Derrick O'KeefeWe should be talking a lot more about B.C.’s thermal coal exportsFor a province with a government that boasts of having “North America’s most progressive climate action plan,” a curious near-silence has…Jul 18, 2023Jul 18, 2023
Derrick O'KeefeJoke’s on us: Horgan’s move to Big Coal was no April FoolsThe relentless cynicism of terminal-stage capitalism is ruining political satire. Today everyone knows the dominant system and its fossil…Apr 4, 2023Apr 4, 2023
Derrick O'KeefeProof of concept: An insurgent left can achieve electoral success — even in CanadaVancouver’s political revolution has begun. In less than three months a dynamic movement coalesced around Jean Swanson, an incorruptible…Oct 21, 20172Oct 21, 20172
Derrick O'KeefeNorth America’s first ever left-green government comes to power in B.C.High hopes after 16 long years of rule by the corrupt B.C. LiberalsJul 18, 2017Jul 18, 2017
Derrick O'KeefeCanada 150: Against liberal revisionism and false consensusHappy New Year!Jan 1, 20171Jan 1, 20171
Derrick O'KeefeTrump’s ominous alliance with Europe’s far rightPerhaps the scariest thing about a Trump regime in the U.S. is the way his team is prioritising support for and coordination with Europe’s…Nov 13, 2016Nov 13, 2016
Derrick O'KeefeThe rot runs deep (in Canada too)So yesterday Don Cherry gloated about the U.S. election and declared Canada should deny entry to “left-wing kooks” from the U.S. fleeing…Nov 10, 2016Nov 10, 2016
Derrick O'KeefeFive questions for Harper (in a parallel universe where the PM allows media access)After eight and a half long years, Stephen Harper’s obsessive and over-the-top restriction of media access no longer surprises anyone. But…Sep 15, 2014Sep 15, 2014
Derrick O'KeefeZizek’s writes fiction on murdered Indigenous women in CanadaSlavoj Zizek wrote a Comment piece in the Guardian earlier this month which include a passage on murdered Indigenous women in Canada. The…Sep 13, 2014Sep 13, 2014