By David Swanson, Counterpunch, July 15 – 17, 2011 Nailing Rupert Murdoch for his employees’ phone tapping or bribery would be a little like bringing down Al Capone for tax fraud, or George W. Bush for torture. I’d be glad…
Lanterns for Peace 2011
Location: Memorial Park, Winnipeg (by the fountain) Every August 6, citizens in thousands of communities around the world commemorate the 1945 nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and rededicate themselves to the cause of peace and disarmament. In Winnipeg, a…
The true cost of America’s wars
By Jack A. Smith, Global Research, July 11, 2011 During his speech on Afghanistan June 22, President Obama revealed that “Over the last decade, we have spent a trillion dollars on war.” He knew this was a deceptive understatement, as…
Israel and Palestine: What’s going on and what can we do?
By Paul S. Graham On June 8, 2011, Project Peacemakers Forum panelists Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd and Howard Davidson discussed “Israel and Palestine: What is going on and what can we do?” Did they succeed in answering these questions? Yes and…
Book Tour – Stop Signs: Cars and Capitalism on the Road to Economic, Social and Ecological Decay
Location: Mondragon Books, 91 Albert Street Discussion with co-author Yves Engler In North America, human beings have become enthralled by the automobile: A quarter of our working lives are spent paying for them; communities fight each other for the right…
Book Tour- Stop Signs: Cars and Capitalism on the Road to Economic, Social and Ecological Decay
Location: Manitoba Eco-Centre 3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave (Take elevator from Mountain Equipment Co-op) Discussion with co-author Yves Engler In North America, human beings have become enthralled by the automobile: A quarter of our working lives are spent paying for…