Celebrating International Women’s Day
March 8, 2011 was International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the accomplishments of women and to contemplate the current political, economic and sociological situations…
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Egypt down, Libya to go
You have definitely heard of Egypt’s democracy movement. Now it’s Libya’s turn. The countries are right beside each other and share a lot of their…
Letters to the Editor – March 16, 2011
A thank you to the University of Manitoba community I thank all of the compassionate people who have given me their seat on the bus,…
Building an anti-apartheid activist
Like most people, I have a tough time caring about events and issues that don’t directly influence me or my immediate surroundings. I don’t think…
The red herring of apartheid
Language can be a strangely powerful tool. A single word may reference a whole range of cultural phenomena and inspire happiness, shock, anger and everything…
Getting shit done
I love the current Harper Government. I hope we can somehow rid ourselves of this cumbersome democracy once and for all and finally establish Stephen…
Letters to the Editor – March 9, 2011
RE: “Won’t somebody think of the children?” (March 2nd, 2011) I just wanted to congratulate Sheldon [Birnie] on a great article on salvia, and drugs…
Democracy in the Middle East
Over the past two months, the people in Tunisia and Egypt have managed to effect serious change in their governments, chasing out corrupt leaders and…
Political prisoner or thief?
On Dec. 27, 2010, Russian business oligarch, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and his business partner, Platon Lebedev, were charged with embezzlement and money laundering from Yukos Oil…
Give Grandma a break!
Kyle Mirecki’s article “Here Comes the Boom!” (Feb. 16, 2011) argued that “with a growing number of seniors, a small birth rate, and with senior…