It IS Genocide
Should our Prime Minister acknowledge that our history with the First Nations people of Canada amounts to genocide? Absolutely.
Should our Prime Minister acknowledge that our history with the First Nations people of Canada amounts to genocide? Absolutely.
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!If this post appears on Progressive Bloggers it is under protest for as long as the Underminer remains on the blog roll! I couldn’t quite put my finger on the…
Sometimes one reads a story and walks away hoping that everyone involved crashes and burns: I hadn't planned on talking about Lauren Southern, who had just released another in a…
Cats at rest.
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Genocide is one of those words that one does not toss about, like confetti. One does not treat “genocide” like it has no meaning. It has a very specific meaning.…
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This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Heather Mallick discusses the pattern of right-wing governments obsessing over undoing the good done by their predecessors, rather than paying the slightest…
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Last year my company, Wero Creative, was hired to make an escape game all about radiology. We designed it to be a fun experience which incorporated knowledge that radiologists need…