An Ethical Dilemma
Although the following might seem rather tangential to what I usually discuss on this blog, an email recently sent to me by my son is, I think, highly relevant for…
The FAMILY LEADER Drops ‘Slavery was Good for Blacks’ From Presidential Pledge, But it Changes Nothing
Historian Joseph Crespino has written extensively on Racism and the Religious Right, especially their aversion to the Civil Rights movement.Paul Weyrich, one of the founders of the Moral Majority/Religious Right,…
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Trying to make sense of Rob Ford
Trying to make sense of Rob Ford, his followers on city council and the reasons behind the cuts and spending.We now know beyond a shadow of a doubt that there…
Marriage Equality, Obama, Jurisdiction
Which of these sounds like a true leader, a president one can get behind: the man who strongly and emphatically declares what he thinks is morally right and acts accordingly,…
Summer Time Notice
Well, with summer being what it is, from time to time I find myself torn away from the computer and not giving the blog the time it deserves. From camping…
Rupert Murdoch and the Bullying of a Nation
Golly. I just can't get enough of the Rupert Murdoch/News International scandal. The old Con monkey is under attack everywhere.He has finally lost his immunity, his dignity, and his preciousssss…
Workers of Egypt: Strike! Occupy! Bring revolution to victory!
This is an awesome leaflet from a section of the Egyptian left on how to drive forward the revolution. It deserves wide distribution and is a taste of the ferment…
Ariana Gillis is damned remarkable
I’ll say it again. Filed under: good stuff, music, video
Wankers of the Week: Hacks, attacked
Crappy weekend everyone! My, the wankers just keep coming, do they not? And so do the revelations from the world of hacks who hack. And here, in no particular order,…
Wake Up With Harvey O……
AllTheRealReportersThatFitPublicEyeRadioVille....Sunday morning @ 8:30am on Public Eye radio, which is broadcast/streamed on CFAX 1070 from Victoria and a bunch of other places around the province.Mr. Oberfeld, who was a real…
On value debates
Yes, Bruce Anderson's latest has already been duly mocked. But it's particularly worth contrasting Anderson's claim that no party should date to criticize the Cons as overly right-wing against what…
Toronto Cuts Just Beginning
Here is a note Mark MacLennan posted on Facebook.Toronto Cuts Just Beginningby Mark MacLennanPlease circulate this any way you can. I took the time to read through all of this…
A Conspiracy to Pervert the Course of Justice
Poor ol' Rupe Murdoch. The old geezer is trying hard but he keeps falling behind the unfolding of events that could bring down his whole rotten enterprise.The latest is word…
In a time when so many young men in different communities will not be able to find work…
what would the powers that be do besides glamorize and romanticize not being interested in working. mollify those testosterone bearers, keep them stupid, keep them dazed and confused. that way…
An Eye-Opener from @fernhilldammit | #onpoli
DAMMIT JANET!: Eye-OpenerNice reproductive freedom you got there. Be a shame if something was to happen to it.Go read.
As Rome Burns – Smashing Pumpkins
We are the new gods same as the old gods we'll take all your blood and mash it down into mud as Rome burns one by one two by two…
How Scotland Yard May Have Colluded With News International to Conceal Phone Hacking
It may take Scotland Yard years to notify all the victims of the Murdoch crews' "industrial strength" phone hacking operation. An eye opening article in The New York Times claims…