War/military

06/03/22
Author: 
Vijay Prashad

Mar. 4, 2022

Surprise and horror have defined the reaction to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine. That’s likely because although the intervention has followed the contours of a modern land war, it has also marked a break with the past in a number of ways. The world has become used to military interventions by the United States. This is, however, not a U.S. intervention. That in itself is a surprise—one that has befuddled reporters and pundits alike.

04/03/22
Author: 
John Woodside
A Gazprom oil-producing facility in Russia's Yamal region. Canadian banks and insurance companies have invested millions in the country's oil and gas companies, which make up nearly 40 per cent of Russia's revenue. (AP Photo/Petr Shelomovskiy)

Mar. 2, 2022

Canadian banks, insurance companies and asset managers have pumped millions into Russian-owned oil and gas companies that have flowed into the petrostate’s war chest.

04/03/22
Author: 
Cuba Si

March 04th, 2022

Declaration by the Revolutionary Government

The U.S. determination to continue the progressive expansion of NATO towards the borders of the Russian Federation has led to a scenario, with implications of unpredictable scope, which could have been avoided.

The military moves made by the United States and NATO in recent months into regions adjacent to the Russian Federation, preceded by the delivery of modern weapons to Ukraine, which together amount to a progressive military encirclement, are well known.

28/01/22
Author: 
The Maple
Mélanie Joly/Facebook. - negotiations on Ukraine Jan. 2022

Jan. 25, 2022

“We want demilitarization and de-escalation of this current crisis."

A coalition of Canadian peace groups and civil society organizations is calling on the federal government to de-escalate any potential conflict between Russia and NATO over Ukraine.

28/12/21
Author: 
David H. Freedman
U.S. Capitol Hill Jan. 6 Riot In Pictures

Dec. 20, 2021

Mike "Wompus" Nieznany is a 73-year-old Vietnam veteran who walks with a cane from the combat wounds he received during his service. That disability doesn't keep Nieznany from making a living selling custom motorcycle luggage racks from his home in Gainesville, Georgia. Neither will it slow him down when it's time to visit Washington, D.C.—heavily armed and ready to do his part in overthrowing the U.S. government.

28/12/21
Author: 
Paul D. Eaton, Antonio M. Taguba and Steven M. Anderson

December 17, 2021

27/12/21
Author: 
Koohan Paik-Mander
Book cover - The SuperFerry Chronicles

December 17, 2021  

The US military is famous for being the single largest consumer of petroleum products in the world and the largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Its carbon emissions exceed those released by “more than 100 countries combined.”

30/11/21
Author: 
Yves Engler
Author Yves Engler argues that the federal government's decision to buy F-35 fighter jets will exacerbate the climate crisis. MASTER SGT. DONALD R. ALLEN/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Nov. 29, 2021

The Trudeau government’s plan to buy 88 new fighter jets and 15 combat vessels will do little to protect Canadians from this country’s most serious threats. And some people are angry enough to take the streets to send this message to Ottawa. Two dozen rallies were held across the country last week to oppose a fighter jet purchase that will exacerbate an existential menace.

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