NEWS

Socialism, Land and Banking: 2017 compared to 1917, by Michael Hudson, Counterpunch: https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/10/20/socialism-land-and-banking-2017-compared-to-1917/

Items from the 2015-16 school year:

PUNCHING FOR POWER
You are invited to a film and a discussion on the state of Canadian politics. Watch the new documentary "God Save Justin Trudeau" and take part in the follow-up discussion!
TIME: Wednesday, October 14, 6 p.m.
PLACE: Price Family Theater (Room 102), Accolade East

Vote on campus October 5-8! At York University, the voting offices will be running from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM and will be located at:
Aviva Centre
Media Rooms A and B
1 Shoreham Drive
Toronto, ON M3N 3A6

Model United Nations meeting at York, Sept. 24: https://www.facebook.com/events/489423871264244/

Items from 2014-15

A Very Russian Coup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFkomwe7ZnM

The Wall Comes Down: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfbyIc9pNOo&index=23&list=PLOQm_eUXD7refxe2zn4cWWxF4NzRx2Ut2

Monument to the last Tsar of Russia unveiled in Belgrade, blessed by the Russian Patriarch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MDL77519Lo

7 weird facts about Russia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8gY-bwYNBU

Everything below this line is from the 2011-12 SCHOOL YEAR

Nov. 30

The End of USSR: 20 Year Later - conference materials: http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB364/index.htm

Oct. 29

RETURN OF THE NAMES. Remembering Stalin's victims, a public ceremony in Moscow: http://october29.ru/wp/

When Socialism Saves Capitalism - Bill Boyarsky on some of Obama's policies that did work: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/when_socialism_saves_capitalism_20110922/?ln

Sept. 13

You are invited to a lecture on nuclear disarmament by Senator Doug Roche, Sept. 20, 2:30

Lecture ad

Doug Roche's website: http://roche.apirg.org/public_html/index.html

Dec. 5

2 important articles by Fred Halliday:

What Was Communism? - http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/what-was-communism

The Other 1989s. - http://www.opendemocracy.net/fred-halliday/other-1989s

Nov. 29

The Wall Come Down, CNN documentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE_hRgHyN4w&feature=related

Nov. 15

5 things US can learn from China, TIME magazine: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1938671,00.html

Russian police officer triggers off a wave of Internet police corruption confessions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUf2OhhWiWU&feature=channel

Putin at rap music event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm-4_G0koxU&feature=channel

Nov. 8

Free market flawed, says global public opinion study - BBC World News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8347409.stm

Oct. 30

President Medvedev on Victims of Repressions Remembrance Day: Don't gloss over Stalin's crimes! - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/world/europe/31russia.html?em

Mevedev's video address, with English subtitles: http://eng.kremlin.ru/sdocs/speeches.shtml

Oct. 22

YOU ARE INVITED - to a public forum to discuss nuclear disarmament: download

What was Communism? An article by Prof. Fred Halliday - http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/what-was-communism

Oct. 11

Noam Chomsky likens right-wing media to Nazi Germany - FORA.TV: http://fora.tv/2009/10/06/Noam_Chomsky_Philosophies_of_Language_and_Politics#Chomsky_Likens_Right-Wing_Media_to_Nazi_Germany

Oct. 7

The Commissar - a classic movie about the Russian Civil War, with English subtitles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Gq4YymKvxs

Oct. 1

This Tuesday! A conversation with Canada's Ambassador to Serbia on post-communist change in Europe: download

You are invited to attent this seminar on Islam and nationalism in Central Asia: download