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Derrick O'Keefe

Stories by Derrick O'Keefe

life

The Degrowth Movement Is Growing

More than 300 people gathered in Vancouver to envision a healthy society without an expanding economy.

By Derrick O'Keefe, 5 May 2010

books

'Gretzky's Tears'

A perfect last minute gift for hockey lovers, nationalists, and anyone who lost their innocence on Aug. 9, 1988.

By Derrick O'Keefe, 24 Dec 2009

news

Rail Strike's Strange Route

Canadians may be forced back to work as their US union boss sides with CN.

By Derrick O'Keefe, 22 Feb 2007

opinion

When Striking Teachers Face Death

Despite deal, Mexican educators still risk violence.

By Derrick O'Keefe, 7 Feb 2007

books

Pink Tide 'Pirates'

Tariq Ali surveys the new Latin left.

By Derrick O'Keefe, 12 Jan 2007

books

Beer League Underbelly

Bill Gaston's 'Midnight Hockey' is a riotous look at players with, um, guts.

By Derrick O'Keefe, 18 Dec 2006

opinion

'Operation Objection'

As drive for new enlistees picks up, so does 'counter-recruiting.'

By Derrick O'Keefe, 16 Nov 2006

books

AIDS Summit's Overlooked Hero

Dr. Paul Farmer's humble prescription is food -- and social equity.

By Derrick O'Keefe, 21 Aug 2006

mediacheck

'Planet of Slums'

Grim guided tour of world’s worst 'hoods.

By Derrick O'Keefe, 12 Apr 2006

artsculture

Jarhead's Macho Misfire

Marines are sexist. We get it. But tell us about war.

By Derrick O'Keefe, 18 Nov 2005

artsculture

The Angry, Radical 'Constant Gardener'

Le Carre's anti-corporate venom blooms in film adaptation.

By Derrick O'Keefe, 9 Sep 2005

mediacheck

Unspinning Haiti's 'Spiral of Violence'

Some media finally get it right. Not the Globe, though.

By Derrick O'Keefe, 12 Aug 2005

opinion

Anti-War Movement Very Much Alive

Two years after the U.S invaded Iraq, over 20 protests planned in Canada.

By Derrick O'Keefe, 18 Mar 2005

artsculture

Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis Offer Their 'Take'

The power couple, whose film on an Argentinian workers' revolt opens today, discuss Bush, Iraq and 'the future of activism'.

By Derrick O'Keefe, 29 Oct 2004