Remembering Clarence
Yesterday brought the sad news of the passing of legendary sax man, Clarence Clemens. The Big Man, Bruce Springsteen's sidekick and onstage foil for nearly 40 years, passed away Saturday…
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INTERNATIONAL ANARCHIST MOVEMENT:A TALE OF THREE COUNTRIES:The usual historiography of anarchism traces its beginnings to the international socialist movement and the First International. Like most things in the social sciences…
Transgender shooting victim believes attack was a hate crime
This story is a few days old, but it was recently reported that on June 14th a transgender woman in Halifax had been shot in her apartment after answering the…
Ring in the sky.
So having my CCD imager back from the shop some time ago I've been itching to use it again but was delayed by poor weather and ironically observations for one…
Vancouver riot — video game edition
The Tyee finds the most bizarre "coverage" of the Vancouver riot by the NMA News agency from Taiwan:
Rights versus the economy
In uniondom we talk a lot about the 'right to free collective bargaining'. I expect most of us realize the meaning of that phrase is lost on most people in…
The Liberal Think Tank
Liberals don't need a think tank, they need to think.In various Liberal discussions there has been an idea circulating, a proposition that the Liberal Party should create a think tank…
the big man is gone: clarence clemons dead at 69
What terrible, sad, shocking news. Clarence Clemons, the Big Man, the heart and soul of the E Street Band, has died. My heart goes out to Bruce, who must have…
Weekend thoughts
The Liberal delegates have (unfortunately in my view) voted to extend the wait back to 2013 before choosing a new Liberal leader. I’ve already gone over my objection to that,…
Three arguments for a Liberal think tank
If you haven’t already heard, Ed Broadbent has stated he’ll be starting a think tank (named after himself, even) in the fall. It’s a smart move–a move that the conservatives…
@marcusbgee is right about Bloor Street, but for the wrong reasons
Ah, Marcus. The Globe's ideologically reliable municipal-affairs curmudgeon is kind of like a stopped clock that way.Of course, the analogy only goes so far, because you don't have to ask…
Conversation I had with a die hard, far-right, religious conservative on the subject of abortion
Myself and a religious blogger were discussing abortion over the past few days, as I responded to one of his blog posts. Here is the conversation in its entirety: My…
Abandon the knife…
via afrospear...their own stories told in their voices (with english interpretation) from within their own culture speaks much more powerfully to me than the words of white and/or western wimmin/feminists/practitioners…
If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.
John Wooden
3869…Chinese Weddings
I am at one tonight.They toast with tea. T e a.This says alot.WFDS
Listening…
…to my 7 year old Princess singing to Springsteen’s “Born in the USA”…. while listening to it on Randy Bachman’s “Vinyl Taps”…. Love being a Dad… Nothing better, man… And…
NDP’s Quebec Wing Nixes Bilingualism Resolution?
Earlier today, the following resolution was introduced at the New Democrat's convention:5-03-11 Resolution Protecting Language RightsSubmitted by Nickel BeltBE IT RESOLVED THAT Section 5.4 of the policy book be amended…
Can technology provide a better solution than ITMPs?
At the NCTA 2011 Cable show in Chicago (June 14-16), broadband service provider ARRIS demonstrated how it can undertake a 4.5 Gigabits per second file transfer after an upgrade to…
The Sociology Behind Unsportsmanlike And Aggressive Behavior Of Fans
Because every columnist, sports commentator and pundit decided to weigh-in on the Vancouver sports riot, I thought I'd look at it from a sociological and psychological point of view. Firstly,…
NDP To Remove Socialism From Constitution Tweets
I did an abnormal amount of tweets about the New Democratic Party possibly removing socialist references from their constitution, and much like a lazy online news source I thought I'd…