#IdleNoMore: A Longer View
“Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it.” —Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth Apparently decolonization happens when you are busy taking…
“Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it.” —Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth Apparently decolonization happens when you are busy taking…
I am thinking about this task I set before me. But what is this task? Every time I define it, I eventually realize that my solution is disconnected from life.…
In the spirit of the holidays, we’d like to share with you this lovely collection of Soviet greeting cards. Enjoy! (There’s more where that come from if you check out…
Mission accomplished Canadian Press, you’ve generated that elusive “buzz”, with your “controversial” decision for Newsmaker of the Year. I’m sure someone around the decision desk brought up the absolutely dreadful…
I wish I could present you with some uplifting and exciting presents on the democracy front at this time of year but I fear it is not to be, there…
Safe travels. May the light that perpetually shines, light your way this holiday season and throughout the New Year.
{The following post was written as a column for the January 2013 edition of the Anahim – Nimpo Lake Messenger. –MC} Last month, I commented that in the future we…
It seems like a lot of people are going to extremes with regards to the Mayan predictions – and I mean the skeptics as well as the fanatics. Some are…
Despite living only four hours away, I did not attend the mobilization against the summit of leaders of the G20 states that happened in Toronto in 2010. My reasons were…
After graduating from both university and community college, completing five internships, writing furious freelance pieces and part-timing at a few magazines, I realized there wasn’t much of a future out…
Eventually, surely eventually I will take a big lesson from these experiences and learn to do as my wiser, and usually more educated reproductive rights counterparts do when they see…
(edited to reflect new participants) Politics is ugly. It’s ugly, and it’s nasty, and it’s dirty. But it can also be a noble and uplifting pursuit, when the right people…
I wrote a version of this on my cell phone this evening and posted it on facebook. I’m bringing it over here so I can make changes and store it…
Tonight, Kathleen Wynne, candidate for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party, held a conference call for Liberal bloggers. It was a great opportunity for us to hear directly from…
In the next federal election, Stephen Harper, Jim Flaherty , and Conservative candidates across the country will be crowing about how their tax cuts and tax subsidies have helped to…
In the wake of the terrible events in Newtown, Connecticut, there has been an outpouring of opinions and anger, but mostly grief. Obviously Winnipeg has been affected less than New…
Apparently there are people in America who follow mass shootings the way some people used to follow the Grateful Dead. Another member of the “well regulated militia” is heard from…
I had a discussion on Facebook today, with someone who disagreed with socialism, yet supported clearly socialist ideas and policies, as I find so often. A reply by someone to…
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, I figgered I’d better post up a little ditty for Christmas. Here goes: The Tories Are Gettin’ Nuttin’ for Christmas Oh, Steve’s gettin’ nuttin’ for…