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November 22, 2021

Time to reset Canada-China relations on a path to peace | MR Online
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To date, the Canadian government has acted as a reliable ally in the U.S.’s New Cold War against China. The need for Canada to change course is dire, but prospects are grim. Canada needs to break with this dangerous path and set course for peace and cooperation with China.

Why Our Climate Isn’t Jumping for Joy After COP26
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The climate conference ended with a watered down promise to phase down rather than phase out coal-powered energy generation and only the most powerful countries got to finalize the pact.

Workers in Atlantic Canada Face Down Austerity
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In New Brunswick, 22,000 public-sector workers are struggling against austerity measures put in place by Tory premier Blaine Higgs. His actions are a portent of the austerity measures to come in a post-COVID world.

After a year of struggle by farmers, Indian government forced to withdraw farm laws
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Movements across India celebrated the struggle by the farmers during which they faced great repression and vilification. Around 750 people are believed to have died during the agitation which saw thousands camp on the borders of Delhi

Rittenhouse verdict flies in the face of legal standards for self-defense
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In its decision, the Wisconsin jury believed Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self-defense – not recklessness, as prosecutors alleged – when he shot three people, two fatally.

How a Labour Government Helped to Crush Iran’s Workers’ Movement
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As the Second World War came to a close, the rise of Iran’s workers’ movement posed a growing threat to British capital – so a Labour government set about crushing it for a generation.

Protest in Cuba: Why it Failed - CounterPunch.org
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Cuba is far more complex, its citizens’ views far more nuanced, than the simplistic media caricature suggests.

RCMP arrest journalists, matriarchs, land defenders on Wet’suwet’en territory
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Amber Bracken, reporting from Wet’suwet’en territory for The Narwhal, was among those arrested as RCMP tactical units advanced on the Gidimt’en occupation of a drill site above the Wedzin Kwa (Morice) River