Cy Gonick, publisher and co-ordinating editor of Canada’s longest-running left-wing magazine, Canadian Dimension, was in Belem, Brazil, last week, for the World Social Forum. The following are excerpts from his emails from Belem. Share:Click to...
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World Social Forum, Brazil, Jan. 27-Feb. 1
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