In Defying Hitler, Sebastion Haffner’s disturbing 1939 memoir chronicling the rise of Nazism, the author, a law candidate, describes the insidious day-to-day changes in attitudes,
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Dead Wild Roses: The DWR Quote of the Day – Do I have to do teshuvah?
Barbara Coloroso has done exemplary work in writing “Extraordinary Evil – A Brief History of Genocide”. Second time around on this book, now going low
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Huey P. Newton on Marxism, Dialectical Materialism and the Black Panther Party
Long read, the rest is under the fold. “I would like to explain to you the method that the Black Panther Party used to
Continue readingpolitics – Christy's Houseful of Chaos: Searching for Justice and Equality in Ancient Times
One of the classes I’m teaching these days is a secular Bible study class. I treat the Bible like a work of literature. We discuss
Continue readingThings Are Good: Our Collective Memory Lasts Thousands of Years
When European explorers made first contact with peoples around the world both cultures changed. Unfortunately for those being contacted they were changed by a lot
Continue readingwmtc: first nations public library week
Yesterday was Orange Shirt Day. October 1 through 7 is First Nations Public Library Week in Canada. I’ll write more about this soon. For now, a
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The US Military – Winning by Not Losing – Nick Turse
The need for security actions and endless wars is a self-justifying feature of the US economic and political landscape. The military industrial complex (MIC) is
Continue readingPostArctica: Bolsheviki by David Fennario
Read this play last night – brilliant, classic Fennario. Having grown up in the Verdun/Point area his characters tend to send shivers down my spine
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Geopolitical Interlude – Conflict in the Ukraine
The lives of the common people seem to always come last when it comes to geopolitical considerations.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: A Top 10 List For Dismantling American Empire – Chalmers Johnson
Chalmers Johnson wrote this piece for Tom’s Dispatch in 2009. I think the prescription remains as accurate, perhaps even more so in today, as we
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Syndrome “E” – The Neuroscience of Evil
Why do people do evil actions? How does one get from being an ordinary citizen to someone who oversees the genocide of their neighbours?
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Is War Over? – In a Nutshell
Here’s hoping to making it through the next 75 years or so…
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Loneliness and extremism
The need for social connection and community support for the people of our society has never been greater. Being alone, atomized, and unable to relate
Continue readingwmtc: welcome to the allan and laura new york city history reading club
The theme of this year’s TD Summer Reading Club — a national program (developed by Toronto Public Library) that more than 2,000 Canadian libraries participate
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Great Western Narrative – What’s Keeping You Obedient and Passive
Jonathan Cook writes poignantly about the media situation a that is imposed on the West. The prism from which we view things, at the very
Continue readingThings Are Good: A Community-Driven Map of Pre-Colonized Land
If you’ve ever wondered about the history of the land you’re on then this website (and app) is for you! The website Native-Land collects historical
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