So… I know this blog is supposed to be about things political and historical in nature, but allow me a brief diversion into the world of theatre. If you insist, I can make the connection to the themes of the blog relevant. I want to encourage theat…
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Pushed to the Left and Loving It: So What Does a Communist Smell Like?
Just when you thought the neocons couldn’t get any nuttier, with Brian Lilley of Fox News North calling the Ottawa Press Gallery Communist sympathisers, and Tea Party’s Ben Shapiro believing that Sesame Street was a pinko indoctrination of children; To…
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Double Standards And Chauvinism In The Nycole Turmel Affair
For over a week now, politicians, the media and pundits have relentlessly sniped interim NDP leader Nycole Turmel for her past association with the Bloc Quebecois. To them, it’s not enough Turmel canceled her membership with the Quebec separatist…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Cutting Nukes First: The Economic Burden of Nuclear Weapons
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As I write this, US leaders have just two weeks to make a deal on how to cut the deficit to prevent the nation defaulting on their debt commitments.President Obama said that, in terms o…
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