Reports and video footage of violent demonstration and criminality by ultra-nationalist and racist organisations in Russia this week are forming an interesting juxtaposition to recent political protests in the West.…
I remain simultaneously amazed and appalled that the cux of the matter of the activities of WikiLeaks is not so much about the contents of what WikiLeaks actually leaks, but…
First, the mainstream/corporate media largely abdicates its raison d'être, i.e. reporting facts, the truth and keeping checks on the Powers-That-Be. Second, corporations collude with politicians not only to make policy,…
I have an extremely busy day today and so I will not be able to write anything decent - my apologies. However, I offer to you good folks the following,…
The striking back of Anonymous in support of WikiLeaks constitutes a paragon example of what protest and civil disobedience in the 21st century is about - especially against our emerging…
Behold the authoritarian mind-set in it's awful glory (emphasis added): The Harper government is bracing for a backlash over a border security agreement it is negotiating with the United States,…
I hereby submit to you folks for consideration a new term which, in my humble opinion, characterizes the first decade of the 21st century by not only embodying the resurgence…
A Huffington Post column by Johann Hari summarizes certain revelations stemming from the leaked USG diplomatic cables by Wikileaks. The piece posits that Julian Assange’s efforts have made the world…
Quoting Glenn Greenwald: What’s really going on here is a war over control of the Internet and whether or not the Internet can actually serve what a lot of people…
I watched a CBC interview, linked from Greenwald's salon blog.About half way through that video, a former Canadian diplomat comes on for a interview in which he derides the latest…
I watched a CBC interview, linked from Greenwald‘s salon blog. About half way through that video, a former Canadian diplomat comes on for a interview in which he derides the…
I watched a CBC interview, linked from Greenwald‘s salon blog. About half way through that video, a former Canadian diplomat comes on for a interview in which he derides the…
“If we do not define citizenship, others will do it for us.” Participant at the Do It Yourself Citizenship Conference,University of Toronto, November 13, 2010 Citizenship is defined as “a…
“If we do not define citizenship, others will do it for us.” Participant (Read more…) the Do It Yourself Citizenship Conference,University of Toronto, November 13, 2010 Citizenship is defined as…
“If we do not define citizenship, others will do it for us.” Participant
BC Finance Minister Colin Hansen was talking this evening to the always awesome Stephen Quinn on CBC Radio and said something funny. He said that they had to suspend the…
OK, I thought I was just going to read a little news, have my coffee and get back to work. I was fine until I saw this on twitter: @stephen_taylor…
Voting is a concept that many people just don't understand anymore. At one time, it was regarded as an honour and privilege to vote. Now, most people regard it as…
As a temporary exile from the Centre of the Universe I don’t get a vote in this week’s upcoming municipal election. But I do have a stake. Toronto is my…
Constable Adam Josephs: Officer "Bubbles".Among all the evil that happened during the G20 protests and the ridiculous police crackdown - among all the illegal arrests, harassment, beatings and everything else…
