A battle is brewing between a mining company owned by Australian billionaires and the Neskantaga First Nation — and federal officials are sitting on the fence.
The most recent “Radical Hope in Feverish Times” webinar is now available to be viewed. It featured Brian Tokar of the Institute for Social Ecology and Arthur Pye of the Emergency Committee on Rojava.
Vancouver (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Murray Bookchin was one of the most significant thinkers – and activists – in the 20th century, beginning with his pioneering ecological analysis, Our Synthetic Environment, which was published over six decades ago (1962).
Why don’t we get to grips with the climate crisis? Partly because most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich.
If this were just a climate crisis, we would fix it. The technology, money and strategies have all been at hand for years. What stifles effective action is a deadly conjunction: the climate crisis running headlong into the epistemic crisis.
The DFO proposes to expand the fishery. Environmental groups and the W̱SÁNEĆ fear disaster.
A small, oily fish at the heart of B.C.’s coastal food web will likely disappear without an immediate moratorium on commercial herring fishing, say Saanich First Nations Hereditary Chiefs and conservation groups.
MAGA Alberta’s latest attempt to sow division came in the form of a two-pronged assault.
A group of MAGA separatists met in Washington with “cabinet-level” officials about their plan to break up the country. MAGA Alberta is looking to use Danielle Smith’s promised referendum to unilaterally declare independence, with the expectation of immediate recognition from the Trump administration.
An unprecedented 630 people registered to speak Wednesday against Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s controversial proposed budget in a marathon city council session that could stretch into next week.
