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A view from China of COVID-19

PV March 3, 2020

Containment, Heroism, Fear and Lies As my almost-empty Shanghai subway train pulled into a station in the middle of February, I came face-to-face with an ad for UnionPay, the Chinese debit card found in...

5 Minutes

Culture Uncategorized World

Gaza Fights for Freedom: Repression, animated by the reality of a people’s brave resistance

PV October 31, 2019

Gaza Fights for Freedom (2019) Director: Abby Martin Writers: Mike Prysner, Abby Martin Review by Jay Watts In the wake of the Bush-era box-office popularity of socially engaged documentary films like Fahrenheit 9/11, The...

3 Minutes

Labour Uncategorized World

Salvadoran unions confront right-wing populist government

PV September 14, 2019

When voters in El Salvador elected President Nayib Bukele in February, many believed that his “Nuevas Ideas” movement offered a new alternative to the two parties – the right-wing ARENA and left-wing FMLN –...

4 Minutes

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Addiction and recovery: Time for progressive strategies?

PV September 13, 2019

Canada is clearly in the middle of a severe addiction crisis. What is presently lacking is a coherent approach to what can be done to prevent so many of us from dying. In 2018,...