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Let's go easy on self-righteousness

This newsletter ranges over a number of topics, including self-righteousness, hot air about 'projected' emission reductions while real emissions keep rising, Europe’s self-destructive political and economic policies, the prospects for deradicalizing Israel, the future of a world dominated by AI, King Charles’ association with pedophiles, and the justification for civil disobedience.

In the heat of the summer

An appalling scramble by politicians to approve new fossil-fuel projects is happening just as feedback effects from wildfires stoke climate catastrophe. The same disregard for climate consequences that has been shown in respect of previous fossil-fuel production and its legacy, is readily apparent as the Canadian government and its provincial counterparts prepare to dramatically increase oil and gas extraction and export in the period ahead.

We can't look away

If achieving some kind of balance is the goal, this newsletter must be judged a failure. We are in the midst of a genocide. What else can this newsletter be about? We can't look away, we can't turn away. This newsletter, almost all of it, is about Gaza.

Artificial Intelligence

What is artificial intelligence and and why does it exist? The marketing paints pictures of benefits of all kinds. Some of those benefits are real, but there are also substantial negatives. For example, there are massive environmental costs, and some profoundly concerning effects on education. Many of the cutting-edge developments in AI consist of developing new and more efficient ways to kill people (e.g. self-targeting drones, smart bombs) and increased surveillance in the interests of increased state control and suppression of dissent. This newsletter looks at some of the dimensions of artificial intelligence.

How did you organize before the Internet?

Connexions is working on a project devoted to answering that question, and we'd like your help. We're looking for your recollections, stories, photos, and descriptions of your work, and we're also looking for samples of printed and other materials that you or your group produced.

With Trump's tariffs, it's time for a more self-reliant Canada

Donald Trump says he doesn't need Canadian oil or anything else Canadian. Let's face it, Canada has been dumped and is on its own. By raising tariffs unilaterally, Trump will grossly violate USMCA, the former NAFTA. It's no use doing deals with Trump, that he will break. Instead, let's dust ourselves off and make things by Canadians for Canadians. Canada was tossed out of similar arrangements before.

Trump's Threats, Canadian Challenges

US President Donald Trump blew the bugle: Canada should be the 51st State, perhaps he might legally annex it, certainly hold it responsible for its failures as border watchers, for allowing undesirable people to flow into the US and permitting drug peddlers to supply the insatiable consumer market in the US. More, Trump bellowed, Canada's spending on its military is forcing the US, as the defender of all that is good and holy, to bear an unfair burden.

My heart broke 20 times

These stories, captured in the hours, days, and few weeks after the ceasefire in Gaza, are a testament to what war takes and what people hold onto. They are about loss, yes, but also about the small, stubborn acts of survival and hope that keep people going.

Connect with Connexions

Connexions: What it is, how to use it

Connexions is many things: above all, a library featuring information about social change with 1000s of articles, books, films, etc. You can find stuff quickly, but to take advantage of the wealth of information on the site, use the research tools: the Search tool, browseable Subject Index, Title, Author, Chronological and Format indexes, and the many links within documents and on the menus (top and side) to related topics and further resources. More details about using Connexions here ...

Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter

A digest of new and archival content from the Connexions website and other progressive websites. Regular features include a digest of new articles, news about grassroots archives and people's history internationally, website of the week, book of the week, film of the week, and other news and resources.

Organizing: Who, Why, How

A digest of new and archival content from the Connexions website and other progressive websites. Regular features include a digest of new articles, news about grassroots archives and people's history internationally, website of the week, book of the week, film of the week, and other news and resources.

Seeds of Fire: A People's Chronology

What happened on this day in history? Seeds of Fire is people's history, preserving memories of struggle, resistance, and persistence. Explore what happened on this day -- or on any day of the year. Find out about people, movements, strikes, rebellions, revolts, uprisings, and revolutions, as well as the crimes of the ruling classes.

The Connexions Archive

The Connexions Archive is a sister project to the Connexions website which keeps alive the rich history of grassroots movements for social justice. Connexions preserves 'alternative' histories that rarely appear in the mainstream record, and makes them available online to a wide public, as well as in physical form to researchers and scholars. Established in 1975, the Connexions Archive preserves and publishes materials spanning more than 50 years of grassroots activism.

Alternative Media List

Connexions presents a selective list of alternative media: publications, websites, and broadcasters that offer critical alternatives to the mainstream corporate and state-owned media. We hope that it helps you to find websites and media that you'll find useful in finding out and understanding what's happening in the world.

Connexions Quotations

Words of wisdom and throught-provoking insights: a selection of quotations about social change, resistance, politics, and a wide range of other topics. Quotations are arranged in alphabetical order by the first letter of the first word, you can also browse by Author or Topic.

Connexions Gateways

The Connexions website has tens of thousands of pages and images related to many different issues and topics. To help you navigate the site and find what you are looking for (or perhaps what you did't even know you were looking for) Connexions offers a variety of overview pages designed to provide introductions and pathways to exploring different topics and issues.

Connexipedia

Connexipedia is an online encyclopedia with more than 1,000 articles on activism, radicalism, resistance, solidarity, social justice, events, movements, organizations, and people. Browse Connexipedia using the A-Z Index or the Persons , Organizations or Events indexes.

People's History, Memory & Archives

The struggle to create a different future is also a battle over history and the meaning of history. Mainstream media and institutions of power try to consign inconvenient histories, struggles, and alternative visions to what George Orwell called 'the memory hole.' People's history projects such as grassroots archives – including Connexions – preserve and share stories of resistance, hidden histories, and alternative visions. This page is a gateway to resources on people's history and grassroots archives.

Manifestos, Programs, Visions

A selection of radical and progressive political manifestos, statements, programs and visions dating from 1649 to the present.

What is Socialism?

Socialism is one of the most searched terms on the Internet – and on Connexions.org. What is socialism? Why are so many people talking about it? What are the different varieties of socialism? Does socialism offer realistic solutions to the world's problems? Connexions has a gateway to resources about socialism, socialist history, and socialist ideas. You'll find articles, books, quotes, and a wealth of links to different ideas about socialism, its past, and its future.

What is Marxism?

Marxism is a way of critically studying and trying to change the world, a world which is itself constantly changing. Connexions features a variety of interpretations of Marxism, with the emphasis on perspectives that see Marxism as a theory and practice of revolution, seeking to liberate society from capitalism and oppression, and create a free, just, and communal society inspired by the principle "From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs."