascading reactions) among all these crisis factors… Risk of sudden changes in ocean circulation with incalculable consequences… This article addresses three points: the explanation of this incontestable observation, the possible evolution, and the policies to be implemented.

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Rising food prices, escalating hunger, and the role of the fertilizer cartels

14/11/22

Author:

Lois Ross

Link:

rabble.ca

Oct. 25, 2022

The role that the fertilizer industry plays in the rising cost of food deserves a closer look.

October 16 is World Food Day. And hot on the heels of that annual event the debate is on across Canada. Have you noticed the increase in food prices? Are you buying more or less food because of rising food prices? If Loblaws can freeze prices on its “no-name” brand products, what does that say about price gouging and grocery store profits?

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Should CUPE Have Kept Education Workers On Strike?

10/11/22

Author:

Davide Mastracci

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Passage

Nov. 9. 2022

Writers Adam King and Abdul Malik discuss whether the union made the right choice by sending members back to work.

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

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America’s 9/11 Wars Created the Foot Soldiers of Far-Right Violence at Home

09/11/22

Author:

Peter Maass

Link:

The Intercept

Tear gas is deployed against pro-Trump rioters breeching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Nov. 6, 2022

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan radicalized a generation of veterans, many of whom face trials for sedition and other crimes.

NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST was one of the most aggressive generals of his generation, and after his military service ended in a bitter fashion, he went home to Tennessee and found a new way to fight. A defeated general in the Confederate army, Forrest joined the Ku Klux Klan and was named its inaugural “grand wizard.”

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Over 100 Climate Activists Arrested for Blocking Private Jets From Taking Off in Amsterdam

09/11/22

Author:

Jon Queally

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Common Dreams

Greenpeace Netherlands and Extinction Rebellion activists block a private jet at the Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam A large group of activists from Extinction Rebellion and Greenpeace Netherlands hold a peaceful protest at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, the second biggest in the EU, stopping private jets from landing and taking off and sitting and cycling around the area where private jets are parked on Saturday, November 5, 2022. (Photo: © Marten van Dijl / Greenpeace )

Nov. 5, 2022

"The wealthy 'jet set' is responsible for most of the flights and the highest carbon emissions," said one participant, "and nothing is being done to stop them."

More than 500 environmental and social justice campaigners on Saturday occupied the runway and blocked private jets from taking off from a major airport in the Netherlands to call attention to the highly-polluting travel practices of the uber-rich in the face of runaway climate catastrophe.

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Climate Change

Protest - Revolt

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The Final Doubling

08/11/22

Author:

Richard Heinberg

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Resilience

Teaser photo credit: Today, bitcoin mining companies dedicate facilities to housing and operating large amounts of high-performance mining hardware. By Marco Krohn – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40495567

Nov. 3, 2022

This essay is dedicated to the memory of Herman Daly, the father of ecological economics, who began writing about the absurdity of perpetual economic growth in the 1970s; Herman died on October 28 at age 84.

Politicians and economists talk glowingly about growth. They want our cities and GDP to grow. Jobs, profits, companies, and industries all should grow; if they don’t, there’s something wrong, and we must identify the problem and fix it. Yet few discuss doubling time, even though it’s an essential concept for understanding growth.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

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The role that the fertilizer industry plays in the rising cost of food deserves a closer look.

Writers Adam King and Abdul Malik discuss whether the union made the right choice by sending members back to work.

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan radicalized a generation of veterans, many of whom face trials for sedition and other crimes.

"The wealthy 'jet set' is responsible for most of the flights and the highest carbon emissions," said one participant, "and nothing is being done to stop them."

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