Category Archives: If You REALLY Care

Authoritarians: Canada haz ’em.

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Ah, yes. I suppose a lot of others will be asking the same thing. Unfortunately, I already know what the answer will be.Happy Canada Day Eve! Are you looking forward to the fireworks tomorrow, boyz ‘n’ girlz? That’s nice, but … Continue reading →

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Heroes for Today: Johnny Cash, Black Bloc anarchist?

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Johnny answers a sartorial question with a song:Jesus Christ. Just listen to those lyrics. Aren’t they a brick through the window of your smug bourgeois sensibilities?

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Why all conservative voters should be ashamed

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Sabina Becker

This, apparently, is what THEY voted for:Pure, unadulterated human rights abusage. Riot thugs charged a peaceful protest this afternoon at the corner of Queen and Spadina in Toronto (note Steve’s Music Store in the backdrop.) There is no excuse for … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 15: R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to Palestinians

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

And while you’re at it, remember these other three letters: BDS. They’re short for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions. Three things the Israeli Knesset is now trying to make illegal, worldwide. Why? Let Palestinian activist Hind Awwad explain: It took the … Continue reading →

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Heroes for Today: Courage and kindness in Gaza

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A young Palestinian improvises inventions to help those disabled by injuries sustained in the repeated bombardments the Gaza Strip has suffered in recent years. Even in the midst of travel and trade restrictions imposed by Israel, he still manages to … Continue reading →

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Promised You a Miracle

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Thanks to a friend on Facebook, some music for this fine Monday morn:Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr teams up with Canada’s own Martha Wainwright to remake an ’80s classic for Oxfam. The message for G8 leaders is clear: No more … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Albert Einstein on age, youth and activism

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“I believe that older people who have scarcely anything to lose ought to be willing to speak out in behalf of those who are young and who are subject to much greater restraint.”–Albert Einstein, in a letter to Queen Mother … Continue reading →

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Gee thanks, Dubya–FOR NOTHING. Love, Uganda.

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A typical USAID-sponsored anti-AIDS ad in Uganda; it tackles sex, not ignorance, and certainly not microbes. This is the “miracle” that was touted so highly just a few years ago. Now look how it’s falling apart… Uganda is the first … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx visits Kent State

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Full disclosure: Ms. Manx was still litter-training when Kent State went down. She was also living in Northern Ontario at the time, and hadn’t heard of it till much, much later. But she thinks it’s still relevant in light of … Continue reading →

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How they get away with it, again and again and again

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

The headline (just one of many such in recent months) reads “Predator priests shuffled around globe”.The story that goes with said headline is appropriately gut-wrenching, heart-scalding, and just plain horrendous. But if you really want to know how they get … Continue reading →

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