Savage capitalism is back – and it will not tame itself | David Graeber | Comment is free | The Guardian. Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York’s Times Square.…
Early China coal mine When it comes to global warming, coal is the biggest culprit in the warming of the earth. China is taking giant strides to reduce its need…
A Quebec man convicted of manslaughter of his daughter gets 60 days in jail. You’ve read it right and on top of this ‘gentle’ sentence, the man is to serve…
There is an unspoken rule in American politics: when you have bad news to deliver, do it on a Friday afternoon. This helps to ensure that fewer people will see…
Tomorrow morning, our own Steve Anderson is testifying before a Parliamentary Committee weighing the merits of spying Bill C-13. Unfortunately, the government has signalled that it’s not interested in hearing…
Five years ago, I thought, my goodness, there must be a large number of Mexicans immigrating into Canada. I was hearing and seeing Spanish speaking people working all over Mississauga…
As Canada’s spying agencies gain more and more access to private information, our privacy watchdogs are being restricted. Isn’t it time for the government to do more to defend Canadians’…
“It strikes me as a bizarre nomination – like putting a fox in charge of chicken security at the hen house.” Former Federal Privacy Commissioner doesn’t mince words on the…
Eleven grassroots citizens groups are demanding that Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper allow them access to meetings he is holding about a proposed special legislative session to address fracking. Gov. Hickenlooper…
That is, if you have a fundamentalist cast of mind like Pastor Matthew Hagee, who says this whole climate change thing is ordained by God, and to pay no attention…
Officious official: And what is your emergency response procedure, please? Young man: Hey, Mom _ what do we do when something goes wrong? .
share_pop_300.PNG Letter to PM from leading Privacy Coalition experts sets out detailed critique of how Bill C-13 undermines privacy and calls for rethink of Privacy Commissioner nomination May 30, 2014…
Tired of not having input on rules for collaborating and sharing online? Want a chance to actually shape the Internet’s future for yourself? If you answered yes, then you’re not…
Do you want trolls deciding all the rules for sharing and collaborating online? Or would you rather crowdsource them? Say “Expecto Patronum” to outdated rules for collaborating and sharing online…
Subscribe to our e-newsletter HERE. Below is an interview with Jarrett Martineau, recorded while walking on the streets in Toronto in late March, 2014 and now published online with Canadian…
One of the most consistent of all the attacks from climate science sceptics and deniers is the one which tries to convince the public that expert scientists are divided on…
If you’re a fan of the Good Wife like me, you’re not only still mourning the death of Will Gardner, you’re also reeling from last week’s season finale cliffhanger (will…
Black bear. (Flickr photo by Casey Brown) JUST OVER HALFWAY through the reintroduced six-week spring bear hunt, which runs from May 1 to June 15, the province of Ontario has…
Last week: Elliott Rodger’s murdered six people in Isla Vista, California because of his hatred of women, whom he blamed for a life of “loneliness, rejection, and unfulfilled desires.” Hours…
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