In the 1990s, Bosnia-Herzegovina became synonymous with the horrific violence, ethnic cleansing and genocide which characterized the country’s experience within the broader dissolution of the Yugoslav state. In particular, the…
Click here to help the Brockway family adopt Buddha! Every donation makes a difference. Every dollar will move them closer to their goal. * * * * A US veteran…
From Fire and Flames: A History of the German Autonomist movement, recently published by PM Press: In 1981, some autonomous activists who attended a meeting in Padua, Italy, formulated eight…
I am a regular reader of Diane Ravitch’s excellent blog Bridging Differences (http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/). She writes about the state of US education policy and she is very alive to the dangers…
The Toronto Star reports the following: The province’s police complaints watchdog has recommended 31 officers be charged with misconduct during the G20 summit, two of them in senior positions, Toronto…
A political map of Canada… So, if you follow me on twitter you’ll know, in a relative amount of detail, that I recently traveled across part of Northern Canada from…
On April 13, Philly celebrated the release of the book Love and Struggle: My Life in SDS, the Weather Underground, and Beyond, by David Gilbert, who is a political prisoner…
I don’t ever post these sorts of appeals, but if my brother Bernie Farber asks me to, I will. Here’s The Cure for Courtney.
So apparently the Facebook IPO was a pump-and-dump, with insiders making out like gangbusters and small investors left holding the bag. For some reason lots of people seem to be…
heartland_billboard.jpg During his closing remarks at the Heartland Institute's Seventh "International Conference on Climate Change," Heartland President Joseph Bast revealed that the group has no plans to hold another conference…
… more or less. Just for some background, Andrew Prescott (a.k.a. “Christian Conservative,” hint hint) is one of the biggest names to come up during the investigation into the robocalls…
R. v. Johnson, 2012 ONCA 339 is a useful source for the principle, applied in Canada but not the United States, that a sentencing judge should generally refrain from imposing…
sponsors.png This afternoon, Joseph Bast delivered the closing remarks to the Heartland Institute's Seventh and final "International Conference on Climate Change." The final Denial-a-Palooza was co-sponsored by dozens of organizations…
if we needed more evidence that BC Hydro has become the tool of financial pirates, Rich Coleman provided it Tuesday with news that public hearings scheduled to begin a month…
Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the…
Municipal affairs minister Kevin “Fairity” O’Brien stood in the House of Assembly on Wednesday “to highlight the continued progress in implementing the Provincial Waste Management Strategy in our province.” Wonderful…
The rain didn’t dampen last week’s gathering of former donors and staff from the Thunder Bay Plasma Donor clinic. Canadian Blood Services closed the clinic April 12 after two weeks’…
“At the end of the day, in my opinion, they’ve made up their mind and this is how we’re going to vote. One person is not going to make a…
“At the end of the day, in my opinion, they’ve made up their mind and this is how we’re going to vote. One person is not going to make a…
Virus sparks quarantine on B.C. salmon farm, Curt Petrovich, CBC News, May 17, 2012 “B.C.’s salmon farming industry is on high alert after the discovery of a lethal fish virus…
