The relationship is direct, and undeniable. Look at this fascinating graphic from the New York Times’ extensive coverage (and their cool interactive map here). If you came from an area…
Paul Krugman’s analysis of Trumpcare is withering: Even without a proper analysis, however, it’s clear that Trumpcare breaks every promise Republicans ever made about health. Deductibles will rise, not fall,…
It was a beautiful sight. Tens of thousands of people waving red, white, and blue flags, cheering Emmanuel Macron, France's newest and youngest president, after his victory over the far-right…
When I think of all the damage Donald Trump has done in just 100 days, and how many more people he might hurt or kill before his day is done.Or…
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Just who is the racist here? Do Torontonians need black activists stirring imaginary pots in our polyglot society? What is it Desmond Cole is peddling? If he has a case,…
ARC has just learned that there was an incident at the anti-Muslim rally yesterday. It seems that the Islamophobic "free speech" protesters opposed to M103 decided to assault a journalist…
Image above: Dana Claxton’s The Mustang Suite, image courtesy: http://alternatorcentre.com/explore_art/archives/exhibition/exhibitions_2008/edges_of_diversity/dana_claxton_the_mustang_suite/ CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS Insiders/Outsiders: The Cultural Politics and Ethics of Indigenous Representation and Participation in Canada’s Media Arts Edited…
It’s a pity Wildrose MLA Derek Fildebrandt hadn’t read Jane Jacobs’ Dark Age Ahead before he launched into his description of how the ancient Romans dealt with governments that were,…
The latest from the federal NDP’s leadership campaign. – Several of the candidates have been doing plenty of touring over the past week. And while not all the stops have…
A great sigh of relief was hard through Europe when Dutch right winger, Geert Wilders, fell short in the March election, coming in 2nd, handing his party 20 seats in…
Vive la France!
When the Oilers are eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs — maybe tonight, maybe Wednesday, maybe in the next series — I can officially quit watching hockey. I can’t do…
DISCLOSURE: I worked as a mainstream news reporter between 2003 and 2012. I see this as a two-fold issue; firstly, actions and secondly, words. I’ll consider both briefly and then…
If we don’t get it figured out, you can pretty much kiss goodbye any hope of exercising your “democratic franchise” when you go to the polls to elect our next…
The answer was right there in front of me, ironically enough. Brilliant. A vote for the National Front was of course a vote tinged with racism and homophobia. My father…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Branko Milanovic reviews Mike Lofgren’s The Deep State, and highlights how entrenched wealth and power have hijacked our public institutions for their…
Probably no one deserves more credit for putting Canada on the bilingual path than Pierre Trudeau. Many of my generation achieved high school French and little more. Both of my…
Stephen Fry is looking at a 25,000 Euro fine under Ireland’s 2009 Blasphemy Act for… for this:
…and, their “Washington correspondent” is involved in illegal hacking. See the full Times story, here. The Rebel’s support for white supremacy and the Holocaust-denying National Front should surprise no one…
