The Bradley Manning Support Network has been very busy raising both funds and awareness in support of the accused Wikileaks truth-teller.
Tomorrow, supporters of peace and conscience will gather in Leavenworth, Kansas, outside the military prison whe…
Continue readingA new Parliament opens tomorrow, and with it, we step into a great unknown. Will Stephen Harper’s Conservative majority plunge us into chaos? Will the government impose a neoliberal austerity agenda that shreds what remains of Canada’s social programs?…
Continue readingEarlier today, we put a sticker on our mailbox.
It’s meant to be a message for our letter carrier, to show support for her cause.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has filed notice to strike at one minute before midnight on June 2. The o…
Continue readingIn case you haven’t seen it yet.
On May 28, 2011 Television host Adam Kokesh and several other activists participating in a flash-mob were arrested at the publicly-funded Thomas Jefferson Memorial. Their crime? Silently dancing, in celebration of the f…
Thirty-five talks (total), seven talks (attended), three panel discussions, three amazing short films. Several pints of beer, countless interesting ideas, dozens of thought-provoking comments, not enough sleep. Twice brought to tears of inspiration an…
Continue readingPlease enjoy three minutes of inspired filmmaking.
“Just another cog in the machine,” produced and directed by John Wood (UK, 2009). Thanks to Kim_in_TO and CLiFF for showing us this.
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Last night’s Marxism Conference programme ended with three excellent short films from the Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLiFF). More about CLiFF when I write about Marxism…
We had a wonderful little getaway, despite some crazy weather. It was great to re-connect with our Windsor friends, now not only married but Canadian citizens. We had dinner at a terrific little Salvadorean joint; if you find yourself in Windsor, it’s …
Continue reading…not even a tornado. Dog crawls home on broken legs, three weeks after tornado. Wow.
Continue readingFor several months, Wil Hylton, an excellent writer from GQ magazine, has been interviewing Phil McDowell, an Iraq War resister living in Canada, along with many other war resisters and their supporters and detractors. The resulting article is now onli…
Continue readingI’ll be spending the next few days with several things I am passionate about: baseball, socialism, good friends – and Allan. Today we’re heading to Windsor, having dinner with “Gito and Mrtew”, then tomorrow seeing the Red Sox in Detroit. Hooray, a day…
Continue readingIt comes as no surprise that NBA great – and peace-loving Canadian – Steve Nash supports same-sex marriage. But it’s damn great to hear him say it. Does anyone know of a list or compilation of all the New Yorkers for Marriage Equality videos? Human Rig…
Continue readingMy annual Movie Season post is appearing later and later every year, but at long last, I’ve carved out the time to write it. We started out with TV serieses and comedies this year, especially a massive Larry Sanders Show binge. But once baseball spring…
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