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The Revival of the Working-Class Concept
Photo by Ted S. Warren/AP The polarization in the country following the Trump electoral victory is not what Karl Marx called the “class struggle.” But it reflects an underlying class struggle — what Marx called the “uninterrupted, now hidden, now open fight” — which is a real thing, surely, in this country and globally. This struggle between...
Massive $2.1B shelter built over exploded Chornobyl reactor to stop radiation from seeping through
CHORNOBYL, Ukraine — A massive shelter has finally been installed over the exploded reactor at the Chornobyl nuclear plant, one of the most ambitious engineering projects in the world. The half-cylinder-shaped shelter began being moved toward the reactor on a system of hydraulic jacks two weeks ago and reached its destination Tuesday, a...
Francois Fillon wins conservative presidential primary in France
(Charles Platiau/Reuters) PARIS — Francois Fillon won France’s first-ever conservative presidential primary Sunday after promising drastic free-market reforms and a crackdown on immigration and Islamic extremism, beating a more moderate rival who had warned of encroaching populism. “President! President!” chanted the former prime...
French conservatives vote to choose presidential nominee
PARIS — French conservatives voted Sunday for their nominee in next year’s presidential election, choosing between two former prime ministers with some similar ideas on the economy but divergent views on how to prevent further terror attacks on French soil. The contenders in the primary runoff — Francois Fillon, 62, and 71-year-old Alain...
Calgarians pay tribute to Holodomor genocide victims
Members of Calgary’s Ukrainian community came together Saturday to commemorate the 83rd anniversary of Holodomor, the genocide that killed millions of people in Ukraine in the 1930’s. …read more Source: Global...
Ex-Ukrainian president testimony postponed
Video testimony by Ukraine’s ousted president was postponed on Friday in the trial of five former special forces policemen charged with fatally shooting scores of demonstrators. …read more Source: CTV...
Twenty-four-year-old former model appointed to Ukraine senior security role
I have all the skills for the job, insists ex-model appointed to Ukraine senior security role …read more Source: Vancouver...
Newsmakers of the Year: Donald Trump, rule-breaker in chief
Donald Trump. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Donald Trump did it all wrong. His campaign launch was a disaster of off-the-cuff race-baiting and back-of-the-napkin plans for a Mexican border wall. He didn’t spend real time on the ground in Iowa or New Hampshire, eating breakfasts at greasy spoons or attending coffee klatches in church basements....
Twenty-four-year-old former-model appointed to Ukraine senior security role
Ukraine officials have sparked controversy by giving a 24-year-old former model a top security job. The appointment of Anastasia Deyeva as deputy interior minister drew allegations on social media that she had been appointed for her looks rather than her experience or abilities. The row has intensified since the discovery of nude online pictures...
Russians seek thawed relations with Canada in Arctic, including North Pole claim
OTTAWA — A Russian politician who laments the decline of his country’s relations with Canada suggested Thursday that his homeland might be willing to play nice in its long-standing dispute over who controls the North Pole. Igor Chernyshenko, a senator from the northern city of Murmansk, said Russia would respect any United Nations decision...
