The hyper response to Covid-19
– by Karina Reiss and Sucharit Bhakdi – The following excerpt is from Dr. Karina Reiss and Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi’s new book Corona, False Alarm?: … Read more
culture
From living in public to losing in private
– by Geoff Olson – Software license agreements – who reads ‘em anymore? These days, it seems almost perversely old-school to not immediately click “I … Read more
A stiff sentence: redacting Julian Assange from the record
– by Geoff Olson – I was recently commissioned to write an article on arts and technology for a Canadian literary journal. It ballooned … Read more
Word(s) of the Year: connecting urgent ecojustice dots
– by Bruce Mason – William Blake (1757-1827) urged us “to see a world in a grain of sand”, but the visionary poet didn’t foresee … Read more
Leela Gilday’s timely North Star Calling
MUSIC RISING by Bruce Mason The northern sky wheels around Polaris, the star humans have relied on to sail seas, cross deserts, escape slavery. And … Read more
Big Telecom fighting lower Internet fees
INDEPENDENT MEDIA by Marie Aspiazu Back in August, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) significantly lowered the fees small Internet providers were required to … Read more
Let’s all be less stupid. OK?
– by Bruce Mason – If anyone survives the current human-caused mass extinction – the sixth since the dawn of time – they’ll look back … Read more
It’s your funeral
Thomas P. J. Crean certainly has an end-of-life story to tell. In November 2019, he published It’s Your Funeral: How Grieving Families Are Being Exploited, … Read more
Vancouver climate strike
– Ana Arciniega photo – On September 27, 2019 100 thousand people of all ages met at Vancouver City Hall crossed the Cambie Bridge and … Read more
Connecting through dreams
– by Bei Linda Tang – Dreams offer glimpses into our inner worlds, and reflect our deepest feelings, emotions, and desires. While it’s empowering to … Read more