"In recent days, militia leaders in France, Finland and Ukraine have posted declarations urging their supporters to join in the fight to defend Ukraine against a Russian invasion. The posts have been

I want to first make it quite clear, that I am - as I think all on this list are - most focused upon what is happening now inside Ukraine and the fall-out in Russia, Europe and the world. I am specifi

Hi Ken: I would add these to the Canadian Ukrainian reading list: (1) On Chrystia Freedland She is as you know - but others may not - the current deputy Prime Minister of Canada - who has been pretty

Thanks - obviously in Putin's Russia at this time especially, these are brave people. In related news - it seems (some - not to exaggerate) Russian analysts and Russian TV personalities have been outs

A speech by Kimani (Kenyan Ambassador to the UN) - on 'dangerous nostalgia'. It does not let the US scot free, but the history of Russia's encirclement is not noted. Of course the Ambassador to the UN

This site calls itself: "© German News Information GmbH I am not sure who exactly runs this blog really, it seems a mixture of academics & journalists. But it seems pretty spot-on to me in general, in

I do see there are a lot of pointed fingers going on right now on this list. So I want to first be quite plain again and remind, that I do not support either Russian or USA-Western imperialism, in thi

Dear Vladimiro G: You make a good point, which is mirrored by those who have been in the center of Ottawa community responses to the convoyers. Here is a small snippet from an article, entitled: "The

This is the very best take on the 'Trucker's Convoy" I have come across. By a long-term grass roots political activist in Ontario - John Clarke. The programme also has other interviews, but I was most

For Richard Wolff: First may I ask what you think their key grievances are in fact? Their stated disagreements are to overturn any restrictions on vaccination. What arguments do you propose would 'wor

Dear Marv: I think you are on the money: "all the parties have all known they were not going to war". Hence I called it a 'Danse Macabre'. A complicated dance, but a dance nonetheless. A very interest

Of course a much more famous singer than Norma Waterson died recently - Lata Mangeshkar of India. Like most Indians I grew up hearing her voice everywhere, her sounds became part of my life and memori

Norma Waterson was one of a family of folk-musicians, contians links to some of her songs on youtube & formal obits in Guardian and NYT. By the way, what is 'folk-music'? Coincidentally, the piece con

The NYT this evening: "In Ottawa Protests, a pressing Question: Where Were the Police?" - pdf attached. "While the trucks themselves are the purported cause, symbol and tool of the protest, only a few

I think it is not inappropriate, to point out that the whole genesis of World War II was to drive an appeased Hitler East against Russia. https://www.marxists.org/archive/bland/1990/x01/german-soviet-

Thanks Marv. The CBC shows a very small facet of the 'cosiness' of the police with the truckers. Here at: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/opp-cruiser-used-as-photo-booth-protesters-1.6348592 Har

Marv and Ken have been warning about the trucker minority based movement. This is a link to what i think is an excellent (albeit worrying) article on the broader implications - i.e. international righ

A small clarification: In my first point above: "1) I think that was the logical question that flows out.I was thinking how this fitted with the different emphases between myself and Gil Schaeffer. FW

1) I think that was the logical question that flows out. I was thinking how this fitted with the different emphases between myself and Gil Schaeffer. FWIW I would answer 'no'. 2) Thus: In an effort to

I had a good wake-up today with this blast at the NYT against Boris. I mean it is hardly a deep analysis of the decrepitude into which British society has plummeted over the last 30 years. But it has