Surveillance capitalism
– by Shoshana Zuboff – art by Anthony Freda, anthonyfreda.com When we think about capitalism in the 19th and 20th centuries, the titanic struggles of … Read more
Month: July 2019
Vancouver under the influence
– by Elizabeth Murphy – The same outside influences established under the former Vision-dominated council continue to drive Vancouver city policy The results of the … Read more
Synthetic turf – not supported by science as a safe solution
– by Marlene Cummings – At Vancouver’s Trillium Park, just a short walk west from the calming vegetable plots, trees and wildflowers of Strathcona and … Read more
Victory gardening – the ultimate rebellion
– by Bruce Mason – Awakened people wonder what individual actions will most impact the climate change ecocide that is killing life on our planet. … Read more
Space ain’t the place
– by Geoff Olson – We have to deal with our crap in the here and now Earth First! We’ll wreck the other planets later … Read more
Stronger wireless regulations needed
INDEPENDENT MEDIA by Marie Aspiazu British Columbians, and Canadians in general, have been price-gouged and misled by cell phone providers for far too long. We … Read more
StarWise – July-August 2019
STARWISE by Mac McLaughlin Okay kiddies, here’s the scoop. This column covers July and August. In July, we have a solar and lunar eclipse to … Read more
Practical soulfulness
UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young It is increasingly common to talk of the soul in relation to personal partnerships: terms like “soul mates” or “soul … Read more
Zeroing in on zero emissions
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki We’re caught in a bad cycle. Global greenhouse gas emissions are still rising, causing more extreme weather events and temperature … Read more