Does democracy work?
In the last federal election, held in October of 2008, 58.8 per cent of eligible voters turned out to cast a ballot. This was a…
politics
If genetics makes me a woman, what makes me a Muslim woman?
It is well understood that our sex is predetermined. Before even the first beat of our hearts, our genes determine our tangible futures. We become…
Archaeology, etc.
Dr. William James Mayer-Oakes was the first head of the U of M anthropology department back in the early 1960s. As an archaeologist, he took…
Not quite a love story
Twenty years after Roger & Me, Capitalism: A Love Story is Michael Moore’s latest attack on American greed. Beginning with a comparison of modern America…
Essentially a playlist : So sue me…
I like to come up with playlist themes ripped from the headlines, but as easy as it would have been to do a “burning man”…
Canada in Honduras
Canada is more like the U.S. than we like to admit, even when it comes to foreign policy. Since 2000 we have quietly supported all…
Too taboo for school?
Canada is a society that prides itself on equality. We constantly tell ourselves that we live in a free country where we are all equal…