Germany says auf weidersehen to nuke plants
Germany's centre-right coalition announced this morning that it is getting out of the nuclear power business entirely. All seventeen of its plants will be closed by 2022 at the latest.…
Terrorism
Mladić arrested
The bid of Serbia to join the European Union, perhaps as early as 2014, may finally be on track with today's news that Ratko Mladić has been arrested -- in…
Help make this documentary! – Friday Film Pick: The Secret Trial 5
A new crowdfunded documentary looks at Canada's security certificates and asks you to get involved.
Vote 2011, and "that guy"
It's all over but the voting and please make sure you do vote today. Remember it's "ass-a-hole-as" like Osama Bin Laden who believe that democracy is a sin against God.…
One man’s hero …
Two items in the news recently underlined the old difficulty of agreeing on who is a terrorist. Last week a court in The Hague found Ante Gotovina, a Croatian commander…
Monday Music: Duet for Abdelrazik – MP3 features cellist Rebecca Foon and Stefan Christoff on piano
We invite you to download this exclusive duet performance featuring celebrated cellist Rebecca Foon and pianist, community activist and Art Threat contributor Stefan Christoff.
Harper shuts students out
I've been away from this space for a while but I feel I have to speak up about the news that some people were kicked out of Conservative events on…
Musings on Western Hypocrisy
punditman says… Punditman has been busy these past few days, with, among other things, attending to some urgent family matters. Meanwhile, I am happy to see Peacenik has kept the…
Musings on Western Hypocrisy
punditman says… Punditman has been busy these past few days, with, among other things, attending to some urgent family matters. Meanwhile, I am happy to see Peacenik has kept the…
Musings on Western Hypocrisy
punditman says...Punditman has been busy these past few days, with, among other things, attending to some urgent family matters. Meanwhile, I am happy to see Peacenik has kept the site…
The mens rea of pie
Like an actor misquoting Shakespeare, Liberal MP Gerry Byrne stumbles through a legislative interpretative dance. In an interview with radio station VOCM in St. John’s on Tuesday, Mr. Byrne said…
Why Does Rep. Pete Hoekstra Hate America?
by matttbastard Shorter Pete Hoekstra: “It’s totally Obama’s fault that unsuccessful terror attack was indeed unsuccessful”: Shame, that. Maybe one day Hoekstra’s vibrant wet dream of death and destruction will…
Meir Weinstein of JDL nailed by CBC Radio News World at Six
CBC Radio News has a report this evening on Meir Weinstein and the Jewish Defence League. Where other media outlets have failed to dig further into Weinstein’s past or that…