Another Insight From A Star Reader
Whenever I fall into the trap of thinking that the Canadian public is indifferent to the things that are going on both within our own country and abroad, I turn…
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“The End of the War Years” by The Fallout from the…
“The End of the War Years” by The Fallout from the album Dismantlement (Insurgence Records, 2007) We hold our breath and we wait for some for some good news to…
“Power & The Glory” by Cockney…
“Power & The Glory” by Cockney Rejects ———————————————————————————— Those years ago our ships set sail to restore England’s pride. Thousands of blokes like me and you, were on their way…
Buffy Sainte-Marie performs for Veterans for Peace and Iraq…
Buffy Sainte-Marie performs for Veterans for Peace and Iraq Veterans Against the War in 2008.
Dulce et Decorum Est
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs, And towards our distant rest began…
From The Salamander
Lately, I guess as a response to the rhetoric that comes pouring forth every year as Remembrance Day approaches, I have made several critical posts directed against those who find…
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The Nobel Peace Prize is slipping into irrelevance
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International Day of Action on Iran in Winnipeg
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Guernica brings Picasso’s grotesque cubist forms to life through theatre
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Commodity In the Real World
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