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Dec. 20, 2021

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Dec 19, 2021

A 'historic day' as Boric secures leftist revival in Latin America

Chile's president-elect Gabriel Boric gestures to supporters after his victory in the presidential run-off election in Santiago, Chile, on Sunday. (Matias Delacroix/The Associated Press)

Dec. 16, 2021

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it is finalizing plans with First Nations that have indicated support for plans to defer logging in certain old-growth forests, while it continues talks with nations that need more time to decide.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it is finalizing plans with First Nations that have indicated support for plans to defer logging in certain old-growth forests, while it continues talks with nations that need more time to decide.

Dec. 17, 2021

When the RCMP arrested two journalists on Wet’suwet’en territory in November, it set off a debate about journalistic ethics — which almost entirely missed the point

On Friday, Nov. 19, snow blanketed the ground as heavily armed RCMP officers descended upon a tiny house occupied by Wet’suwet’en land defenders in northwestern B.C. 

Dec. 16, 2021

Big business attempted to recall Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant, but the socialist fought back aggressively—and that made all the difference.

Once again, Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant and her Socialist Alternative organization have beaten the political odds. Last week, she defeated a million-dollar recall campaign by real estate developers and landlords, Democratic Party leaders, big Trump donors, and newspaper editorialists, who all teamed up to evict the eight-year councilor from City Hall.

December 17, 2021

Is inequality inevitable? Is freedom just a choice? Two materialist critiques of a widely-praised book.

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Dec. 17, 2021

Protesters say they were slapped, kicked and spat at by angry drivers during roadblock in Italian capital

Italian activists have blocked a major road in Rome as part of a series of protests aimed at urging the government to take action to tackle the climate crisis.

Dec. 16, 2021