The Patriot Act’s New Clothes

The Patriot Act’s New Clothes

DO YOU PREFER “FREEDOM” OR “PATRIOTISM”? Last week we focused our attention upon the expiration of the so-called USA PATRIOT Act, or Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act, and all of the corporate and government shenanigans associated with it. We know our communications are being recorded … Continue reading

Surveillance Doesn’t Keep You Safe

Surveillance Doesn’t Keep You Safe

THE PANOPTICON HAS YOU The Patriot act is on course to expire Monday, June 1st. Thus opening the floodgates to a torrent of activity, from the creation and failure of the USA Freedom Act, as well as a ten-and-a-half hour filibuster by Senator Rand Paul in addition to hundreds of columns and speeches. Then on … Continue reading

Sow Seeds of Justice

Sow Seeds of Justice

2015 MARCH AGAINST MONSANTO Of all of the things we could say about Monsanto and GMOs, I feel that the real bone of contention is very simple to understand – why are GMOs exempt from labeling? In seeking to answer this question, I wanted to do more than just complain about it in an eloquent … Continue reading

What Would Malcolm Say If He Were Here Today?

What Would Malcolm Say If He Were Here Today?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROTHER MALCOLM Racism. It’s as alive today as it ever was. We like to pretend it isn’t. After all – America has a black president now. So how are we supposed to juxtapose that with the blatant racism of America’s law enforcement agencies? As Ferguson, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and countless other examples … Continue reading

You Don’t Make History By Asking Permission

You Don’t Make History By Asking Permission

We Are Not Your Slaves! While many school-aged children today think that May Day is about Springtime, this important day in history is concerned with more than leaving flowers on neighbouring porches, as much fun as that is. While we might celebrate Labour Day in early September, May Day is meant to observe a far … Continue reading

When Will The Weed Be Freed?

When Will The Weed Be Freed?

REEFER SADNESS With the ongoing legalization of medical marijuana across the country, coupled with a continued effort to secure decriminalization, and even legalization, for recreational use in a handful of states, this year’s 4/20 celebration is widely anticipated to be the largest ever seen. Colorado and Washington successfully enacted laws to tax and regulate the … Continue reading