Top 5 books read in 2016 | Le top 5 de nos lectures de 2016
The top 5 recommended books from the Citizens' Press Arts & Culture section || Le top 5 de nos lectures de l'année.
Wall Street Lawyer Jay Clayton Emerges as Top Candidate for SEC Chairman | The Wall Street Journal
'Mr. Clayton, whose clients have included Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., would succeed SEC Chairman Mary Jo White, another lawyer with a history of representing Wall Street banks before becoming a regulator.'
Le centre du monde d'Émanuelle Walter
La journaliste française installée à Montréal, Émanuelle Walter, a déjà écrit sur les Premières Nations du Canada. Son premier livre, Sœurs Volées, raconte l'histoire des familles de femmes autochtones disparues et assassinées. L'auteure récidive avec un portrait de la région d'Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, sillonnée en compagnie de Roméo Saganash.
Gunman in Istanbul nightclub attack may have trained in Syria | Reuters
Turkish chickens coming home to roost.
Critique: Dieu n'habite pas La Havane de Yasmina Khadra
Yasmina Khadra est un auteur algérien qui a publié bon nombre de romans au cours de son œuvre. Son dernier livre, Dieu n'habite pas La Havane, élève la capitale cubaine au statut de personnage vibrant et coloré. Chaque page de cette histoire rend hommage à La Havane, à sa musique, à ses quartiers, et à ses résidents, sans manquer de mettre en évidence les nombreuses contradictions qui y prennent place.
Geopolitics of the Syrian civil war | Citizens' Press
The initiating of rebellion and civil war in the Middle East can only be understood through a social and economic context and history of imperialism in the region. However, the shape these conflicts take is heavily influenced by the unique geopolitics of the region. Mainly, the tensions between monarchies and republican state governments and interests.
What's Left 2016-12-21 Volume 84
What's Left This Year; Our Year in Review
What's Left This Year | What's Left
What's Left is a collaborative project of solidarity, love, and passion to add something positive to the struggle for a better world. We have truly enjoyed writing, sharing, and debating the finer points of socialist analysis, our victories, and setbacks. Thank you for all of your support throughout the year.
The Cream of the Rotten Crop | Mike Yam
Year after year, there is inevitably some incident in the media where an individual or group of people are publicly called out for wearing racist costumes during Halloween or other party seasons. For example, we've seen plenty of celebrities chastised for wearing offensive, racist, and distasteful costumes. As if on cue, shortly after Halloween this year, Canada's major media outlets reported on a party held by Queen's University students after comedian Celeste Kim posted pictures on her Twitter account that were originally posted in a private Queen's students Facebook group and denounced the attendees.
Wage, job quality declining for young workers, Statscan says | The Hamilton Spectator
'In a report released today, the national statistics office says fewer young Canadians, who are not full-time students, are working in full-time jobs today than in 1976, a result driven mainly by the rise of part-time work rather than increases in unemployment rates or decreases in labour force participation.'