Fighting the good fight – the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919
photo: A crowd attempts to tip over a tramway car during the Winnipeg General Strike, June 21, 1919 (Credit: Library and Archives Canada/C-034024) The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was…
What’s the 5G hype all about?
INDEPENDENT MEDIA by Marie Aspiazu 5G has become a buzzword. It’s nearly impossible to go online these days and not see a story that relates to it. But what is…
Major civil liberties, media freedom, and human rights groups speak out against the arrest of Julian Assange
Who is Julian Assange and why is he important? Julian Assange is an Australian journalist who founded WikiLeaks in 2006. Julian was the editor of WikiLeaks until September 2018: six…
Monsanto argues Roundup victim should receive less money because of imminent death
– by Dr. Joseph Mercola – In August 2018, a California jury found Monsanto (now owned by Bayer AG) negligent in the case of a man suffering from the effects…
International women’s movement seeks to reunite Korea
There is a desire for reunification on both sides of the DMZ, as shown by the Monument to Reunification near Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen – by…
Restoring the buyer’s right-to-repair
INDEPENDENT MEDIA by Rodrigo Samayoa How would you feel if you couldn’t repair your car at an independent shop? What if your car broke down during a road trip and…
Stop fiddling while the planet burns
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki Will someone please tell me what the hell is going on? Last October, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a special report indicating that…
Breaking the surface
– by Alejandro Frid – image: Alejandro Frid diving at the Halkett Bioherm in Howe Sound. Photo by Adam Taylor. October 27, 2009. A clear and cool autumn day in…
Biophilia and the health benefits of nature
– by Chanchal Cabrera and Thierry Vrain – Nature Deficit Disorder is an informal diagnostic term used to describe what happens when people disconnect from their natural surroundings. Most of…
Secret purpose of proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 revealed
A special independent supplement originally published by Action In Time – by Paul George & Susan Jones – Massive manmade island oil terminal planned for Fraser River estuary The federal…