Short Update on ARC’s History Project
As we enter the final couple of days before 2014, we thought we would provide an update on the ARC history project. Those who follow the blog will remember that…
2013
Food Over 3 Decades Old
Yesterday I ate fruit cake my Mum made for her wedding, and it still tasted good. Few people get to eat food older than they are, and can say they…
Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye at Webster Hall, NYC, right now
Picture by Lisa Kirbie, esquire.
This has to be too good to be true
As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to give them…
CNRL’s Primrose Problem: A Slow Motion Blow Out
When King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson it was scandalous. When the Alberta government abdicated the regulation of Alberta’s natural resources to an industry-led agency nobody…
what i’m reading: the immortal life of henrietta lacks, by roberta skloot
I’ve just finished The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot. I’m sure many of you have read it, but if you have not, please run to your local…
Canada’s gift to the world: Rob Ford makes CNN top ten scandals list
What an asshole.
Crowded
(h/t The Disaffected Lib)
Nuclear Terrorism in India?
Most of us don’t spend a lot of time focusing on terrorism in India. You might not have even heard of the Indian Mujahideen or “IM”. As you might have…
Yesterday’s Heresy Might Finally Be Turning Into Today’s Orthodoxy
Will 2013 be seen as the year the world (a.k.a. America) clued in to the reality of climate change? A shift does seem to be happening when papers such as…
The Making of the English Working Class turns 50
Check out @rosaluxnyc’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/rosaluxnyc/status/417378382330884096 Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: class, Labour
All It Takes Is One Ant
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What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Here’s a little food for thought. Okay, done?
Le Monde Warns – The Coup of Global Corporatism Is Nearly Complete
They’re negotiating the final text for what might be the concluding treaty surrendering state sovereignty, and democracy, to the forces of corporatism. According to Le Monde, the deal aims to…
Big Agra Devouring Africa
Last year the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization declared what multinationals already knew, the world has entered a state of permanent food insecurity. Around the world major corporations are snatching…
When You’re Not Playing With a Full Deck
The Centre for Economics and Business Research, (CEBR) recently brought a smile to David Cameron’s mug with the prediction that, by 2030, Britain’s economy will be larger than Germany’s. The…
Will We Have to Pay For Playing?
Can you imagine Canada being hit with a claim for tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars in damages for our greenhouse gas emissions? Can you imagine the Americans…
Another Indictment Of Police Leadership
Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows that I am a regular critic of the police. While recognizing the at-times difficult job they have and the very real potential of…
A New Year Reflection on Caregiver Identity
It’s almost New Year’s Eve – that day when lots of folks make resolutions for positive change. Gyms and health clubs are usually busy in January, full of people with…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Susan FitzGerald reports on new research that growing up in poverty has a significantly more damaging effect on a child’s development than…