Drawn from more than 500 of the author's newspaper columns (mostly from the Toronto Star), this collection represents the best articles of one New Democratic Party (NDP) member's journey through the Mulroney-Reagan-Bush years. Divided into thematic groupings, the essays deal with such issues as Canadian-American relations, Canadian foreign and cultural policy, and the rise to power of provincial NDP governments.

Gerald Caplan is a lifelong social and political activist with a passionate commitment to African development. A former professor at the University of Toronto/OISE, he is the author of two scholarly history books, a collection of newspaper articles, public policy studies, UNICEF reports, and numerous articles and book reviews. He is the author of Rwanda: The Preventable Genocide, written for the International Panel of Eminent Personalities established by the Organization of African Unity to investigate the genocide. Gerald Caplan speaks widely about African development issues and genocide prevention on television and radio, and in newspaper opinion pieces. He lives near Toronto.

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