This is a guest post by author and filmmaker Michael Harris. The article originally appeared on iPolitics and is republished here with permission. From the cold porches of January, 2015…
Cuba-based black revolutionary Assata Shakur says she fled “from the political repression, racism and violence that dominate the US government’s policy towards people of color.” The post Assata Shakur: “I…
Let me tell you about a perfect caregiver I know. Her name is Glenna and she looks after my Mom for a couple of hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Mom’s…
Almost wipes out. Hilarity ensues. Caption contest!
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Every year has its ups and downs, of course. But there’s something about New Year’s that makes one naturally want to emphasize the positive. So here is my personal list…
Here’s a clever video that took more than a year to complete by a young Saskatoon man. It reminds me somewhat of my shorter-lived face-a-day project modeled on Noah Kalina’s…
Organizations aren’t thinking about the ‘networked individual’ – the networking choices and patterns of individual Internet users. They’re still focused on their own organizational information systems and traditional institutional networks.…
This piece was originally published in Common Ground and on Rabble.ca One of the most challenging things about working for an Internet freedom organization like OpenMedia is that there’s often…
Many years ago, I decided to write a story that deliberately incorporated archetypes. It was called, “Woman Menstruating on the Moon,” and it was my first story to be accepted…
First, this morning, with the ouster of the Burglar of National Defense, Harper was clearly wiping the table of any “nuisance” that may dog him during the campaign. Now, it…
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/julian-fantino-out-as-veterans-affairs-minister-1.2889977
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/julian-fantino-out-as-veterans-affairs-minister-1.2889977
Your news links for today: RCMP drone expansion comes with hefty price tag, prompts concerns of ‘mission creep’ – Regina Leader-Post Gogo Inflight Internet is intentionally issuing fake SSL certificates…
Apropos of nothing, here is my new fave, Plague Vendor, live. The words above come from a comment below the fan’s video, and they sum things up rather nicely. There…
Many will doubtlessly be reassured by Pastor Pat Robertson’s ongoing enthusiasm for biblical discipline, although they might be wondering if it is appropriate for him to darkly allude to the…
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/julian-fantino-out-as-veterans-affairs-minister-1.2889977
After two years away from the game, I was recently convinced by a friend to return to World of Warcraft again and play in the fantasy universe of WOW. At…
Your Honour, we present this exhibit! He’s clearing the decks. Could be for the Fall, sure, but I still think the Spring. Who’s with me?
By hook and by crook the Harper government has been relentless in pillaging Canada’s environment. Hazmat trafficking in bitumen, oil spills, leaky tailing ponds, air pollution, pipelines and exploding trains,…
