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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Canada makes food security decisions “on the fly”: Ritz
Earlier this month, federal MPs voted down a private member’s bill that would have helped farmers in Manitoba. Bill C-474, called the Seeds Regulation Act, would have required that “an analysis of potential harm to export markets be conducted before … Continue reading
Posted in Mud and Water
Tagged agriculture, Alex Atamanenko, Canada, canola, capitalism, corn, Europe, farmers, flax, genetic engineering, Gerry Ritz, gmo, government of Canada, Manitoba, triffid, Wayne Easter
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February in Cairo
“Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they do not make it under self-selected circumstances, but under circumstances existing already, given and transmitted from the past. The tradition of all dead generations weighs … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged activism, Blanqui, Egypt, Engels, Marx, Marxism, Middle East, Muslim Brotherhood, Nationalism, revolution, Trotsky
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Canada approves Great Lakes nuclear shipments
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has decided that Bruce Power can ship 16 radioactive steam generators, with plutonium content, through the Great Lakes, despite the concerns of Ontario First Nations, municipal governments, environmental groups and citizens. The Commission granted a … Continue reading
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