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Update: You can see many more of these fantastic ads here . I think I will start posting selections from these regularly. My favourite migh...

A couple of weeks ago, there was some buzz about a post by Judith Warner, a feminist writer who writes the blog Domestic Disturbances for t...

I happened to notice this local headline this morning: "Don't call it 'Scarlem' - Scarborough councillors to debate today ...

EDITED WITH CORRECTED INFORMATION Voting in round one of the Canadian Blog Awards is now open. Wmtc is nominated in three different categori...

At Progressive Bloggers , I've seen many posts about Ezra Levant's drama-queen turn in front of the Alberta Human Rights Commission...

As you may (or may not) have noticed, I'm not blogging about the Democratic primary races. It's impossible to block out altogether, ...

I think a lot about the hidden costs of war. Last July, the cost in dollars was $12 billion a month . This in a country where millions of ci...

At View Images , you can see a large number of excellent photos of yesterday's day of protest . (Type "january 11 protests" in...

We saw "Totsi" last night. I'm very partial to redemption stories, and this one is very well done - not sugar-coated, not ove...

Front page headline in today's Globe and Mail : Bush calls on Israel to end Palestinian occupation The mind boggles.

Guantanamo Bay Fact Sheet 6.5 x 8 feet – approximate size of cell in Guantánamo 1805 – number of days that hundreds have been held at Guantá...

A US force has stormed a kindergarten in a Shi'a-dominated district in Baghdad, smashed toys, doors and windows and arrested three of it...

A follow-up. The Defense Department's top watchdog has declined to investigate allegations that an American woman working under an Army...

We started watched "The Journals of Knud Rasmussen" the other night, the second movie by Aboriginal director Zacharias Kunuk. We b...

The 2007 World Series Trophy came to Halifax this week ! There are deep regional and cultural connections between New England and the Mariti...

Good news: my weekend job was just made permanent. This is the firm that offered me a raise and promotion , then withdrew the offer , then m...

I am trying - always - to not bombard you with pitches for activism. I try to space those posts out, looking for some middle ground between ...

We finally met Tom and Emilio last night! Allan and I had dinner with Nick and Mason and the two new arrivals. Things seem to be going wel...

After reading the New York Times Magazine story on electronic voting , I updated that recent thread. It's here if you are interested.

George McGovern, who is spending his twilight years trying to rebuild democracy, has written a call for impeachment. Why I Believe Bush Must...