Sometimes the complexity of the American Republican circus can be more readily understood by clearing the pollution of campaign rhetoric and seeing a consistent strategy present in most Republican candidates…
As the Occupy Wall Street Movement campaigns against the unfair distribution of wealth in the United States, the “one percent” they hold accountable just keep on raking it in. According…
The question, broached by Amber MacArthur in Thursday’s The Globe and Mail, comes with its own set of issues that perhaps merits a bit of precision. As MacArthur points out:…
I am beginning to get the uneasy feeling that we are psyching ourselves up for war with Iran. With the Americans’ two Middle Eastern buddies, Israel and Saudi Arabia, egging…
Acknowledging America’s own imperfect record on equality, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on nations around the world to recognize that: “Like being a woman, like being a racial…
He was able to take a plane to Spain from Britain for two pounds. I’m sure there will be info that will go over my head at this talk. How…
The other day I saw a video of Dennis Kucinich, an American Congressman, reviewing a scandal which I thought was years old. It was actually breaking news with important new…
A recent Pew Research Center survey indicates that Americans, or at least those who have an opinion on the matter, are turning against the Tea Party. A year ago, as…
It’s a very scary incident, which makes America’s already strained relations with Pakistan even worse. Some Pakistanis are talking about retaliation, I hope there is none. Pakistan is a nuclear…
I’ve never had a tweet of mine be ReTweeted so much. It was an excerpt from a Facebook post that got liked and shared by about 15 people by this…
In the aftermath of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s order to remove all Occupy Wall Street protestors and their belongings from Zuccotti Park early Tuesday morning, gay videographer and…
A lot of good has emerged from David Testo's coming out last week in Montreal, including the support from some of his former Montreal Impact teammates. Captain Nevio Pizzolitto told…
In what is being reported as an historical first, Steve Greenberg, an openly-gay American rabbi ordained by the Orthodox movement, officiated at the wedding ceremony of Yoni Bock and Ron…
In an interview Thursday with Radio-Canada Sports, American soccer player, David Testo, who most recently played with the Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League (NASL), publicly declared that…
Following the vote Monday to admit Palestine into UNESCO, Hamas official Ahmed Yousef said it "shows that Israel and America are not dictating politics to the world anymore." Hamas's view…
As Dustin Lance Black wrote for the voice of Harvey Milk in Gus Van Sant's 2008 film Milk, "People vote two to one for us if they know just one…
Allow me to add my cheer to those that went up at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 36th General Conference after delegates approved Palestinian membership. The…
Scout's Honour is a co-investigation undertaken by the CBC's The Fifth Estate and the Los Angeles Times, which looks at Scouts Canada's controversial system for recording the names of pedophiles…
Did you know it’s possible to try and use your good credit, and functioning Visa or Master Card, and have the transaction refused for only $10? Try sending money to…
This past weekend's coming out of "Star Trek" actor Zachary Quinto has already inspired another man in the spotlight to do the same. Dan Kloeffler, an anchor and correspondant for…
