War with China again The Thucydides Trap
A review of Graham Allison’s Thucydides Trap theory in Atlantic magazine and the risks of a US China war. The piece notes past cases where rising powers provoked war, Xi Jinping’s pushback, and the role of economic growth and institutions in avoiding conflict.
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United States
China
Atlantic Magazine
Thucydides
Graham Allison
Harvard University
Athens
Sparta
Xi Jinping
Seattle
Allison
Japan
South Korea
Make Your Vote Count On Election Day October 19 2015
A reflective exhortation urging Canadians to research candidates and vote in the federal election. The author stresses thinking beyond party loyalty, avoiding scare tactics, and using advance polls or election day voting to shape Canada's future. mentions Trudeau Mulcair and Harper and urges seven day decision window.
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Canada
Trudeau
Mulcair
Harper
Political spectrum proposals in Canadian party discourse
The author argues for three criteria to map party stances: conservatism versus radicalism, authoritarianism versus libertarianism, and a third category to be continued on page 9. He labels the Liberal and Green parties as conservative and environmentally oriented, notes the NDP as slightly radical, and the Conservative Party as the most radical and increasingly authoritarian. The piece critiques old terms left and right and emphasizes voter clarity.
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Liberal Party
Green Party
NDP
Canada
Conservative Party
Greens
Letter to Editor questions Mark on independence and motives
The writer criticizes Mark for seeking independent MP status claiming it seeks to split votes from Robert Sopuck. They allege Mark rarely attended the Dauphin-Swan River Constituency Association meetings, question his political stripe, and accuse him of hypocrisy for not resigning from party seats. The letter condemns his income guarantee proposal as harming the middle class and cites Schreyer as a precedent. Cont. on page 6.
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Swan River Star & Times
Mark
Robert Sopuck
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Dauphin-Swan _ River
Reform Party
Alliance
Conservative Party
NDP
Edward Schreyer