December 23, 2019

3 Minutes

Canada

Alberta Communists issue open letter on U of A controversy about Ukrainian famine

PV December 23, 2019

The Communist Party – Alberta has issued an open letter commending the University of Alberta for resisting calls to dismiss sessional lecturer Dougal MacDonald over his comments that the Ukrainian famine was not a...

4 Minutes

Culture Music Notes

Music Notes: Nueva Cancion still nurturing the progressive struggle

PV December 23, 2019

Allende era’s music inspires Chileans The struggle that culminated in the election of Salvador Allende’s socialist Popular Unity government in Chile in 1970 was nurtured by a profound musical revolution. While Latin America’s Nueva...

2 Minutes

Culture

Michael Palin: From Monty Python to Pyongyang

PV December 23, 2019

North Korea Journal (2019) Michael Palin Many readers might know Michael Palin as part of the Monty Python comedy troupe. His comedic antics were hilarious, and his work has been shown around the world....

6 Minutes

World

Divide et impera or free and equal? Soviet nationalities policy in perspective

PV December 23, 2019

If you have ever looked at a map of Central Asia and the Caucasus, you have more than likely wondered why the borders of many former Soviet states are so confusing and seemingly irrational....