Yesterday, on November 25, more than 500 people gathered at the downtown campus of McGill University, to stand in solidarity with the on-going events in Ferguson, […]
Month: November 2014
Ferguson – The Grand Hypocrisy: Legitimate violence, ideology and the American Dream
The news that came after the ‘grand’ deliberation of the jury last night in response to the shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by […]
Kleptocracy: the dictatorship of austerity
This past Monday, November 17, marked the 41st anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic Uprising, which pitted young Greeks against the oppressive regime of a military junta. Fast […]
Burlesque prevails in Buffalo Snowmageddon
The storm that was dubbed “the knife” buried Buffalo’s suburbs under record breaking tons of snow. People literally had snow packed over their doors and […]
The political left is dead, long live the political left!
The Western left is in dire straits today. Supposedly, the Left (at least the political parties on the left side of the political spectrum) is […]
Julien Blanc: Easily an asshole
If Jian Ghomeshi was a wolf in federally funded, feminist-friendly sheep’s clothing, then Julien Blanc is just a plain old wolf. Well, that’s not really […]
Solidarity vigil for missing students of Ayotzinapa (PHOTOS)
Last Tuesday on November 11, 2014, more than thirty people gathered in front of the Mexican Consulate in Montreal to hold a solidarity vigil for […]
Chris Alexander against the barbaric cultural practices
Recently, a headline caught my eye. It said, “Minister of Immigration Chris Alexander tables Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act.” I had to read the […]
Austerity and the radicalization of mental health
Wednesday April 4, 2012. Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece is bustling at its habitual frantic pace. A 77 year old man stands solemnly in front […]
Culture shock!
Every year, the Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG) at McGill University and the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) hold a series of events […]