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 […]
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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 […]
Creating the Other: Canada’s problem with homegrown terrorism
Today, the shocking events that happened at the National War Memorial on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa terrified the nation. Like an electric current, the tension, the fear, […]
Harper government joins war on terror
Yesterday, the Conservative government put their ‘money’ where their words were, and officially joined the new coalition of the willing. As I write Canadian fighter jets […]