https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/02/why-concentration-camps-are-still-with-us Concentration camps were first developed by Spain, Britain and the U.S. about 1900. They were designed to humiliate and demoralize and, yes, to kill their prisoners. And that is…
Core dynamics of health, healing, prevention and longevity Seven major factors: stress, nutrition, toxins, exercise, hydration, state of mind, chi. Genetics are maybe 4-10% influence, but genetics are ruled by…
If you wait long enough, that is. Cosmos are wonderful flowers that reseed themselves and change sunny places to corners of cosmic delight. I’ve never had much luck with them…
In 2018, the Toronto Paramedic Service (TPS) introduced 11 hybrid-electric ambulances into their fleet. Like many other North American cities, Toronto has been working on reducing its carbon footprint. The…
By far the most popular way for anarchists to stay organized, the Slingshot 2021 organizers are here, complete with mini-calendar, daybook planner, address book section, international radical contact list, and…
A sprawling, intricate history set ...
A sprawling, intricate history set in the Atlantic world, particularly Ireland and England but also connecting events there
Fall is here, and while we are missing our annual tabling routine, we are still getting more books, which are available for free delivery in Montreal, or free delivery for…
Its difficult to realize that a governmental system that seemed to be so strong and healthy is actually so weak and brittle that the election of one man and the…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Jack Goldstone and Peter Turchin offer an introduction to what they anticipate will be the Turbulent Twenties, while noting the need for the…
Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, is a man on a mission. With less than two months remaining before Americans choose their next president and the balance in the House and…
JOURNÉE PAN-CANADIENNE POUR UN STATUT POUR TOUS ET TOUTES Vous vivez sans statut permanent ? Tout le monde a le droit à un statut permanent et à une vie de…
Barbara Amiel has just published a memoir. Hadley Freeman writes that the book recounts life at the top in the glittering ’90’s: The 90s was a golden era for alpha…
I had hoped, after all that heroic work by our frontline medical workers, and all that isolation misery, that we would be further ahead in our battle to tame COVID-19.…
The big difference between Trump conservatives and anti-Trump progressives is the latter have boundaries and the former don’t. The big reason Trump conservatives keep beating anti-Trump progressives is the latter…
These highlights of Ginsburg’s decisions and dissents on the SCOTUS are a joy to read. I used two sources, and decided to keep the overlap. Many highlight the reason she…
Responding to Donald Clark’s excellent article, Let’s move on from ‘Unintelligible Intelligences’ – IQ, Multiple Intelligences, Emotional Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence… “Let’s take this idea further. Koch (2014) claimed that ALL…
Toronto City Council needs to take a very hard look at ranked ballot voting. It is no panacea. It is a solution for a problem that does not exist. It…
Share this: In this land we call Canada, much has been made about citizens handing over certain freedoms in order to get ourselves out of the Covid-19 pandemic. When it…
Louise Burns – Just Walk Away
