Reflections

“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act,” George Orwell

Post image for Untitled Angst: the curse of lethargy in a time of monsters

As Edmund Burke once wrote, “all that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” It is time for Canada to shed the shackles of apathy and rise.

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A message from the streets of Athens: “save us no more!”

by Leonidas Oikonomakis on February 23, 2012

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We don’t want your money. We don’t want your lies. We don’t want your conditions. We just want to live. No sheep was ever saved through bleating.

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Fighting for our lives: why we need a revolution

by Talita Soares on February 22, 2012

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We need a revolution because this system is not a system for the people; because even those who are on the favored side are not able to find true fulfillment.

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Post image for Financial Times: “Greece is the eurozone’s first colony”

When even the media paragon of free-market ideology argues that “Greece must default if it wants democracy,” you know something is profoundly wrong.

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Parallelisms: Sankara, the hero who defied his creditors

by Leonidas Oikonomakis on February 16, 2012

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Resounding from the anti-austerity protests in Greece, we can hear the echo of Sankara — Africa’s own Che Guevara; the hero who defied his creditors.

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Post image for Athens burns: has Greece entered its Argentina moment?

Greece’s political establishment trembles as banks and government offices burn amid violent anti-austerity riots. Has the country finally reached a tipping point?

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Post image for Breaking the taboo: the inevitability of a Greek exit

For years, the EU and IMF said a Greek euro exit was not an option. Now, with protests surging and talks stalling, the impossible is becoming inevitable.

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Post image for Egypt’s radicalized hooligans: “Tantawi, we want your head!”

A week after the Port Said stadium massacre, the Ultras once again find themselves on the front-line of Egypt’s ongoing revolution against the SCAF.

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In defense of Foucault: the incessancy of resistance

by Simon Thorpe on February 1, 2012

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Revolution is entirely possible within Foucault’s theory; our task is to take on the challenge posed by his more honest account of power-as-social-relation.

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Post image for Occupy South Africa: “we are all kings and queens!”

Suffering from the highest income divide and the worst violence in the world, the time has come for the people of S-Africa to rise up and reclaim their country.

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