by Tina Chen, Distinguished Professor, History, University of Manitoba As an historian of East Asia, for many years at the University of Manitoba I taught a course on the histories of Japan and China from the 19th century to the…
On August 6, 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. On August 9th, the Americans dropped another atomic bomb, this time on Nagasaki. The immediate combined death toll of the two raids was about 200,000. Over…
As the catastrophe wrought by Israel’s continued assault on Gaza grows, Canadian civil society organizations across multiple sectors are calling on the Canadian government to immediately suspend all trade in arms and military technology with Israel. United Nations human rights…
Citizens of the world, what do you think? Are more powerful nuclear forces necessary for national security? What about arms races, competing to maintain superiority over other nations? Russia’s protracted invasion of Ukraine and the worsening situation between Israel and…
by Anuradha Chenoy The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) of 32 Western countries has formally declared its security interests to be global, despite its title and founding mandate as a transatlantic security alliance. The 75th anniversary summit held in Washington…
by Kristine Bolisay & Althea Arevalo In a world teetering on the edge of chaos, the threat of nuclear conflict looms larger than ever. We must ask ourselves a fundamental question: Are we truly committed to avoiding nuclear war, or…
by Marianne Cerilli As part of the May Works Celebration of Labour and Arts a session led by Hamilton based politics and community development academic, Kevin MacKay explored concepts from his book Radical Transformation – Oligarchy, Collapse and the Crisis…
by Glenn Michalchuk The recent ruling from the International Criminal Court of Justice (ICJ) that the Israeli settlements in the occupied territories are illegal and a violation of international law is important and long overdue. The fact that this happened…
In a recent interview on Gorilla Radio, Peace Alliance Winnipeg Chair Glenn Michalchuk argues that Canada’s actions in the war are harming Ukraine. Says Michalchuk: “. . . it’s become very clear now that the prospects for peace in Ukraine…
by Candice Bodnaruk A boycott campaign recently started in Winnipeg is demanding Manitoba Liquor Marts remove Israeli wines from their store shelves. Earlier this year, organizers of “No Wine From Genocide” wrote to the provincial minister responsible for liquor and…
