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Protests in Chile, Continued resistance in Venezuela and Indigenous uprisings
Dr. Paez is a Venezuelan-Canadian sociologist , she observed firsthand the sweeping changes that were brought about by Chavez’s Bolivarian Revolution. Paez is now retired after teaching sociology at the University of Toronto and working as a consultant. Sylvia speaks … Continue reading
The struggle to protect water and labor unions in El Salvador
The Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) is a grassroots solidarity organization that has been supporting the Salvadoran people’s struggle for social and economic justice since 1980. Host Sylvia Richardson speaks to CISPES about the new … Continue reading
A discussion about the Canadian election and party platforms
Tom parkin is a frequent colomist/freelance journalist on Canadian politics, he is host of Game Changers podcast. Host Stuart Richardson speaks to Tom about the current Canadian election platforms and policy of each party. We focus on the environment , … Continue reading
Dr Aviva Chomsky on her book They Take Our Jobs and 20 Other Myths about Immigration
Dr Aviva Chomsky is a professor and the coordinator of Latin American Studies at Salem State College. She has previously been a professor at Bates College and a faculty research associate at Harvard University, specializing in the history of Latin … Continue reading
Arriving at Oneness Through Food
Host Sylvia Richardson interviews Wayne Roberts on how traditional customs around food can bridge division in our society. There is a growing understanding of the importance of a “whole of government” approach and an inclusive “whole of society” perspective on … Continue reading
10th Year Anniversary of Honduras Coup and Migrant Caravan to the US
Host Sylvia Richardson interviews Grahame Russell He is Co-Director of Rights Action, a Canadian/US organization which funds community struggles, build alliances and partnerships between groups, writes articles and reports, coordinates speaking tours and delegations, accompanies threatened activists, and identifies and … Continue reading
Socialism of the 21st Century
Host Sylvia Richardson has a lively discussion about Socialism of the 21st Century, how right wing reactionary governments in the US , Brazil and Europe are being challenged by mass movements around the world. How their is a new consciousness … Continue reading
How the interest on the debt is unsustainable and the need to move to public banking
Ellen Hodgson Brown is an American author, attorney, public speaker, and advocate of alternative medicine and financial reform, most prominently public banking. Brown is the founder and president of the Public Banking Institute, a nonpartisan think tank devoted to the … Continue reading
Venezuelan Civic Military Union
The United States’ history of invasions in Latin America is well documented. Over 100 invasions in the last century. The economic violence of: odious debts, economic sanctions, blockades to isolate Venezuela (and any country in their target) from other sources … Continue reading
NeoLiberalism at work in Venezuela, Honduras and Canada
Host Sylvia Richardson interviews Raul Burbano from Common Frontiers, they speak about the historic role of neoliberalism in the dirty wars of Latin America and the current ongoing attempted coup in Venezuela, what is happening currently in Honduras and how … Continue reading