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In Memoriam: Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser, Founding Chair, CWIS

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Constructing Sanity

Constructing Sanity

March 31, 2008

Lacking the social infrastructure to nurture honest people and affect sane public policy, those who endeavor to disperse political power in the US are largely limited to ad hoc heroics….

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Taking a Stand

Taking a Stand

March 28, 2008

I often wondered how otherwise reasonable people in the US could believe in human equality and civil rights in our country, while at the same time opposing equality in Israel….

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Public Health Model

Public Health Model

March 26, 2008

Introduction Effectively pursuing democratic ideals is a complex, difficult, and risky business. To truly make room for democracy, it is first necessary to circumscribe political violence. The public health model…

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Sense of Solidarity

Sense of Solidarity

March 24, 2008

For socially conscious individuals, identifying with a movement’s goals or an organization’s objectives is an important part of protecting their sanity. Without that connection, thoughtful people will inevitably turn to…

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Power of Clear Thought

Power of Clear Thought

March 22, 2008

The fight for survival demands such an incredible amount of time and energy that fewer and fewer people have enough strength left for problem solving, let alone creative endeavours. Instability…

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Palestinians Pay Penance

Palestinians Pay Penance

March 20, 2008

German Chancellor Angela Merkel scapegoats Palestinians in speech to Israeli Knesset.

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Open Letter on Tibet - UN High Commissioner

Open Letter on Tibet – UN High Commissioner

March 17, 2008

Guest Contributor: Dr. Amy Eisenberg {Editor: An Open Letter to the Director of the United Nations Office of the Commissioner on Human Rights by CWIS Associate Scholar Dr. Eisenberg offers…

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SANCTION CHINA!

SANCTION CHINA!

March 17, 2008

The Peoples’ Republic of China aggressively conducts a policy toward Fourth World nations that can only be described as “genocidal.” China must be held accountable for its attacks on Tibetans…

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White Man’s Burden

White Man’s Burden

March 16, 2008

In this Time/CNN article, we get a glimpse of the type of psychological warfare we can expect as the transnational corporate pals of Western media intensify their looting of the…

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Law of Force

Law of Force

March 16, 2008

Algonquin negotiator Bob Lovelace jailed by Ontario court for opposing illegal mining on Algonquin lands. University professor Lovelace and Algonquin chief arrested at tribal blockade after Ontario provincial government issued…

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Chief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library

The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.

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