Child Soldiers: The Other Taliban and Al-Qaeda Militants
“A poignant reality of contemporary conflicts is that increasingly children are being used as cheap and readily available weapons of war. From Colombia to Sri Lanka, from Sierra Leone to…
2010
Calgary Herald Opposes Basic Democracy
To no one's surprise the Calgary Herald wrote an op-ed wholly justifying the Senate's vote down of Bill C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act. It seems so twisted, to me…
The Case for Science in Developing the Oilsands
"The debate about oil-sands extraction has become polarized, with players cast as either totally against, or for developing the sands rapidly without regard for environmental consequences. Both positions are based…
The Case for Science in Developing the Oilsands
“The debate about oil-sands extraction has become polarized, with players cast as either totally against, or for developing the sands rapidly without regard for environmental consequences. Both positions are based…
The Case for Science in Developing the Oilsands
"The debate about oil-sands extraction has become polarized, with players cast as either totally against, or for developing the sands rapidly without regard for environmental consequences. Both positions are based…
The Case for Science in Developing the Oilsands
“The debate about oil-sands extraction has become polarized, with players cast as either totally against, or for developing the sands rapidly without regard for environmental consequences. Both positions are based…
NDP Endorses Green Candidate
Can someone tell me why the press is ignoring the fact that Kevin Bordian, the NDP Candidate in Vaughan endorsed the Green Candidate last night Maybe if Progressives of all…
NDP Endorses Green Candidate
Can someone tell me why the press is ignoring the fact that Kevin Bordian, the NDP Candidate in Vaughan endorsed the Green Candidate last night Maybe if Progressives of all…
NDP Endorses Green Candidate
Can someone tell me why the press is ignoring the fact that Kevin Bordian, the NDP Candidate in Vaughan endorsed the Green Candidate last night Maybe if Progressives of all…
NDP Endorses Green Candidate
Can someone tell me why the press is ignoring the fact that Kevin Bordian, the NDP Candidate in Vaughan endorsed the Green Candidate last night Maybe if Progressives of all…
Mary Elizabeth Lewis Broughton, 1920-2010
My mother Elizabeth passed away in her sleep after a brief illness on November 22, 2010, at the age of 90. Elizabeth was born and raised in Bloxom, on Virginia's…
Defying the Tomb: Selected Prison Writings and Art of Kevin "Rashid" Johnson featuring exchanges with an Outlaw
This is the latest book published by Kersplebedeb, and i am pleased to say copies have now arrived, and are ready to ship out! Follow the author's odyssey from lumpen…
News and Analyses from BASICS Community News Service
BASICS is newspaper put out by some revolutionaries in Toronto, with a popular and working class orientation. Would definitely say it's worth checking out... material from the latest issue is…
Cameco, poisoning minds and kids
Not only is Cameco poisoning northern Saskatchewan through its uranium mining practices, but it is also poisoning the minds of children who happen to take in the Much More Munsch…
When a Witch Weighs the Same as a Duck
Ed Stelmach's communication style is oblique and opaque most of the time. Opaque in the sense of being impenetrable by light. Today he all but confirmed that Stephen Duckett would…
Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s Racist Campaign?
This landed in my inbox today and I thought it best to share it out. Please note that in no way do I or have I ever supported the Canadian…
East eats West?
This week’s Economist magazine’s headlining articles and cover-page, ‘Buying up the world- The coming wave of Chinese takeovers’ highlight the process and nature of foreign takeovers by Chinese firms. The…
DIY Citizenship – Not in Canada, My Dear
“If we do not define citizenship, others will do it for us.” Participant at the Do It Yourself Citizenship Conference,University of Toronto, November 13, 2010 Citizenship is defined as “a…
DIY Citizenship – Not in Canada, My Dear
“If we do not define citizenship, others will do it for us.” Participant (Read more…) the Do It Yourself Citizenship Conference,University of Toronto, November 13, 2010 Citizenship is defined as…
DIY Citizenship – Not in Canada, My Dear
“If we do not define citizenship, others will do it for us.” Participant at the Do It Yourself Citizenship Conference,University of Toronto, November 13, 2010 Citizenship is defined as “a…