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Podur: Israel's Flotilla Massacre
Blog Post, May, 31 2010
Justin Podur
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Overnight, Israeli commandos attacked an aid flotilla in the high seas, some 65km from Israel. The commandos killed at least 10 people and injured dozens of others, mostly Turkish nonviolent activists bound for Gaza who were aiming to break Israel...
Podur: My Resoc Interview
Blog Post, November, 03 2009
Justin Podur
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Justin Podur's Resoc Interview
Podur: A Day in Delhi
Blog Post, July, 19 2008
Justin Podur
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On my way from Pakistan to Kerala, I stopped for a day in Delhi - I have a couple of hours left in this very interesting city. Thanks to friends I had an excellent 48 hours, though I could have stayed much longer and learned much more.
Podur: A bombing in Islamabad; suspended operations in NWFP
Blog Post, July, 07 2008
Justin Podur
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Pakistan's editorial pages are full of opinion and analysis on how to deal with the insurgency.
Podur: Privatization for a prosperous Pakistan?
Blog Post, July, 02 2008
Justin Podur
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Pakistan's civilian government's economic policy is based on liberalization and privatization - perhaps not a good idea. Some commentary on the perils of privatization.
Podur: Pakistan's Economy and energy prices
Blog Post, July, 01 2008
Justin Podur
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Some thoughts on Pakistan's economy as a developing country trying to cope with rising global energy prices...
Podur: From Islamabad
Blog Post, June, 29 2008
Justin Podur
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A first blog post from Islamabad, Pakistan. Based mostly on reading the english-language media, which I could have done from Canada, but still hopefully of interest...
Podur: Alice Miller, traumas, and Youth Liberation
Blog Post, August, 06 2007
Justin Podur
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I figured I might as well take advantage of my psychology binge-reading to do some blogging, rather than keep all my thoughts to myself. The point for me isn't to look for a psychological cause behind every political phenomenon, but to pay attenti...
Podur: Alfie Kohn, rewards... and parecon
Blog Post, August, 01 2007
Justin Podur
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Some thoughts on alternative education author Alfie Kohn today. I started with his book, "Punished by Rewards", which discusses why rewards (grades, gold stars, salary bonuses or any other kind of bribes) are not good things - not in workplaces, n...
Podur: This from the Nazis at BBC
Blog Post, June, 21 2007
Justin Podur
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Khaled Mishal of Hamas in the foreground, and a Nazi swastika in the background. Click on the story and you won't see anything Nazi. That's because there's nothing to do with the Nazis, other than the desire by the BBC and so many others to link t...
Podur: Climate Politics: An answer to Cockburn, Rancourt, Noble
Blog Post, May, 10 2007
Justin Podur
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I just published this answer to Cockburn, Rancourt, and Noble on ZNet. I hope it helps some people think about these things and sift the useful contributions from these writers from the very poor things they are doing in their writing on climate.
Podur: Climate Politics: An answer to Cockburn, Rancourt, Noble
Blog Post, May, 10 2007
Justin Podur
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I just published this answer to Cockburn, Rancourt, and Noble on ZNet. I hope it helps some people think about these things and sift the useful contributions from these writers from the very poor things they are doing in their writing on climate.
Podur: On Colombia, for the Dems
Blog Post, April, 16 2007
Justin Podur
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Having just read (and agreed with) Paul Street's latest blog entry I'm in the awkward position of trying to encourage people to get this letter to Dems to try to convince them to vote against the FTA with Colombia. The introductory note my friend ...
Podur: On Colombia, for the Dems
Blog Post, April, 16 2007
Justin Podur
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Having just read (and agreed with) Paul Street's latest blog entry I'm in the awkward position of trying to encourage people to get this letter to Dems to try to convince them to vote against the FTA with Colombia. The introductory note my friend ...
Podur: Climate change denial in thin leftist wrapping paper
Blog Post, April, 13 2007
Justin Podur
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I just read (briefly) an interview with Denis Rancourt, a professor at the University of Ottawa who claims climate change is not happening and that talk of climate change serves oil companies. My quick reaction is that this is like Michael Deibert...
Podur: Climate change denial in thin leftist wrapping paper
Blog Post, April, 13 2007
Justin Podur
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I just read (briefly) an interview with Denis Rancourt, a professor at the University of Ottawa who claims climate change is not happening and that talk of climate change serves oil companies. My quick reaction is that this is like Michael Deibert...
Podur: The Thermopylae Psyop
Blog Post, March, 28 2007
Justin Podur
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First, I admit I loved the movie. Compelling characters, spectacular visuals, impressive choreography, good dialogue - including lots from the historical record. But it's the kind of movie where the better the movie, the worse it is. But this isn'...
Podur: The Thermopylae Psyop
Blog Post, March, 28 2007
Justin Podur
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First, I admit I loved the movie. Compelling characters, spectacular visuals, impressive choreography, good dialogue - including lots from the historical record. But it's the kind of movie where the better the movie, the worse it is. But this isn'...
Podur: Tanya Reinhart
Blog Post, March, 18 2007
Justin Podur
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I received news that Tanya Reinhart died suddenly in New York. She was always one of my guides on Israel/Palestine. When I went there in 2002 she was very helpful to me, personally, and I only didn't get to visit her in person because I fell sick....
Podur: Tanya Reinhart
Blog Post, March, 18 2007
Justin Podur
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I received news that Tanya Reinhart died suddenly in New York. She was always one of my guides on Israel/Palestine. When I went there in 2002 she was very helpful to me, personally, and I only didn't get to visit her in person because I fell sick....
Podur: Patrick Elie in Toronto...
Blog Post, March, 04 2007
Justin Podur
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Patrick Elie (who has taught me much of what I know about Haiti) was in Toronto last night giving the Toronto Haiti Action Coalition an update on what is happening in Haiti. Patrick came in So Ann's stead (I interviewed her in prison in 2005)....
Podur: Patrick Elie in Toronto...
Blog Post, March, 04 2007
Justin Podur
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Patrick Elie (who has taught me much of what I know about Haiti) was in Toronto last night giving the Toronto Haiti Action Coalition an update on what is happening in Haiti. Patrick came in So Ann's stead (I interviewed her in prison in 2005)....
Podur: Jamal Zahalqa quoted Hannah Arendt in Toronto
Blog Post, March, 01 2007
Justin Podur
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It's true. In his talk, "Debunking the Myth of Israeli Democracy", Jamal Zahalka quoted Hannah Arendt. He might or might not have quoted Hegel, I can't remember. He definitely quoted Hannah Arendt. He also quoted Spiro Agnew, which was weird. He d...
Podur: Jamal Zahalqa quoted Hannah Arendt in Toronto
Blog Post, March, 01 2007
Justin Podur
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It's true. In his talk, "Debunking the Myth of Israeli Democracy", Jamal Zahalka quoted Hannah Arendt. He might or might not have quoted Hegel, I can't remember. He definitely quoted Hannah Arendt. He also quoted Spiro Agnew, which was weird. He d...
Podur: Peter Hallward's Damming the Flood - sure to be good...
Blog Post, February, 25 2007
Justin Podur
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The best analysis of the 2004 coup in Haiti, in my opinion, was by Peter Hallward's "Option Zero in Haiti" in New Left Review. That article anchored my own analysis of what happened in Haiti and I found it immensely helpful in all the work I did. ...
Podur: Peter Hallward's Damming the Flood - sure to be good...
Blog Post, February, 25 2007
Justin Podur
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The best analysis of the 2004 coup in Haiti, in my opinion, was by Peter Hallward's "Option Zero in Haiti" in New Left Review. That article anchored my own analysis of what happened in Haiti and I found it immensely helpful in all the work I did. ...
Podur: Amu the film
Blog Post, February, 13 2007
Justin Podur
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Last night I went to the preview screening of the Toronto opening of Amu the Film. It was a treat because the director, Shonali Bose, and the producer were there for Q & A afterwards. It is actually a very clever political film because it is very ...
Podur: Amu the film
Blog Post, February, 13 2007
Justin Podur
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Last night I went to the preview screening of the Toronto opening of Amu the Film. It was a treat because the director, Shonali Bose, and the producer were there for Q & A afterwards. It is actually a very clever political film because it is very ...
Podur: From Mitch Potter
Blog Post, February, 13 2007
Justin Podur
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In response to my blog post of July 28, 2006, in which I called him a "truly disgusting racist", Mitch Potter, the Middle East Bureau Chief of the Toronto Star, wrote the below to me on September 10, 2006 (last year). I prepared a reply which...
Podur: From Mitch Potter
Blog Post, February, 13 2007
Justin Podur
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In response to my blog post of July 28, 2006, in which I called him a "truly disgusting racist", Mitch Potter, the Middle East Bureau Chief of the Toronto Star, wrote the below to me on September 10, 2006 (last year). I prepared a reply which...
