Kerala’s Social Policies Are the Best Prevention Against Future Pandemics
With almost 35 million inhabitants, Kerala is the most stable and progressive state in India, with the highest literacy rate, a very high life expectancy and a high number of…
May 2020
Racist dog whistles have no place in COVID-19 discourse
Originally published by the National Observer Author Tim Ford wonders where our political discourse is headed if Canadian politicians can get away with making racist remarks. Photo by Tim Ford.…
Lucky Lager: the Island’s working-class beer thrives despite craft craze
Originally published by beermebc.com Lucky Lager: the Island’s working-class beer thrives despite craft craze – Beer Me British Columbia by Larry Pynn Guest contributor Larry Pynn is a longtime Vancouver…
Vox Populi. Time to Ban Assault Rifles – Finally.
“Black Guns” gotta go. The Trudeau government is planning to ban AR-15 style rifles and four out of five Canadians think it’s about time. The Liberals first proposed such a…
Eating in quarantine: Veggies and meat to my door with Freshii and TruLocal
Since the end of the before times when all this isolation and distancing began, my Facebook feed has been filled with ads for two things: veggies and meat delivered to…
Peter MacKay’s Smelly Avian Adoption
It’s the end of the week and the start of a new month, which you’d think might mark a good time for folks to do a few things a bit…
For The People?
Who do the Republicans stand with or for? Jennifer Rubin asks her readers to consider the following: Although hundreds of thousands of state and local employees — including hospital workers,…
Happy International Workers Day #MayDay
Billy Bragg We’ve been experiencing what we refer to as ‘Andy Warhol Weather’ here today: fifteen minutes of rain, fifteen minutes of sun, fifteen minutes of hail etc etc. As…
On this day in May.
Before we send out more distress signals, we need to take stock of our situation. We have been hiding in our homes for less than two months while essential workers…
Plague Update: Death For Dollars
The reckless and callous Sask Party prepares on Monday to start the calculated risk AKA killing process. Because golf is literally more important than some guy’s grandma, amirite? More than…
Hot take: your gut’s probably right, it’s too soon to declare COVID-19 vanquished
At least Alberta Premier Jason Kenney didn’t have a “Mission Accomplished” banner hanging behind him. But then, being landlocked and all that, Alberta doesn’t own an aircraft carrier even if…