Brit DefMin Concedes – Afghanistan Is Our Vietnam
British Defence Secretary, Philip Hammond, says the miserable war in Afghanistan has been his country’s Vietnam. Britain is experiencing a ”Vietnam phenomenon” as the mission draws to a close, the…
Conservatives Heading For A BIG Fall With Harper …. Brad Wall Could Change All Of That …
I know Brad Wall. Not extremely well, but like a neighbour that you wave to as you come and go on your street. He’s friendly. Nice family. The lawn is…
5146…Senator Goes To Jail
And not a nice joint either.CBC reports that “Former Liberal senator Raymond Lavigne has been sent to jail for breach of trust and defrauding the Senate of more than $10,000…
6145…Ranch Dressing Flavoured Pop
OMG. OMFG. What are they thinking at Lester’s Fixins? These are the folks who have brought you hipster pops with flavours like chicken wing, Buffalo style, bacon, peanut butter and…
Naked Citizens
A short documentary that reveals what lies in store for the innocent when digital, robo-surveillance, gets it wrong.
Heroes and Villains
There is little doubt in my mind that the economic chaos defining the lives of millions of people is intentional, not just so their labour can be exploited as cheaply…
Exposing the Link between Climate Change and Our Government’s Digital Surveillance of Us All.
Does climate change and the fear of public unrest explain why Western governments have sharply ramped up domestic surveillance of our digital communications? According to The Guardian, that’s precisely what’s…
June 15: Going too far…
…that’s the title of today’s editorial. And going too far is exactly what the editorial writer does. The editorial is written, almost certainly deliberately written, to be inflammatory. (I don’t…
In the Area: Legitime Violence
In the Area: Legitime Violence: The above link is an article about the Quebec-based fascist band Légitime Violence, who are one of the opening acts for the Condemned 84 gig…
It’s Only a Rumour, But It’s a Dandy
Did Tony Blair break up the marriage between 82-year old Rupert Murdoch and his 44-year old wife, Wendi Deng? BBC financial correspondent Robert Peston, who is close friends with many…
Trudeau Was Conservative With Nonprofit
In the free market prices reflect demand, instead of choosing a few events to speak at arbitrarily, Justin Trudeau set a price to attend those gatherings that wanted him the…
Trudeau Was Conservative With Nonprofit
In the free market prices reflect demand, instead of choosing a few events to speak at arbitrarily, Justin Trudeau set a price to attend those gatherings that wanted him the…
Trudeau Was Conservative With Nonprofit
In the free market prices reflect demand, instead of choosing a few events to speak at arbitrarily, Justin Trudeau set a price to attend those gatherings that wanted him the…
Trudeau Was Conservative With Nonprofit
In the free market prices reflect demand, instead of choosing a few events to speak at arbitrarily, Justin Trudeau set a price to attend those gatherings that wanted him the…
dave zirin writes to dan snyder: why the washington nfl team must change its name
Here is the definitive piece on why the NFL team in Washington DC must change its name, written by – who else – Dave Zirin: Enough: An Open Letter to…
The staircase
More from Popsicolor savaging the work. These are photos documenting the progress of the stripping and refinishing of the staircase. The filters put the image in a space I wouldn’t…
Hypocrisy headline of the day from Michael Coren: "Real journalism, please: Why aren’t CBC and Star reporters going after McGuinty, Liberals?"
You can’t blame Canada’s Conjournos for coming to the aid of their master’s voice. It’s a dog whistle only a select few can hear – privy only to the Media…
Game of Thrones and Racist Fantasy
Aamer Rahman has recently caused quite a stir among Game of Thrones fandom with his Tumblr post about the shows very problematic representation of race, most notably that hideous last…