Are these cops above the law?
Are these cops above the law?by David Bruser and Michele Henry, from The Toronto Star, October 28, 2010. (Link found via A.P.)A Toronto police officer inexplicably floors his gas pedal,…
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No Thanksgiving for migrant workers
No Thanksgiving for migrant workersby David Goutor and Chris Ramsaroop, from The Toronto Star, October 8, 2010. (Link via B.B.)While Thanksgiving means a feast with family and friends for most…
The Toronto Sun is now officially a propaganda sheet.
During the 1984 federal election campaign, the Globe and Mail ran a photo of Liberal leader John Turner speaking to the Empire Club or some such group. The picture was…
De-mystifying the "Project Samossa" arrests
De-mystifying the "Project Samossa" arrests: Community Advisory from the People's Commission Networkreceived by email from The People's Commission, Montreal, September 2010.Montreal, September 2010The recent arrests associated with the RCMP’s offensive...
Native leaders warn of conflict over Ontario northern development legislation
Native leaders warn of conflict over Ontario northern development legislationby Lee Greenberg, from Ottawa Citizen, September 16, 2010.TORONTO — Ontario is heading for conflict with First Nations, Native leaders said…
Protest over Lockheed’s $16 billion contract
Defence Industry Cheers: Protest over Lockheed's $16 billion contractby Hillary Bain Lindsay, from Halifax Media Co-Op, September 10, 2010. (Link found via Myths for Profit.)"This is a racket. You guys…
US soldiers ‘killed Afghan civilians for sport and collected fingers as trophies’
US soldiers 'killed Afghan civilians for sport and collected fingers as trophies': Soldiers face charges over secret 'kill team' which allegedly murdered at random and collected fingers as trophies of…
Your House Is On Ground Zero
Your House Is On Ground Zero (And Quite Without Permission)by Tim Wise, from Z-Net, September 7, 2010.In all the rancor over whether or not one group of Muslims should be…
Native women ‘disappear’ in Canada
Native women 'disappear' in Canada: On the International Day of the Displaced, activists say fate of hundreds of missing indigenous women must be examined.by Chris Arsenault, from Al Jazeera, September…
There Is a War Going On and It’s Not in Afghanistan – It Is In Ontario’s North
There Is a War Going On and It's Not in Afghanistan - It Is In Ontario's Northfrom SooNews Wire, August 31, 2010. (Link found via B.B. and R.K.)In 2008, in…
There Are No Heroes In Illegal And Immoral Wars
There Are No Heroes In Illegal And Immoral Warsby Robert Jensen, from Z-Net, August 28, 2010.When the 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division rolled out of Iraq last week, the…
Canadian Military Seeking Lessons From Israeli Occupying Army
Ties that Bind: Canadian military seeking lessons from Israeli occupying armyby Yavar Hameed and Jeffrey Monaghan, from The Dominion, August 25, 2010. (Link via D.B.)OTTAWA—Canadian military officials have undertaken a…
Afghans mark Independence Day with anti-occupation protests
Afghans mark Independence Day with anti-occupation protestsby Derrick O'Keefe, from Rabble, August 19, 2010. (Link via P.C.)Today marks 91 years since Afghanistan gained its freedom from the British Empire, following…
Why we should welcome boatful of Tamil refugees into Canada
Why we should welcome boatful of Tamil refugees into Canadaby Harsha Walia, from Vancouver Sun, August 14, 2010.From the Komagata Maru carrying 376 Punjabi passengers and the SS St. Louis…
Afghanistan war logs: Massive leak of secret files exposes truth of occupation
Afghanistan war logs: Massive leak of secret files exposes truth of occupationby Nick Davies and David Leigh, from The Guardian, July 25, 2010.A huge cache of secret US military files…
Video: The Troops are Waking Up
Check out this great video of testimony by a U.S. veteran of the occupation of Iraq, talking about the evils of the occupation, and its connection to class oppression and…
The Haudenosaunee ‘right of return’
The Haudenosaunee ‘right of return’by Steven Newcomb, from Indian Country Today, July 12, 2010. (Link found via RDO.)For some 30 years, the Haudenosaunee (People of the Longhouse), often known as…
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activism
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activismby Mitu Sengupta, from MRZine, July 6, 2010.As news of the G20's Toronto Summit recedes from the headlines, which memories shall prevail? The answer to…
Adam’s fall
So this is what I can piece together. NOW magazine writes a glowing article on Giambrone and erroneously claims he's gay. Giambrone "laughs over" the story, light-heartedly corrects the record…
Adam’s fall
So this is what I can piece together. NOW magazine writes a glowing article on Giambrone and erroneously claims he’s gay. Giambrone “laughs over” the story, light-heartedly corrects the record…