Thursday, November 1, 2012

Ali and Patterson

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“Come on, American! Come on,  white  American!” Muhammad Ali was taunting Floyd Patterson, faking punches, dancing around the ring, fightin...
Thursday, September 6, 2012

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" Scientists call it the Amazon of the North and they fear the Mackenzie River Basin , an extensive watershed three times the size of F...
Wednesday, September 5, 2012

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Dave Barrett , BC's first NDP Premier: "Barrett's government would go on to pass a staggering 367 bills during its tenure -- cr...
Thursday, August 9, 2012

Tyson

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Mike Tyson 's "managers used to market him on posters, reminding you that if your grandfather had missed Joe Louis, or your father ...

HBO Documentary, One Nation Divisible

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Here's a great documentary about the "Fight of the Century", Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier's first fight in March of 1971. ...
Sunday, April 15, 2012

Roundup

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Great article : "Soaring inequality is at the root of our polarized politics, which made us unable to act together in the face of crisi...
Friday, March 23, 2012

Note to self

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A few people I should spend more time reading: Joseph Stiglitz Thomas Frank David Graeber Matt Taibbi Chris Hedges Paul Krugman

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Incredibly illuminating piece by Thomas Frank: "And as we serve money, we find that money wants the same thing from us: to push everyo...
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done th...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Roundup

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Matthew Yglesias untangles the confusing threads of Obama's economic proposals. - The 10 most racist moments from the Republican candi...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Roundup

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Very good article about why the Republican candidates won't say too much about unemployment and why America might be experiencing the w...

Roundup

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I think Chris Hedges is one of the most important voices today. His critique of American corporatism is trenchant and deeply insightful. His...
Sunday, August 21, 2011

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Here's something I wrote for the Toronto Star about Bob Rae.
Thursday, July 28, 2011

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My article about climate change and its effect on global security.
Thursday, June 2, 2011

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Climate change adaptation is now something we should take very seriously. We've reached a point where no matter what we do, we will see ...

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Poverty reduction bill introduced in BC. Hopefully the province can make some headway here.
Friday, May 20, 2011

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Here's my article about Eritrea .
Friday, January 14, 2011

Canadian Youth Delegation to Cancun

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In Cancun, Mexico, global leaders met to discuss climate change and to propose solutions. A collection of youths gathered there as well to o...

Haiti: Radio show

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I hosted a show for CJSF 90.1 on Haiti and the aftermath of the January 2010 earthquake. You can listen to it here: http://previous.ncra.ca...
Friday, November 26, 2010

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Here's my review of Immigrants and the Right to Stay by Joseph H. Carens.