Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger in Winnipeg in June. The icon to his left indicates women voters, who were obviously paying attention. Leastways, the people have spoken and he is still…
David McNally teaches political science at York University in Toronto and is active in many social justice movements in that city. On Sept. 24, 2011, McNally spoke at the Mondragon…
It is not an accident that I am a political junkie. Even as a toddler, I was fed a steady diet of left-of-centre ideology, pro-union sentiments and anti-monarchist dogma. My…
Manitoba citizens will elect a new provincial government Oct. 4, 2011 and environmental issues will play an important role in determining which political party forms that government. Where should Manitoba…
We haven't heard much from, "Nazi Mom" in a while now, aside from a single Facebook conversation she participated on. But yesterday we learned that an updated story and interview…
In our last article, we discussed briefly the reaction of those one might consider to be "mainstream" conservatives to the news of Jack Layton's death. Those reactions seem to range…
Every August 6, Winnipeggers commemorate the August 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a Lanterns for Peace Ceremony. People come together to make and float their lanterns in…
On Monday, August 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m., the nuclear bomb “Little Boy” was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan by an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay. An estimated 130,000 people…
LOCAL EVENTS:'STOP SIGNS: CARS AND CAPITALISM' BOOK LAUNCH:Coming up this Wednesday at Winnipeg's Infoshop the Mondragon, 92 Albert St.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Stop Signs Book Launch with Yves EnglerTim...
AS I SEE IT:FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS:The 104 year old Bell Hotel which closed in August 2007 was just one other downtown flophouse, but when it closed it forced…
Today, Winnipeg activists responded to the actions of the Greek government to block the Tahrir and other vessels that make up Freedom Flotilla II from sailing for Gaza with an…
On June 16, about 1,000 members of several Winnipeg unions rallied at the main post office in Winnipeg in solidarity with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. The rally, one…
By Rev. Barb Janes, Crescent-Ft. Rouge United Church, Winnipeg It takes a village . . . Crescent Fort Rouge United Church is tickled to announce that the Raza family, who…
Congratulations, Winnipeg! It took only four minutes! You're on your way to a long and exciting NHL life.
Way back in the before time, when I was a young’un, in my circle of friends there was an arrogant little shit by the name of Scott Browntree. In addition…
About time! Now let’s see about getting a team back to Québec City and another one for Ontario and maybe the Maritimes! Bettman? Your great experiment is a failure! I…
It’s not often I have so many days go by without blogging, but it’s been a busy week. Along with buying a motorbike, we had a trip to Winnipeg for…
The University of Winnipeg was once lambasted in the annual MacLean’s ranking of Canadian Universities for having some of the worst campus food in the country (which is saying a…
LOCAL EVENTS WINNIPEG:'THE LISTENER' BOOK LAUNCH:Coming up soon here in Winnipeg: the book launch of the graphic novel 'The Listener' about the political propaganda surrounding the rise of teh Nazis…
LOCAL EVENTS WINNIPEG:RUN FOR RIGHTS:The following event is sponsored by the Winnipeg Copwatch.***************Run For Rights - Winnipeg CopwatchTime Saturday, June 4 · 8:30am - 11:30am----------------Location Kildonan Park2021 Main St.Winnipeg, Manito...
