By Bo Rhodes
A cold chill creeps through the window. The moon is partially covered and music softly plays in the background. With eyes closed, an individual thinks about the day and how unbearable it was. Just like the previous day. And the day before that. In fact, he can’t remember a day when things weren’t like this.… Continue reading The issue no one talks about
I watched Oprah the other day. I do not watch her show regularly, but I am occasionally interested because Oprah seems to express some of the most popular spiritual and moral ideas. On the day that I watched, Oprah spoke with a writer, Gary Zukav, who explained various ways of resolving relational problems for couples.During… Continue reading Sometimes there is a wrong answer
We buy things every day. We spend and we consume. You are a consumer of many products but have you ever considered the impacts you have as a consumer? Do you ever think that the jeans you bought might contribute to slave labour? That the paper you use causes deforestation and increases corporate control? We… Continue reading Credit not approved
By James Keller
Through this year’s election, it is becoming more and more obvious there is something wrong with the electoral process in this country. Democracy seems increasingly like an abstract sentiment far out of reach of the hands of Canadians. Most critics blame this on, among other things, the parties on the ballots. They shout accusations of… Continue reading Party policies bind candidates
By Carina Solda
"Queen Elizabeth photographed with marijuana in her possession!" An interesting headline, but a little embellished. This past weekend, during a visit to Manchester, a bystander handed the Queen a bouquet containing the cannabis plant. The bystander is a member of the Medical Marijuana Cooperative, an activist group that supplies the plant to individuals who believe… Continue reading Medicinal marijuana users losing battle
The world has become such an exercise in specialization that much of what goes on in business and politics skims over or under our awareness without making a ripple in the Lake Give-a-Damn of our consciousness. It isn’t so much that we don’t care what goes on in the world as there isn’t time to… Continue reading Consumers choose the direction of ethical business
Have you ever been afraid to walk alone at night? Sometimes on my way home from late-night labs I’ve found myself imagining rustlings in the bushes and been afraid, but I have a feeling that my days of being intimidated by noises in the brush are gone. This past Thanksgiving weekend, I attended Safe and… Continue reading Finding confidence in defending oneself
Smoking is nothing if not an act of generosity. Non-smokers get to share tobacco with their smoking friends at bus stops, in doorways, in restaurants and at bars without ever paying for cigarettes or craving nicotine. The stuff is just given away, free of charge, to all of us and it’s time to stop the… Continue reading Revoking the licence to ill
By Corina Solda
With another Thanksgiving come and gone, we are once again reminded of all the things in life for which we have to be thankful. We often give thanks for our families, friends, freedom, homes and possessions. Yet how can we be truly thankful for these things when we seem to take them for granted every… Continue reading The reality of giving thanks
How many of you women out there consider yourselves to be feminists?A feminist, in case there is any confusion, is an advocate of women’s rights–and a species that appears to be leaning slowly towards endangerment. Sure there are lots of women who consider themselves feminists but in reality, there are not many left who truly… Continue reading Fear of feminism hinders women’s rights