By Roger Annis, Dec 16, 2016 It’s three days after “the complete meltdown of humanity” in Aleppo, Syria and the world lived to see another day. A remarkable ceasefire and evacuation agreement for east Aleppo is holding and being implemented. …
Sunday, Dec 11, 2016 The New Cold War.org Information Bulletin began publication on November 22, 2016 . It is a condensed version of the articles being published or re-posted from other sources Monday-to-Friday on The New Cold War: Ukraine and …
RT.com, Dec 8, 2016 Nuclear war is no longer unthinkable as it may be provoked by a U.S. military build-up in the Pacific, clearly aimed at confronting Beijing, John Pilger says in his new documentary The Coming War on China, …
Interview with Professor John M. Kirk, broadcast on CBC Radio One November 28, 2016 The following is a transcript of an interview broadcast on CBC Radio One Vancouver’s afternoon program, ‘On the Coast’, Nov 28, 2016. Transcribed by Roger Annis …
By Roger Annis, A Socialist In Canada, Dec 6, 2016 Cuba’s historic leader, Fidel Castro, passed away on November 25, 2016. A final, mass rally of the Cuban people to commemorate this giant of the 20th and 21st centuries took …
By Chris Hedges, published in his weekly column on Truthdig, Dec 4, 2016 Systems of governance that are seized by a tiny cabal become mafia states. The early years—Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton in the United States—are marked by promises …
By John Pilger, published in New Internationalist, Dec 2016 A major U.S. military build-up – including nuclear weapons – is under way in Asia and the Pacific with the purpose of confronting China. John Pilger raises the alarm on an …
By Dr. Helen Yaffe, published in The Conversation, Dec 2, 2016 (and below see videos of interviews with Helen Yaffe on BBC and Sky TV, Nov 26 and 27, 2016) Alongside his depiction as a “brutal dictator”, negative reflections on …
Introduction by Roger Annis, Dec 2, 2016 Enclosed are news reports on reaction to the announcement by the Canadian government on November 29 that it approves the construction of two Alberta tar sands pipeline projects to carry diluted bitumen. The …
By John Wight, CounterPunch, Dec 1, 2016 (and see related news and information further below) Fidel Castro’s death, at 90, has sparked a fierce debate in the West over his legacy. I specifically mention the West as elsewhere there is …