Last week This editor Graham F. Scott blogged about a group of atheists in England who raised money to buy ad space on 200 London buses with the slogan: “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” Now the Globe and Mail is reporting that the ad effort may soon be making […] More »

Last week, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff had this to say about the Gaza offensive: “Canada has to support the right of a democratic country to defend itself”. The minister of state for Foreign Affairs, Peter Kent lent similar backing to Israel, saying: “The position of the government of Canada is that Hamas bears the burden […] More »

“I know it sounds strange to say, but if we care about the poor, shouldn’t we actually be campaigning for sweatshops?” – New York Times’ Nicholas D. Kristof in Cambodia ENRICO BIANDA WWW.ACTNOW.COM In Kristof’s video, “A Dirty Job: Making the Case for Sweatshops” the former managing editor for The Times is worried that if […] More »

New Year’s is celebrated at dawn, as the sun never sets in the Antarctic at this time of year. (The countdown slips one minute past midnight, since none of the crew has a watch on.) We celebrate on the of bow of ship, our knees shaking and our arms flexing as the motion of the […] More »

As Americans prepare to make history before the world’s watchful eyes, the town of Washington DC is gearing up for a natural disaster. Next Tuesday’s inauguration of President Elect Barack Obama is starting to sound more like a drill for an impending terrorist attack than a celebration. In preparation for this historic moment, the city […] More »

On January 10th, the African National Congress (ANC) officially endorsed Jacob Zuma as their candidate for the forthcoming South African elections. While Zuma is considered the front runner for the presidency, his nomination is mired by corruption charges. On January 12th, the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the National Prosecuting Authority, allowing […] More »

Our January-February 2009 issue is now online for your reading pleasure. I’ll be highlighting a few items on the blog over the next week or so, but you can skip ahead and read the whole thing now. In the cover story, “The Case for All-Black Schools,” Andrew Wallace digs through the troubled history of Africentric […] More »

<img src=”http://i40.tinypic.com/345bi8p.jpg” alt=”solargraph” title=”solargraph” style=”float:centre” As an aspiring photographer, I understand the difficulties of taking long exposure shots with my digital slr. I’ll spend a lifetime setting up the shot until it’s just right, and then, inevitably, I’ll knock the camera just before I’m finished, rendering the whole image blurry and effectively ruining the shot. […] More »

This past Sunday was the a 7th anniversary of the arrival of prisoners to the Guantanamo Bay detention center. It also marked just over one week until President-elect Obama is inaugurated. In his campaign, Obama promised to close Guantanamo within 100 days of gaining office, but the task is looking a little more complicated than […] More »

Clinging onto the very tip of the bow on Sea Shepherd’s eco-activist ship, I stare into the fog with desperation. Looking for any shape, figure or shadow that resembles the vessel we have been waiting weeks to find. I could almost smell a ship’s diesel fumes, but not see them. The Sea Shepherd ship steamed […] More »

It’s hard to know just what to say about the most recent installment of the Israeli-Gaza conflict. The 16 days of fighting have killed 900 Palestinians and left 1.5 million in urgent need of food and medical aid. Recent reports suggest humanitarian aid is currently denied access at Gaza checkpoints. Many international agencies have pulled […] More »