Deflating Empire: The Syrian Threat to the United States
September 9, 2013, 11:43pm–The morning on this side of the Atlantic started with John Kerry’s hoarse voice on the radio, addressing journalists in London and bellowing that the U.S. was not talking...
View ArticleColonial Feminism, Liberal “Progress,” and the Weakness of the Left
[Max Forte: Welcome to Brendan Stone who, along with Donnchadh Mac an Ghoill, joins ZA as a writer.] In view of Quebec’s Charter debate, the resurgence of discussions of the burqa and the niqab, and...
View ArticleThe Helsinki Summit: Trying to Turn the Page on the New Cold War
Finally, on Monday, July 16, 2018, the Helsinki Summit bringing together Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump took place, despite shrill demands that it be stopped, canceled,...
View ArticleCanada Imports the White Helmets from Syria: A Dangerous, Criminal Decision
Did Canadians get to vote on whether or not to bring potential terrorists or supporters of terrorists to Canada? No. Will Canadians get a say in where these potentially dangerous men will be settled?...
View ArticleUS-manufactured Crisis in Venezuela: Creating a “Need” for Intervention
Eva Bartlett, reporting from Venezuela, is a Canadian freelance journalist with extensive experience in the Gaza Strip and Syria. See her website, In Gaza, for more of her work, and see her page on...
View ArticleBrexit, the Uncivil War: Watering Myths with the Teardrops of the Ruling Class
What have been billed as momentous EU Parliament elections are taking place this week (May 23–26), and it seemed like the right time to review some Brexit films—one is entertainment, the other is a...
View ArticleTrees Talk…and Sometimes They Also Tell Lies
Out on a limb in Grenada in August, I had the fine pleasure of sampling such a special sweet fruit of the “Spice Isle”. It is a fruit that should be the seed for another familiar Caribbean proverb:...
View ArticleGirls, Groupies, and Grim Reapers: The Religious Politics of Mass Response
Following a week at the UN and ensuing climate change “protests” (state-sanctioned, party-approved, media-praised, university-endorsed, “protests”), in which we were yet again treated to another...
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