No Public Telephone
My Internets died today. And then my phones died. And the only way I knew my phone died was when #HisNibs texted me to ask why nobody was answering the…
May 2014
Tonight! Todd Bentley on History TV Canada! Or perhaps not!
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission Canadian-born evangelist Todd Bentley will appear on the History TV Canada program “Miracles Decoded” June 1. Unless something happens as happened…
John Tory is late…and it ain’t the first time
John Tory is a no-show. A mayoralty candidate debate is going on, right now, with the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada debate. And Tory isn’t there. Reminds…
Holly Arntzen’s Letter in Support of Teachers
MY LETTER TO PREMIER CLARK RE: TEACHERS By Holly Arntzen Dear Premier Clark, I work in schools regularly and an continually impressed with the dedication and love teachers show for…
Conor’s 3rd Tonic Clonic (Grand Mal) Seizure
Two and a half hours ago Conor suffered his 3rd Tonic Clonic or Grand Mal seizure. (He also suffered an episode of rhabdomyolisis, a serious adverse reaction to his previous…
#YesAllWomen is for us all
The power of Twitter and of its 140-character stories is now clear to me for the first time — the #YesAllWomen hashtag Here are some examples of why it is…
Should CEOs Get Jail Time For Oil-By-Rail Accidents Like Lac Megantic?
On May 12th, a heavily armed SWAT unit stormed the home of Thomas Harding and threw Harding, his son and a visitor to the ground. Harding was then handcuffed, arrested…
Should CEOs Get Jail Time For Oil-By-Rail Accidents Like Lac Megantic?
On May 12th, a heavily armed SWAT unit stormed the home of Thomas Harding and threw Harding, his son and a visitor to the ground. Harding was then handcuffed, arrested…
Introducing The Idiot Historian, and happy birthday to Cecile and Annette Dionne.
Wednesday marks the 80th anniversary of the beginning of one of the most amazing, uplifting and ultimately tragic stories in Canadian history. Let’s see if the lazy Canadian media, so…
The fight for Internet freedom must not only go on, but go global
So here’s the deal: the future of the open Internet is on the line. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), an international trade deal involving 12 Pacific Rim countries, threatens to make…
Virginia Intermont College closes its doors
Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, VA held its final graduation ceremony in May 4, 2014. The school had been in financial trouble for a while. The beginning of the end…
Thomas Piketty’s real challenge was to the FT’s Rolex types | Comment is free | The Guardian
Thomas Piketty’s real challenge was to the FT’s Rolex types | Comment is free | The Guardian. If the FT’s attack on the radical economist’s ‘rising inequality’ thesis is right,…
European Election Results for the Radical Left
Scores in EU elections for radical left (corrections and additions welcome) Germany Die Linke: 7.40% DKP: 0.1% MLPD: 0.1% Belgium PTB-GO!: 2.02% PDVA+: 1.47% Denmark Socialistisk Folkeparti: 10.90 Folkebevægelsen mod…
Why Do They Do It?
For the sheer joy of it, I suspect: To know and respect nature is to know and respect ourselves. All is connected. Recommend this Post
Tallie Doyle takes on the Ottawa Carleton District School Board’s dress code
My daughter has the same dress code at her school. It’s galling. Supposedly done to keep ‘the boys’ from getting distracted and to help them improve their marks. And for…
McGrath comments “preposterous”: surety association #nlpoli
From the industry association representing companies that provide sureties and other bonds, released May 26, 2014: News Release For Immediate Release: May 26, 2014 Recent remarks by Nick McGrath, Minister…
Ricochet: An invitation to our party and to meet me and the team
As some of you may already know I am on the editorial collective at Ricochet, a new independent media project for progressive voices. For those who know me personally or
The Corporation: 10th Anniversary screening
Ten years ago, The Corporation, a seminal Canadian documentary, changed the way the world thinks about the nature and role of corporations in society. It would later influence movements like…
I’m so Damn Sick of Junk Politics and Hopefully Trudeau is Too
There is a good book by Benjamin DeMott Junk Politics: Trashing of the American Mind DeMott laments the loss of intelligent debate in the political arena, being replaced, in part,…