Landlord wars
So, I’m having a bit of a tussle with my landlord. Some background: I rent a house in Toronto (in a fantastic neighbourhood) from a landlord who lives out of…
So, I’m having a bit of a tussle with my landlord. Some background: I rent a house in Toronto (in a fantastic neighbourhood) from a landlord who lives out of…
You’ll probably want to watch this short ad about WikiLeaks. It’s “priceless”. What Does it Cost to Change the World? from WikiLeaks on Vimeo.
After reading many ill-informed posts and comments about the postal strike (and nary a whisper about the Air Canada strike), I’ve decided that this will be my theme for the…
The cover of the NDP platform, also a stock photo. But from an American company this time. They did some work on this one, but here it is in all…
Disgraced former governor faces up to 300 years in prison. What a jackass.
So, I hear that New York State has finally legalized same-sex marriage. That’s fantastic news! Throughout the debate, however, many people were wondering aloud about the consequences—both direct and indirect—that…
I hardly did any partying this weekend, fewer than 10 hours were devoted to such an activity. -We actually get along quite well, this is staged for the camera. Really!…
Yesterday, when NDP leader Andrea Horwath made the crack about how women “know better than to give it up all at once,” I, a liberal, middle-aged feminist, was stunned. So…
On the left, the stock photo as it appears in the NDP platform. On the right, as you can purchase them, too. All style, zero substance.
H/T The Hispanic family and the older guy with his “grandson” in the Dippers platform, all stock photos.
The Wisconsin State Journal is reporting that, in the height of the contentous decision on the union busting bill in in that state, WI Supreme Court Justice David Prosser grabbed…
Imagine towards the end of this year the following ticket: Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich. Ron Paul is a Republican that is actually a Libertarian. For years, he has been…
Here’s an interesting link about Dole, banana plantations and general human suffering. I had no idea that the original classic work of fiction ‘100 Years of Solitude’ by Gabrielle Garcia…
I wouldn’t say that cats are enlightened, or that we should take them as our role models, but they do have a few things to teach us, from what I…
The Burnaby School Board unanimously adopted its anti-homophobia policy last week, after months of debating and church-organized protests. A crowd of about 400 students and supporters cheered outside the Burnaby…
This is the day after school got out for the summer – at least that’s how kids in Québec view it. June 24 used to be more widely known as…
There are ample alternatives to the Huffington Post Canadian version, but you have to look. What would be really helpful is an aggregator of ALL of the progressive publications. Count…
CREDO is a service in the US that gives mobile subscribers an opportunity to break away from mainstream carriers that are supporting Tea Partiers, Climate Change debunkers and other media…
The War on Bugs has not yet been won either. The War on Drugs left a trail of destruction through the property of innocent people I know, today. The RPS…
The bodhisattva reaches out his hand to the drowning man, and says, “Give me your hand.” The man replies, “I’m not going to give you my hand.” So the bodhisattva…