LITAL KHAIKIN

Projects

Journalism

Investigative journalism, feature articles (and the occasional art crit) published in Canadian Dimension, Toward Freedom, Warscapes, Briarpatch, the Media Co-op, and Toward Freedom …

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Literary

Poems and prose published with 3:AM Magazine, Berfrois, Tripwire, and the “Vestiges” journal by Black Sun Lit, among others …

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The Green Violin is a slow-burning, independent publishing project for the free distribution of poetry, essays and prose. The Sparkplug is a catalyst for difficult conversations, going where fast headlines don’t.

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Recently Published

“Not Blood Diamonds”

Despite the mining lobby’s depiction of Botswana as the paragon among African states driven by the mining industry, no transnational mining company acts within an idyllic vacuum. Diamond mining companies operating in Botswana have taken advantage of the country’s reputation for not having a ‘blood diamond’ industry … Continue reading “Not Blood Diamonds”

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020

Migrant Surveillance in Canada

If the pilot project is deemed successful, the CBSA aims to unroll the program nation-wide. But all of these methods raise questions about data collection in Canada, as well as moral issues of personal dignity, civil liberties and privacy rights … Continue reading Migrant Surveillance in Canada

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

On CounterCurrents: Linking People to Reforms

The IMF has been pushing Ukraine to “accelerate reforms” including privatizing remaining state-owned enterprises, introducing pension reforms that include an increase in age of retirement (called “modernizing”), and restructuring “excessive regulation” that currently deters foreign investment … Continue reading On CounterCurrents: Linking People to Reforms

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020