Behind Turkey’s war on the Kurds
Photo by quapan Turkey is rapidly descending into civil war as the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan deepens its offensive against the Kurdish population, left-wing opposition parties, journalists an...
February 2016
Palestinian Popular Resistance
Photo by Heri Rakotomalala A new generation of Palestinians is marching on the footsteps of previous generations, rising up against Israel’s brutal, decades-old system of occupation, settler colonialism ...
An arbitrary guide to TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar, week 1
I admit it. I’m a Turner Classic Movies junkie.If that makes me an old man, so be it. I am old (almost 60, which at least makes me the young…
Damn Those Dams
Dams were a popular way (and still are in some places) to manipulate water reserves for people and as a way to generate energy. The problem with this naturally flowing…
What’s That Sound? It’s Jackboots Marching For Trump.
Well at least they're not turning out in brown shirts, not yet at least. Still there's no denying that America's authoritarian right primary voters know their man - Donald J.…
It’s Time America and Her Posse Had a New Mideast Policy. Enough of This "Fool’s Errand."
The Sheriff (USA) and his posse (Canada and our fellow minions) are not doing all that well in the Middle East these days. Fact is we haven't been doing much…
A Well Of Humanity
Sometimes the world seems to be a cold and uncaring pace. But at other times, it proves itself to be anything but:Recommend this Post
Now, Sit Still While I Shoot You Down
Lockheed has spent years, many years, telling the world that its F-35, supposedly stealthy, light attack bomber is unlike any warplane in the sky today. Turns out they're right.Recent reports…
“Care as a relationship” is key to good long-term care: research
What are long-term care residences around the world doing right? That’s the question an international research team travelled across North America and Europe to find out. Led by Pat Armstrong…
Conservatives Failed to Protect Privacy
The Liberals record? Not much better. “I can’t answer the question about the former government, what their reasons were,” said Sajjan, also noting he does not believe any of the…
4 Free Ebooks from Kersplebedeb Publishing
Since 1998 Kersplebedeb has been an important source of radical literature and agit prop materials. The project has a non-exclusive focus on anti-patriarchal and anti-imperialist politics, framed within an anticapitalist…
Justin Trudeau and the Very Different Prime Minister
It's hard to believe that Justin Trudeau has now been in power for just over a hundred days.For although I'm sure it seems longer than that to him, it still…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Paul Krugman writes that we're far closer to a major energy transformation than many people realize - but that public policy decisions in the…
140Law – Legal Headlines for the Week of February 1, 2016
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Yet Another Privacy Tort Comes to Ontario "There is a cancer on Canadian journalism.The malignancy is Postmedia Network Canada Corp."Canadians…
Misplaced Admiration
http://pursuitchannel.com/Those who pay most dearly for the neo-liberal binge we have...
Its finally here! Iowa Caucus Night 2016
After months of grueling, astonishing and absolutely insane politicking from the major party candidates in the United Sates, the Iowa caucuses have finally arrived. It is time to see who…
Its finally here! Iowa Caucus Night 2016
After months of grueling, astonishing and absolutely insane politicking from the major party candidates in the United Sates, the Iowa caucuses have finally arrived. It is time to see who…
Never Stop Learning – a non-developer at WordCamp US
Back in December, I was invited to attend the first ever WordCamp US, WordPress’ first national conference. I wrote about it for the Philadelphia HubSpot User Group. The full post…
Its finally here! Iowa Caucus Night 2016
After months of grueling, astonishing and absolutely insane politicking from the major party candidates in the United Sates, the Iowa caucuses have finally arrived. It is time to see who…