Monthly Archives: August 2001
Socialism is not an evil
Letter to the Editor of the Victoria Times Colonist, 11 August 2001 In a recent editorial, this newspaper suggested the NDP needs to resist the agenda of the New Politics Initiative. Socialism should be rejected in favour of Tony Blair’s moderate program in Britain, we are told. I fundamentally disagree. The problems facing our people … Continue reading
Remembering Carlo Giulliani
Earlier this summer, a 23-year-old Italian named Carlo Guilliani was shot dead in Genoa. As tens of thousands protested a summit of the G-8 powers, the young man was captured on film raising a fire extinguisher above his head, apparently poised to smash the window of a police jeep. A moment later, Carlo was shot … Continue reading
