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US journalist Amy Goodman was detained for the better part of 90 minutes at a Canada/US border crossing on Wednesday. Goodman, who writes for Democracy Now, was held up at the Peace Arch crossing south of Vancouver and "grilled" on...

Another sign of continuity between the Obama and Bush foreign affairs policies. No doubt the US is also engaged in the manufacture of the mines as well as using them. As the article notes they remain a killer of innocents...

Like a line from an old Beatles song "It was 20 years ago today..Sgt Pepper taught the band to play..." many Vancouver activists are remembering 12 years ago today when another Sgt Pepper led a very different band...an RCMP band...

Although a lower court had ordered release of the photos that decision was appealed to the Supreme Court. However, congress gave Gates the power to make this order to keep the photos secret so the Supreme Court will probably not...

All the rankings are available at t his site . Iceland is not likely nearly as high up now as the statistics used are prior to its economic crash. United States is 13th and Canada is 4th. Although Netherlands 6th...

There seem to be strange signals emanating from various sources. The Ambassador Eikenberry has expressed reservations about sending more troops and even talked about the need for an exit strategy. There are also continuous rumblings about Karzai's corruption--as if Karzai...

Maybe it is more like the dollar doldrums as the currency weakens against many other currencies but it is probably early to announce its demise, that will be a slow and longer term process but inevitable it would seem. As...

Tom Hayden is a long time activist most famous for his activities in the sixties. This article gives the arguments for US withdrawal from Afghanistan an option that at least seems to be discussed in a few circles now. Even...