Dirty deadly kkkanadian silver mine…
from angry news around the world...Lima, Peru - Protests against Canadian silver mine leaves 2 people dead AFP24/06/2011 - LIMA - At least two protesters were killed Friday in clashes…
Who are these people? Why are they here?
“When we drive around farm country we sometime see people working in fields. People who may not look like us. They are very anonymous. We don’t really know much about…
Best Books on the Economic Crisis
With the Summer reading season at hand, here is a short list – in no particular order – of the best books I have read over the last couple of…
Richard Engel: End the War on Terror
I have extraordinary respect for this reporter, he has covered all the current wars from Afghanistan to Iraq to Libya as well as the Arab spring in Tunisia, Egypt, and…
Perspective
It's interesting to watch everyone in Ottawa recalibrate the political landscape in the wake of the last federal election. Obviously, things have changed dramatically, so an adjustment is warranted, in…
On unreasonable outcomes
I've pointed out before how the Cons' deliberate attack on the Canadian Union of Postal Workers figures to create damaging incentives as federally-regulated employers consider how to handle future collective…
Lulu’s looking for her big break
Click to make it bigger. Click again to make it even bigger than that. Hopefully someone out there is in a position to at least give her an audition. (Thanks…
alice walker: why i’m sailing to gaza
Alice Walker has written a long, thoughtful essay about her experiences in the Palestinian territories, and her decision to participate in Freedom Flotilla II - Stay Human, the international convoy…
pulitzer-prize winning u.s. journalist comes out as undocumented immigrant
There's an excellent and eye-opening story in today's New York Times Magazine. Jose Antonio Vargas was born in the Philippines, and came to the United States at age 12. He…
Mass same-sex wedding takes place in the Philippines
As proponents of equality across the globe celebrated New York State's recent passage of a marriage equality bill, eight lesbian and gay couples were married in a mass ceremony in…
Chicken pox. Who’s happy now?
I have to confess when Irene and I first discovered Mallory had chicken pox yesterday morning, we were kind of happy. Like when you put a tick beside something relatively…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress. ~Frederick Douglass
Conservatism: not a politics…
…a diagnosis. Take Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser. Please. ...
Why the NDP Filibuster Could Help Liberals in the Long Run
The NDP has dropped their filibuster, and naturally the Conservatives are rightfully claiming a resounding victory.The Conservative benches erupted in cheers and backslapping as the final vote was held Saturday…
Elizabeth May Ushers In New Age During Filibuster
It looks as though sleep deprivation got the best of Elizabeth May in this exchange with Pat Martin during the filibuster over back-to-work legislation for locked-out Canada Post employees.Mr. Pat…
Gary Schipper Still Into the White Supremacist Stuff
Normally we’d be loathe to publish part of a Jonathan Kay article, but we’re willing to make an exception when it involves an amusing anecdote about one Gary Schipper from…
Filibuster over, time flows normally again
Like its own particular kind of time-machine, the House of Commons managed to squeeze fifty-eight hours of debate into a single day. Or at least, a single sitting day, which…
Lord Tubby’s Lament
It’s not my fault! Have you got that? It’s not my fault! Now, welcome me to Canada! Where’s my growing army of supporters who never believed I was guilty? Kenney!…