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Supporting Tim Hortons' Workers Supporting Tim Hortons' Workers
A detailed interview with Hamilton and District Labour Council President Anthony Marco about labour's support for Tim Hortons' workers, and the community coming together to picket on behalf of their minimum wage increase.
Danger of Nuclear War with Korea Danger of Nuclear War with Korea
Doug interviewed Prof. Michel Chossudovsky in December about his then-upcoming visit to Hamilton to discuss the danger of nuclear war with the DPRK.
College Faculty Reject Board's poor offer College Faculty Reject Board's poor offer
Doug gets an update on the situation from Kevin Mackay, VP of OPSEU Local 240, and a professor at Mohawk College.
The 'Saudi' War on Yemen The 'Saudi' War on Yemen
Stephen Gowans issues a corrective about the 'Saudi' assault on Yemen.
College Faculty Strike to Improve College Faculty Strike to Improve
Doug interviews Kevin Mackay, VP of OPSEU Local 240, and a professor at Mohawk College. They discuss working conditions in Ontario's community colleges and the strike of more than 12,000 professors, instructors, counsellors, and librarians.
U.S.-Saudi Interest in Myanmar is Suspicious U.S.-Saudi Interest in Myanmar is Suspicious
Antiwar activist Sara Flounders joins the program to discuss the worrying interest in Myanmar by the United States and Saudi Arabia.
The Ugly Canadian - In the Trudeau Era The Ugly Canadian - In the Trudeau Era
Yves Engler discusses the continuation of his work on the "Ugly Canadian." Not restricted to the Stephen Harper administration, Canadian governments uniformly carry out a foreign policy in service of Empire and neo-colonialism.
Correcting The Intercept on Syria Correcting The Intercept on Syria
Danny Haiphong discusses the flawed approach of a recent Intercept article on Syria. Cheap articles demonizing Syria according to the bete noire of the day does not help Syrians, and does not befit any sort of "resistance."
Initial impressions of North Korea Initial impressions of North Korea
The surprise visit of Eva Bartlett and Prof. Tim Anderson to the DPRK sent waves of excitement around the world. We reached Eva via overseas telephone to get her earliest possible impressions of the country.
Privatization Panel Part 1 Privatization Panel Part 1
Doug is joined by five community leaders to discuss the impact of privatization of public services. (Part 1 of 2).
Privatization Panel Part 2 Privatization Panel Part 2
Doug is joined by five community leaders to discuss the impact of privatization of public services. (Part 2 of 2).
Destabilizing Venezuela Destabilizing Venezuela
Venezuela's problems are not simply of their own making - rather, there are powerful international forces determined to hobble that bold country. Dan Kovalik details some of the forms of U.S. interference, and the challenges faced by Venezuela.
Why North Korea builds nuclear weapons Why North Korea builds nuclear weapons
Gregory Elich explains the logic behind the DPRK's nuclear weapons program: U.S. invasions of non-nuclear states provide targeted countries with the incentive to build nuclear weapons.
Corbyn rejects empire and wins votes Corbyn rejects empire and wins votes
Host Brendan Stone and journalist Ann Garrison reflect on the growth of the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn in the recent election.
Recent Developments in Kashmir + Persian Gulf Recent Developments in Kashmir + Persian Gulf
Zafar Bangash reports on the conflict in Kashmir, and also developments in the heated dispute between Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
We Own It campaign against privatization We Own It campaign against privatization
Brendan interviews Olivier Lopez about the "We Own It" campaign against the privatization of public utilities and services in Ontario.
Conference about Syria & imperialism in Australia Conference about Syria & imperialism in Australia
Brendan interviews Prof. Tim Anderson about a recent anti-war conference in Sydney, Australia.
Washington's Long War on Syria Washington's Long War on Syria
Brendan and Stephen discuss themes in Gowans' new book, "Washington's Long War on Syria."
Hamilton's 2017 Liberation Seder Hamilton's 2017 Liberation Seder
Hamilton's Liberation Seder continues to surprise and impress. Rabbi David Mivasair explains how he became involved in this year's Seder, and its relationship to liberation in Jewish theology.
Robin Philpot on Stephen Gowans' New Book Robin Philpot on Stephen Gowans' New Book
Robin Philpot describes Stephen Gowans' important new book, and why producing readable research is still important even in this age of new media.
