“The Strait of Trump” - “The Lake of America” - Canada

 

Donald Trump Intends to Destabilize Canada’s Economy. The U.S. President’s “Money Making” Personal Agenda: Engineer Chaos on the Stock Markets By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Over the past 18 months, Canada’s Mark Carney’s government “has focused on building our strength at home, diversifying our partnerships abroad, and striking a fair deal with the United States.” Read here

US-Canada Tensions Escalating By Lucas Leiroz de Almeida In a recent statement, Ontario Premier Doug Ford asserted that Canada could cut off exports of energy and critical minerals to the US as part of a retaliation plan against tariffs imposed by Trump. Previously, the US president had announced new tariffs on imports of certain Canadian products – specifically steel, cars, trucks, and auto parts. According to Trump, the tariffs will rise to at least 50% starting January 1, 2027.  Read here

The Bunker State: The Government Will Survive, but Will the Constitution? By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead What began publicly as Donald Trump’s lavish, taxpayer-funded vision of a gilded White House ballroom is now being justified by the administration—in and out of court—as a matter of national security. To President Trump, it seems, a ballroom by any other name is a bunker. Read here

The Completely Privatized World of the Oligarchs. “The Strait of Trump,” “The Lake of America” By Hermann Ploppa Only a few people realize that we are currently undergoing a transformation of historic proportions. Those who do not wake up now will find themselves as serfs in a techno-feudal reality. Read here

First Nations in Canada. “Genocidal Reverberations.” The Historical Spillover of Indigenous and Colonial Histories By Kim Petersen Throughout Canada, the spillover effects of colonialism continue to be experienced. In the west coast city colonially designated as Victoria, named after an imperialist queen who never set foot in the city, a political reckoning is underway to return pockets of land to the Songhees. Read here

Trump Administration Escalates Third-Country Deportations. Racist Policies. “Make America White Again” By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the assumption of office by President Donald Trump for his second non-consecutive term in January 2025, the administration has enacted the deportations of individuals from the United States to several African and Latin American states. Read here

Judge Desmond Fagan’s Damning Verdict: Vandalism and Antisemitism in Australia By Dr. Binoy Kampmark An interesting New South Wales Supreme Court decision, delivered by Justice Desmond Fagan, restores much needed and merciful balance. Put it simply, not all acts directed at Israel or unflattering views held about that country, however crudely framed, carry the antisemitic streak. Read here