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  • Stefan Christoff , Hour

    MONTREAL—Algonquin hip-hop artist Samian raps about the realities of life on First Nations reserves in Quebec. With a growing following on reserves and in Quebec's cities, he's also struck a chord with hip-hop communities everywhere. Exploding the classic political binary of Quebec's two solitudes, Samian raps about Indigenous people and... » read this article
  • Neil Young , Pocahontas

    Aurora borealis The icy sky at night Paddles cut the water In a long and hurried flight From the white man To the fields of green And the homeland We've never seen. They killed us in our tepee And they cut our women down They might have left some babies... » read this article
  • Latino USA , Esperanza Peace and Justice Center

    Serenata de Oro Featuring Las Tesoros del Westside: Rita Vidaurri, Beatriz Llamas, Blanca Rosa and Perla Tapatia, accompanied by Mariachi Las Erendiras One of Rita Vidaurri’s three sons once asked her where all the money was from the time that the San Antonio singer was known as the “Jax Beer... » read this article
  • Kamelit (Performers) , Directors JN Baptiste and Laurent Garry

    This Haitian Style of music is called Racine/Rara, this video has been filmed in Haiti and the song was performed by the group Kamelit. The rhythms of Racine and Rara are very similar if not the same, Racine is mainly used in Vodou ceremony while Rara is considered to be... » read this article
  • Director, James Cameron , Machinima

    Brian Souter, Axis of Logic correspondent in Australia sends us this with a cheeky review of the film (exerpt*) by Moria: "Where Crichton concluded that Global Warming was a fraud was a fraud perpetuated by a Greenpeace-like organization, Cameron at completely opposite remove has his heroes switching off their technology and... » read this article
  • Black Eyed Peas , The Universal Mind

    One Tribe, One Time, One Planet, One Race Its all one blood, don't care about your face The color of your eye Or the tone of your skin Don't care where you are Don't care where you been Cause where we gonna go Is where we wanna be The place... » read this article
  • Bob Randall, Yankunytjatjara Elder , Globaloneness

    Bob Randall is an Yankunytjatjara Elder and a traditional owner of Uluru (Ayers Rock). In the early 70's Bob's song, "Brown Skin Baby (They Took Me Away)" became an anthem for the Aboriginal people. He is the author of two books: his autobiography Songman and a children's book Tracker Tjginji,... » read this article
  • Regina Guarisco , Axis of Logic

    Regina Guarisco began contributing her poetry to Axis of Logic in 2003 but began writing poetry when she was only 10. Her poetry, published on Axis, was written when she was 16 and 17 years old. She is now a college graduate and a singer/songwriter in Arizona. Read Regina's poetry... » read this article
  • Wilson Barba Alvarez; Directors: Haydee Tabrahue - Carlos Alvarez , Bajaron

    In honor of the Venezuelan people who rescued the President Hugo Chávez Frias, April 13, 2002, during the coup d'etat perpetrated by Carmona Estanga, business leaders, unions and private media supported by the CIA.... » read this article
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World News
  • Argentina Court Blocks Glyphosate Spraying Near Rural Town
    BUENOS AIRES -(Dow Jones)- In a ruling bearing potentially far-reaching implications, an appellate court in Argentina's Santa Fe province this week upheld a decision blocking farmers from spraying agrochemicals near populated areas. The ruling blocks...
  • Volcano erupts near Eyjafjallajoekull in south Iceland
    An Icelandic volcano, dormant for 200 years, has erupted, ripping a 1km-long fissure in a field of ice. The volcano near Eyjafjallajoekull glacier began to erupt just after midnight, sending lava a hundred metres high....
  • Guatemalan Coffee a Complex Blend
    HALIFAX—They call him “the Hurricane.” Guatemalan coffee farmer Leocadio Juracan (his family name is close to the Spanish word for hurricane) has had a special relationship with many Nova Scotians—though most don’t even know it....
  • Canada’s Long Embrace of the Honduran Dictatorship
    Peter Kent recently returned from a three day trip (February 17-20) to Honduras, proudly declaring the mission a success. As Canada's Minister of State for the Americas, Kent is the Tory government's point person for...
  • UN chief slams Israeli blockade against Gaza
    KHAN YUNIS, Gaza - UN chief Ban Ki-moon slammed Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip during a tour of the war-battered coastal territory on Sunday, saying it was causing "unacceptable sufferings." "I have repeatedly made...
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