Been in haiti for two weeks. Some content is now online. Check HaitiAction.net for a two part interview with Lovinsky Pierre Antoine, coordinator of the 30th of September Foundation that works with the victims of the coup d'états of 1991 and 2004. Also check my new photo essay, done with local photojournalist Wadner Pierre, on Haitianalysis.com. Pretty gripping. Finally, if you to keep up to speed on my wanderings, read my blog with the NFB website Citizenshift. Eventually I'll be putting together a full dossier for them with interviews I'm conducting with human rights people, former pol
The Globe and Mail is reporting that Canadian CEOs want "to import temporary Mexican energy workers" to Alberta.
Nothing like cheap labour for a project making CEOs millions.
You can always count on the business section of the Globe to give you the real news, without the spin.
I did a Google News search for "Iran." The results are pretty telling regarding what Bush -- and the media -- are building towards.
Justin Podur criticized the Toronto Star's Middle East Bureau Chief for using racist language, and Potter responded, and then so did Podur.
Apologies for the server outage that some of you may have noticed on Monday evening. Apparently, a Hydro Quebec transformer blew up, destroying the fiber optic connection to our server, hosted by Koumbit. Apparently the problem has been fixed. Thanks for your patience.
Newsflash: The owner of Virgin Airlines and Virgin Galactic (a space tourism project) is going to save the planet from climate change with the Virgin Earth Challenge. Branson's offering a $25 million prize to the person who can come up with a "commercially viable design which results in the removal of anthropogenic, atmospheric greenhouse gases so as to contribute materially to the stability of Earth’s climate."
So, science will save the day once again? Too bad Branson'
The Dominion is a monthly paper published by an incipient network of independent journalists in Canada. It aims to provide accurate, critical coverage that is accountable to its readers and the subjects it tackles. Taking its name from Canada's official status as both a colony and a colonial force, the Dominion examines politics, culture and daily life with a view to understanding the exercise of power.