We are now entering the terminal stage of austerity, a disease whose symptoms are most acute and visible in Greece. Within the past few weeks, […]
Author: Niall Clapham Ricardo
Harper, the Definition of “Jewishness” and the Whitewashing of Anti-Semitism
Social media has been set ablaze following the news that Bill C-51, the Conservatives’ so-called “anti-terrorism” legislation, has passed. The Conservative government intends to use their new legislative […]
#ABvotes2015: Forget the Face, the Rhetoric is Changing
“Alberta this morning woke-up to an NDP government!” From what pollsters say, this will be the headline on May 6th. Let’s put our justified reticence […]
This is what democracy looks like: UQAM and the War on Democracy
About this time last week came the first reports that Harper – after ramming the extension of the mission through Parliament – had ordered the first […]
À Nous l’UQÀM!
Yesterday like hundreds of fellow UQAM students, I occupied the J-A. De Sève building. Like hundreds of my fellow students, I occupied my university to […]
A culture of brutality and barbaric practices
If one thing that can be said about this Conservative government, it’s that they are very tactful and savvy when it comes to selecting picturesque […]
Harper the Feminist: The Politics of Convenience
Harper stood up in the house this past week and said with great conviction that the Niqab “was rooted in a culture that is anti-women.’’ […]
Sons of Abraham: we must fight Islamophobia
“Indeed, both Jews and Arabs are the Children of Abraham; Jews descended from his second son Isaac (peace be on him) and Arabs from the […]
The Holy Grail: C-51 is Harper’s Charter of Distraction
The stage is now set for round two of the charter debate. It’s sort of like a Star Wars sequel, only in this one it’s […]
Wars of economic terror: Greece, Venezuela and Argentina
The electoral success of SYRIZA, even though a foreseen outcome, sent an electro-shock throughout the European continent. It was the proof that what had been deemed as dangerous, radical and suicidal could actually work.