The upper one percent – society’s richest people – are in deep shit. Over a year ago an anonymous source contacted Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany’s largest […]
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Bernie in Rome: An Unexpected Political Win
On paper, it must have looked like a really bad political move: an invitation any seasoned political strategist would know to politely decline. Sending your […]
Love Trumps Hate: Donald Trump is Coming to my Hometown
On April 17th Donald Trump will be at The First Niagara Center in Buffalo NY… lovely. All of the hair on my body stood up, […]
The Spark that Could Send You to Jail: Arson in Canada
On the Saturday afternoon of March 26, 2016, Montreal’s historic Snowdon Theatre was engulfed in black smoke. Ninety fire-fighters and thirty five vehicles later, the […]
Why, as a Canadian, I Really Care About the US Election
It’s something I have been asking myself for the past few months: Why, as a lifelong Canadian, do I care so much about the current […]
Donald Trump in Montreal? Peter Sergakis Invites the GOP Frontrunner to the Jersey’s Saloon Grand Opening
Republican Presidential frontrunner Donald Trump may be making an appearance in Montreal this month, at least if local businessman Peter Sergakis has his way. The […]
Beyond Publicity: A Brief on Native Rights in Quebec and Canada
Of all the groups in the Canadian Mosaic, none has been more cheated and worse treated than our First Nations. First Peoples is the generic term […]
Want to Profile a Group? Profile Assholes
I admit it. I am prejudiced. Not against any religion, ethnic origin, gender or even political leaning. I am prejudiced against assholes. They come in […]
Garlanding the Bench: Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee vs. The Senate
On Wednesday March 16, 2016, Barack Obama named Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court of the United States of America (SCOTUS). The nomination came […]
The NDP’s Renaissance: Democracy and Renewal Within the NDP
For many true dippers, through and through New Democrats, the last Canadian Federal Election was an excruciating ordeal. What looked like a historic run towards […]