Archive - 2005

US Military Establishes Base in Paraguay

UpsideDownWorld's Ben Dangl investigates the how and why of the new US presence in Paraguay.

Preparations made to "spread democracy"

Tending the Flower or Cutting the Stem?

In his second update from Haiti, Justin Podur examines the state of the Canadian-sponsored elections there.

Canadian-sponsored democracy in Haiti

Is This What 'Responsibility to Protect' Looks Like?

In his first report from Haiti, Justin Podur takes a look at Canada's intervention on the ground.

Status, Elections and Canada in Haiti

State of Mine

A map, in poster format, documenting global resistance to Canadian mining companies.

Canadian Mining and Global Resistance

Refugees and Citizens

Justin Podur asks what it means to be a refugee, and why the title is considered disparaging in the USA

FEMA Turned Away Aid, Rescue Crews, Cut Emergency Communication Lines: Witnesses

Chilling Gold Fever in Guatemala

Cyril Mychalejko looks at ongoing resistance to Canada's Glamis Gold's open-pit gold mine in Guatemala

Indigenous resistance to Canada's Glamis gains momentum

The Battle of New Orleans

In an extensive overview, Dru Oja Jay looks at the history of race and class iniquities that set the scene for the current tragedy.

Race, Class Disparity Set Stage for New Orleans Disaster

New Orleans is sinking, man, and I don't wanna talk about climate change

Dru Oja Jay looks at coverage of Hurricane Katrina.

Canadian media ignore scientific debate

Copper vs. Ecology in Junín

Stuart Schussler visits the Ecuadorian community of Junín, where Vancouver-based Ascendant Copper has met with strong local opposition.

Canadian Mining Company Preaches Development, Reaps Division in Ecuadorian Cloud Forest

September Books

Besner, Svec, Trafford and Fraser review new work by Leckie, Brossard, Sands-Brodoff and Lau

The Rising of The Rising

Why aren't Canadian media paying any attention to international bollywood blockbuster The Rising? Rajiv Rawat explains.

Canadian film critics pass on Bollywood blockbuster's hard look at imperialism

Génocide rwandais : La presse française au ban des accusés

Jean-Paul Gouteux, spécialiste de la question rwandaise, nous rappelle la tendance néocolonialiste de la presse française en Afrique.

Entretien avec Jean-Paul Gouteux

Insurgency In Occupied Alberta

In the first installment of his "a voice from the coffin" series, Stewart Steinhauer looks at Canada's "little matter of genocide".

A Voice From The Coffin

After the Collapse

After the Argentinian economy collapsed, people began to work together, laying the groundwork for a new kind of democracy, says Sean Cain.

A review of Argentina: Hope in Hard Times

Violence, Poverty Underscore Story of Iraqi Refugees in Jordan

In Jordan, Jon Elmer describes the plight of thousands of Iraqi refugees.

Tsux'iit : mieux comprendre la spiritualité autochtone

Bien que les peuples autochtones aient été forcés à se familiariser avec la chrétienté, la connaissance contemporaine des colons envers les diverses religions indigènes demeura vague.

On Iraq-Jordan Border, Various Roles Play Out in Desert

Jon Elmer speaks to truckers, soldiers, shopkeepers and migrant workers at the edge of the occupation of Iraq.

Supportive, Not Insular

Leah Schnurr visits a community of senior citizens who are aiming for a sustainable life for their own generation and beyond.

Senior Community on Ward's Island Aims for Sustainable Long Life

The Blockade Between Hope and Destruction

Macdonald Stainsby discusses the history of the blockades and the struggle for self-determination at Grassy Narrows.

Grassy Narrows, Abitibi Consolidated and the Canadian Governments

What's in a Name?

In this interview, director Mahmoud Kaabour talks about how 9/11 affected tolerance, the making of "Being Osama", and why he left Canada.

An interview with "Being Osama" director Mahmoud Kaabour

June Books

Besner, Trafford and Peters review new work by Jan Zwicky, Michael Kenyon, Yvette Nolan and Matt Rader.

Resurgence of Anti-Semitism in Mainstream American Media: FAIR

Bolivia on a Tightrope

Benjamin Dangl explains the ongoing struggle for control of Bolivia's natural resources and the current uprising.

The struggle for control of resources and the current crisis

Things Left Behind

Jennifer Chrumka peeks at random artifacts from the personal lives of anonymous strangers in Found Magazine.

Psychiatry and Human Rights

The Bush Administration has plans to screen all Americans for mental illness. Pierre Loiselle finds critics asking questions about the role of the pharmacos.

Bush's Drug Plan for America

Appreciating Steve Nash, basketball's anti-war MVP

Derrick O'Keefe looks at the career of the Victoria-raised NBA MVP, and his achievements as an off-court human being.

Danger and Spectacular Opportunity

Over 2,500 media reformers and revolutionaries gathered in St. Louis to discuss ways to discuss strategy and alternatives. Steve Anderson reports.

The National Conference for Media Reform hosts a growing movement against corporate media in St. Louis

Coal Front Comes to the Maritimes

Representatives of the Colombian Mineworkers' Union have a message for Maritimers, writes Stuart Neatby: stop buying blood coal.

Are assassinations lighting Atlantic Canadian homes?

Protests Against Colonization Mark Haitian Flag Day in Canada