The Punk Rock summer of 2013
We had an amazing summer, which included seeing the Palma Violets in Toronto and L.A., and the most epic of punk rock weekends, Riot Fest in Chicago. The Palma Violets,…
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We Have The Technology to Stop Air Pollution
Listen to a scientist say very clearly that we have the science and technology to create 100% renewable power in the United States within my lifetime (2050). We’re only held…
Debunking the fat cat myth: fed real wages stagnant over the last decade
Oh those fat cat public sector workers. Last week we wrote about the ongoing campaign by right-wing organizations to portray the public sector as lazy, overpaid, and pampered. The problem…
Buddhist protestor
Of course, the very idea of a protestor kinda violates the 8-fold path a bit. Alltop is dharma. Cartoon by the suffering SMBC.
Bread the Old-Fashioned Way
For all the reading, the reviewing and the researching for the best bread maker these past few days, it’s somewhat ironic that instead I turned back to the old-fashioned method…
Blog Action Day 2013 – Human Rights #BAD13
On Friday I was invited to talk about blogging, on Regina’s community radio station CJTR. The show was Human Rights Radio by Jim and Gord, and we spent the hour…
Campus Alberta: Converting Universities into Trade Schools
I like engineers but this is ridiculous (and I’m not talking about Supercow, the U of C engineering mascot). Supercow U of C Engineering Mascot The PC government just invested…
Discovered manuscript shows Marcuse’s evolution | BrandeisNOW
http://www.brandeis.edu/now/2013/october/marcuse.html Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Critical Theory, Marcuse
Eskimos need new brains at front office as well as on the field.
For the first time in recent memory, the Edmonton Eskimos appear destined to not lead the league in attendance. With Mosaic Stadium in Regina on steroids in preparation for the…
Cream skimming by private clinics only makes situation worse for Ontario’s hospitals
There is no question that hospitals are struggling these days. This is the second year of a base funding freeze that effectively translates into a real cut of three per…
American and Canadian Politics – A brief comparison and lay of the land
Here is a rough translation of Canadian political culture for Americans and others who may be unfamiliar with the political landscape of the second largest country on earth, the holder…
Simple pleasures and the greatest of treasures
Ok, it’s that time. Time to put down the pen, or in this case, the keyboard; start cooking dinner – very slowly, for maximum flavour – and cut the grass…
Not So Special, After All?
Unemployed Doctors? 1 in 6 New Specialists Can’t Find Work, Study Says CP | By Helen Branswell, The Canadian PressPosted: 10/10/2013 12:01 am EDT | Updated: 10/10/2013 10:01 am EDT…
Gas Plants Questions
For the record, I’m not a supporter of the Ontario Liberals, but I will suggest that a lot of rage has built up about the gas plant issues and rightly…
PRISM: Top Secret BS
The latest leak from Snowden reveals the shocking aim of Canada’s signals intelligence. Now that the global ware on terrorism is apparently won, the prodigious number of analysts apparently are…
The Wall Street Book Everyone Should Read
Reblogged from HBR Blog Network – Harvard Business Review: These days, it’s not hard to find people who question the role that financial markets play in our economy, who argue…
New studies show generosity and cooperation are both natural and intelligent
A new study shows a mathematical proof that generosity leads to evolutionary success. Biologists offer a mathematically based explanation for why cooperation and generosity have evolved in nature “Ever since…
The therapeutic benefits of gardening and getting your hands in the soil
Studies have shown that gardening really is therapeutic. It has been found that there are compounds in the soil that, when they strike the olfactory senses, trigger a stress-relieving relaxation…
Fukushima still spreading deadly radiation across northern hemisphere: one food can help protect you
Seaweed is a true super-food, high in essential nutrients, low carb, low calorie, and also, naturally high in iodine – and it helps protects the body from radiation. It is…
Anonymous plans million mask march on Washington
Anonymous plans Million Mask March on Washington – RT America