Mr. Speaker, the President of the United States. After the familiar introduction, Congress and the American people got a dose of how President Barack Obama intends to govern over the next four years…
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The Montreal Mafia’s new tactic
Forget The Sopranos, The Godfather even Goodfellas. Forget guns and sleeping with the fishes. The Montreal mob has a new weapon in their arsenal. It’s […]
One Billion Rising
At least one in three women experience abuse be it sexual or physical in their lifetime. Statistics show that on any given day in Canada, […]
Will Al Jazeera America bring journalism back to the United States?
Al Jazeera is coming to America. At the beginning of 2013, the publicly funded Qatar-based broadcaster acquired Current TV, a progressive television station…
Farewell Sweet Penny
I mourn the loss of the penny. Can you blame me? It’s been with me my whole life. I think it’s safe to say that we are all familiar with the penny. Things change, and sentimentality isn’t enough. But, by losing the penny we are also forever altering or outright losing aspects of our lives. Finding pennies in the couch is the first to go…
Arab Spring take two or what the rest of the world can learn from Egypt
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. It looks like people in Egypt plan to deal with their new boss Mohammed Morsi the […]
Three Fantasy Montreal Metro Expansions
We need to prioritize public transit expansion in our city. We need to transition off of our over-reliance on automobiles, cut down considerably on local […]
40 Years of Having a Choice
Over the last few years, as conservatives have shifted further to the right, we have seen a massive movement to limit access to abortion and reproductive rights…
The murder of Aaron Swartz
Something just doesn’t add up. An Internet freedom activist facing the fight of his life decides to stop fighting and hangs himself? I get it […]
2012 Year-in-Review: Top Posts Selected by FTB Contributors and Editors
The votes are in! Or rather, they were in a few weeks ago, but in this age of electronic voting you can never be too […]