Chris Hedges Addresses the Occupy D.C. Protesters
The acclaimed journalist offers a stirring indictment of the American Dream that has become a living nightmare for the majority of Americans:Recommend this Post
October 2011
Grassroots at the Real Grassroots. What a Novel Idea
The Occupation of Wall Street protests are growing, and appear to have staying power. Without the corporate funding of the Tea Party, they started with just a small group and…
A middle year satori
Beauty is relative, a photo by True_Bavarian on Flickr. At a certain point in your life, you realize that you are who you are. That isn’t to say that your…
Whom the gods destroy #nlpoli #nlvotes
There's letters seal'd, and my two schoolfellows, Whom I will trust as I will adders fang'd— They bear the mandate, they must sweep my way And marshal me to knavery.…
Cleavage-gate: Interview with David Schreck
Several days ago pundit and former NDP MLA David Schreck made an innocuous comment regarding the appearance of an uninvited guest to the British Columbia legislature: The Premiers Cleavage. His…
Why We Call Them Boneheads Part Infinity
Just a quick update that the article we alluded to in our last post is still having the final touches completed and will be up shortly. Those who have an…
Wonders of science
Purina in Austria has made a dog-food commercial for dogs. And it appears to work:
If You Feed Them, They’ll Never Leave
Happy Thanksgiving Canada! Since the election in Ontario is over, I've been paying some attention to the Occupy movements around the world. I'm not sure what my take on it…
If You Feed Them, They’ll Never Leave
Happy Thanksgiving Canada! Since the election in Ontario is over, I’ve been paying some attention to the Occupy movements around the world. I’m not sure what my take on it…
If You Feed Them, They’ll Never Leave
Happy Thanksgiving Canada!Since the election in Ontario is over, I've been paying some attention to the Occupy movements around the world. I'm not sure what my take on it is…
If You Feed Them, They’ll Never Leave
Happy Thanksgiving Canada! Since the election in Ontario is over, I’ve been paying some attention to the Occupy movements around the world. I’m not sure what my take on it…
Brian Brennan’s Leaving Dublin: From Ireland to the Calgary Herald strike and beyond
Leaving Dublin...A good memoir is no easy thing to write, and I can tell you that without ever having bothered to read one before.I mean, really, why would I read…
Fauna by Alissa York
He’s a fine hunter, young but able, no trace of the blind kitten he once was. The memory lives in his senses: the massed, many-hearted comfort of the den; the…
The US Congress’s punitive actions against Palestine
In response to the Palestinian bid for statehood, the US House, against the wishes of the White House, has frozen some $200 million dollars worth aid to Palestine. The funds…
Treaty Talks or Sham Talks ?
Silly me and I thought treaty talks actually meant something… HTG’s human rights complaint charges that under Canada’s Comprehensive Land Claims Policy, relied upon by the government since 1973 in…
Marijuana’s Key Ingredient May Fight Alzheimer’s Disease
Never thought I’d link to a story from Fox News but this is some good shit. The active ingredient of marijuana could be considerably better at suppressing the abnormal clumping…
Editorial:Nobel Prize Winners from Latin America Demand Withdrawl of all UN Troops in Haiti
WadnerPUNTropps.jpg Editorial and photo by Wadner Pierre As calls mount in Haiti to demand that UN troops to leave the country, other prominent Latin Americans have raised their voices in…
Editorial:Nobel Prize Winners from Latin America Demand Withdrawl of all UN Troops in Haiti
WadnerPUNTropps.jpg Editorial and photo by Wadner Pierre As calls mount in Haiti to demand that UN troops to leave the country, other prominent Latin Americans have raised their voices in…
Editorial:Nobel Prize Winners from Latin America Demand Withdrawl of all UN Troops in Haiti
WadnerPUNTropps.jpg Editorial and photo by Wadner Pierre As calls mount in Haiti to demand that UN troops to leave the country, other prominent Latin Americans have raised their voices in…
Editorial:Nobel Prize Winners from Latin America Demand Withdrawl of all UN Troops in Haiti
WadnerPUNTropps.jpg Editorial and photo by Wadner Pierre As calls mount in Haiti to demand that UN troops to leave the country, other prominent Latin Americans have raised their voices in…