Articles by Jesse McLaren
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Apr 27, 2015: Migrant deaths in the Mediterranean: blood on Harper’s hands“We found, literally, a floating cemetery.
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Apr 17, 2015: Canada-India cooperation: nuclear power vs people powerHarper has deported temporary workers, many from India, but welcomed Crime Minister Modi.
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Apr 14, 2015: Drone terrorismWhile American Sniper glorifies the Iraq War, Good Kill exposes the brutality of drone warfare from Afghanistan to Yemen.
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Apr 11, 2015: Tens of thousands march for climate justiceToday tens of thousands joined the Act on Climate march in Quebec city, territory of the Huron-Wendat, demanding climate justice.
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Apr 03, 2015: Slaying the Energy (B)EastAdding to recent climate justice victories, mass opposition has stopped TransCanada from using Cacouna, Quebec as a terminal to take...
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Mar 23, 2015: The niqab ban and Tory scapegoatingFrom distracting from their anti-choice or anti-climate policies, to promoting war and attacks on civil liberties, the Tories attack on...
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Mar 20, 2015: Free Palestine, free the worldThis year is the tenth annual Israeli Apartheid Week and a decade of the campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions...
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Mar 05, 2015: Solidarity builds for CUPE 3902In minus twenty weather and on short notice, hundreds joined CUPE 3902 strikers at UofT to demand a fair contract.
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Feb 04, 2015: Election 2015: how do we strategically vote?With a federal election in 2015, there are increasing debates about how to stop Harper, and as election day approaches...
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Jan 16, 2015: From Selma the march to Selma to movie, the struggle continuesThis year is the 50th anniversary of the historic civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, where hundreds of Black...
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Jan 11, 2015: 10 crimes of John A. MacdonaldRather than a celebration of the “father of Confederation,” the 200th birthday of John A MacDonald on January 11 provides...
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Jan 08, 2015: Don’t let Paris tragedy produce more racism and warThe warmongers and Islamophobes are using the tragic shooting in Paris to further their policies.
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Dec 25, 2014: Celebrating the Christmas Truce of 1914Today marks 100 years since the Christmas truce of 1914—which is usually dismissed as a minor episode of the First...
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Dec 20, 2014: Oil prices and climate justiceAll of a sudden the 1% are in a panic over the tar sands—not its toxins that poison Indigenous communities,...
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Oct 25, 2014: Harper's wars spread violenceTwo attacks this week killed ordinary soldiers who were not responsible for Harper’s war, but Harper is cynically using these...
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Oct 15, 2014: Iraq: an imperial history“Our armies do not come into your cities as conquerors or enemies, but as liberators.
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Oct 12, 2014: Ebola: capitalism's latest epidemicThe Ebola virus is carried in fruit bats but can infect humans in close contact—causing fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and bleeding.
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Oct 06, 2014: Iraq War from Bush to ObamaToday Canada’s Parliament votes to send troops and fighter jets to Iraq, and politicians and pundits insist Obama’s bombs are...
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Sep 22, 2014: People's Climate March: a movement risesSeptember 21 was the largest climate justice event in history, with 2,600 events organized in 150 countries, including a massive...
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Sep 22, 2014: Independence, from Scotland to Quebec and First NationsThe Scottish referendum raised debates about the politics and strategies of independence, both abroad and at home.